In commemoration of Day of Remembrance 2026, join us for a reading and discussion with David Neiwert, journalist and author of the book Strawberry Days: How Internment Destroyed a Japanese American Community. 

David Neiwert's Strawberry Days shares local knowledge about the creation and WWII-era eradication of Bellevue's once-vibrant Japanese American community. With compelling storytelling, firsthand interviews, and analysis of previously suppressed documents, Neiwert vividly presents the history of our Eastside community and the racist schemes that prevented families from returning or reclaiming their land after being wrongfully incarcerated by our government. Strawberry Days invites us to think about the kind of community we want to belong to, and ways to help ensure it is a place where all of us are respected.