Train of Tears Commemoration Scheduled For Friday

Riverside Community Church is planning a Train of Tears Commemoration and Procession on Friday, marking the 80th anniversary of the relocation and internment of Japanese-Americans from the Hood River Valley during World War II.  The church’s Vicky Stifter says the congregation there has wrestled with the issue of the silence of the church when the internment was occurring, and they crafted a declaration that acknowledges the silence of 80 years ago, the harm that caused, and a vow to never be silent again.  The commemoration will begin with exhibits from the History Museum of Hood River County on display at the church on 317 State in downtown Hood River at 11:30 a.m., followed by a presentation featuring Episcopal Bishop Diana Akiyama at noon, and then the procession to the Hood River train station for installation of a peace pole.

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