{"id":5483,"date":"2017-03-05T19:04:50","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T03:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/?p=5483"},"modified":"2025-11-26T19:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T03:07:29","slug":"the-enduring-legend-of-americas-first-japanese-colony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/2017\/03\/05\/the-enduring-legend-of-americas-first-japanese-colony\/","title":{"rendered":"The Enduring Legend of America&#8217;s First Japanese Colony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p><em>[El Dorado Arts Council]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You Are Invited &#8211; Opening Reception TEA\/SILK\/GOLD<\/p>\n<p>Opening Reception<br \/>\nWednesday, March 15 \u00a06 pm &#8211; 8 pm<br \/>\nFausel House Gallery<br \/>\n722 Pacific St, Placerville, CA 9566<\/p>\n<p>Please join us at an opening reception for the first exhibition in a new series supported by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the County of El Dorado, and El Dorado Community Foundation.\u00a0<em>TEA\/SILK\/GOLD: The Enduring Legend of America&#8217;s First Japanese Colony.<\/em><\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><span class=\"rs-article-img c68203366a552i598280492 rs-active\"><span id=\"c68203366a552i598280492\"><\/span><img id=\"ui-5\" class=\"rs-article-img-src\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/kxaMN3m54m349Y66wTKUstiLlop4slLDH5vDAG2HUH9UBYzEJCcKJH7EGuiQ-Pq3XjSftXKGNUIw8G78rKaqGM_KQECf2zc_nuAGVLFVDrMPdbDmFhtMjAlwkTrnEA8xpBUqn-YGZTIjXCE=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/68e28308001\/c2b7b4d3-91b9-4698-ad2e-75bfdecf27c4.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/kxaMN3m54m349Y66wTKUstiLlop4slLDH5vDAG2HUH9UBYzEJCcKJH7EGuiQ-Pq3XjSftXKGNUIw8G78rKaqGM_KQECf2zc_nuAGVLFVDrMPdbDmFhtMjAlwkTrnEA8xpBUqn-YGZTIjXCE=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/68e28308001\/c2b7b4d3-91b9-4698-ad2e-75bfdecf27c4.jpg\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><span class=\"rs-article-img c68203366a552i1695791425 rs-active\"><span id=\"c68203366a552i1695791425\"><\/span><img id=\"ui-6\" class=\"rs-article-img-src\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/PwY8zeozY2N-IcCD2_ylKeRnWztoJgQEUzy1x6UO5C_9NWN4oAhHKJ3ziNyVXtXzsh48LD_Qj7IQWN4G7uMz3tQ4Q4L_qdkUhbASv83bqT-i=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/PwY8zeozY2N-IcCD2_ylKeRnWztoJgQEUzy1x6UO5C_9NWN4oAhHKJ3ziNyVXtXzsh48LD_Qj7IQWN4G7uMz3tQ4Q4L_qdkUhbASv83bqT-i=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><em>John Henry Schnell in Samurai Outfit.<\/em>c. 1865.<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><span class=\"rs-article-img c68203366a552i1695791425 rs-active\"><span id=\"c68203366a552i1695791425\"><\/span><img id=\"ui-7\" class=\"rs-article-img-src\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/PwY8zeozY2N-IcCD2_ylKeRnWztoJgQEUzy1x6UO5C_9NWN4oAhHKJ3ziNyVXtXzsh48LD_Qj7IQWN4G7uMz3tQ4Q4L_qdkUhbASv83bqT-i=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/PwY8zeozY2N-IcCD2_ylKeRnWztoJgQEUzy1x6UO5C_9NWN4oAhHKJ3ziNyVXtXzsh48LD_Qj7IQWN4G7uMz3tQ4Q4L_qdkUhbASv83bqT-i=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition displays 27 works of art, portraits, historic map and photographs, and other items of interest, from Wakamatsu farm.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Founded by Japanese colonists fleeing shogun-era violence, Wakamatsu is a unique part of El Dorado history. As the birthplace of the first Japanese-American has earned it special national status.<br \/>\nIncluded in the exhibition are rare Japanese woodblock prints from the period 1931 &#8211; 1957 that present contemplative scenes of farms, flowers, streetscapes, and views of Mt. Fuji. The works were lent by Charlie Downs and collected by Downs&#8217;s father, Dallas Downs, in the course of his deployment during the Korean War.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><span class=\"rs-article-img c68203366a552i1695791425 rs-active\"><span id=\"c68203366a552i1695791425\"><\/span><i><\/i><span id=\"upVoteImgDiv-8\" class=\"rs-article-img-btn topright\"><i><\/i><\/span><span id=\"searchImgDiv-8\" class=\"rs-article-img-btn bottomleft\"><i><\/i><\/span><img id=\"ui-8\" class=\"rs-article-img-src\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/PwY8zeozY2N-IcCD2_ylKeRnWztoJgQEUzy1x6UO5C_9NWN4oAhHKJ3ziNyVXtXzsh48LD_Qj7IQWN4G7uMz3tQ4Q4L_qdkUhbASv83bqT-i=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/PwY8zeozY2N-IcCD2_ylKeRnWztoJgQEUzy1x6UO5C_9NWN4oAhHKJ3ziNyVXtXzsh48LD_Qj7IQWN4G7uMz3tQ4Q4L_qdkUhbASv83bqT-i=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><span class=\"rs-article-img c68203366a552i193293553 rs-active\"><span id=\"c68203366a552i193293553\"><\/span><img id=\"ui-9\" class=\"rs-article-img-src\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/LBSU3ktXyNwpeCMX_o-FYthqzOVhoTOOucG0oXCuUhShl2n9oX-pBAXUSMo13snuUkKUbnrLEnr54_URigOs2JScv-26Q8urbZgRb2-RuuJ1OKL50zruN0IYj35Tn7U5M1ghDOdFoyYjG6I=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/68e28308001\/3989a6a8-9405-4a30-af0f-867d0c0f69a1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/LBSU3ktXyNwpeCMX_o-FYthqzOVhoTOOucG0oXCuUhShl2n9oX-pBAXUSMo13snuUkKUbnrLEnr54_URigOs2JScv-26Q8urbZgRb2-RuuJ1OKL50zruN0IYj35Tn7U5M1ghDOdFoyYjG6I=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/68e28308001\/3989a6a8-9405-4a30-af0f-867d0c0f69a1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><span class=\"rs-article-img c68203366a552i1695791425 rs-active\"><span id=\"c68203366a552i1695791425\"><\/span><img id=\"ui-10\" class=\"rs-article-img-src\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/PwY8zeozY2N-IcCD2_ylKeRnWztoJgQEUzy1x6UO5C_9NWN4oAhHKJ3ziNyVXtXzsh48LD_Qj7IQWN4G7uMz3tQ4Q4L_qdkUhbASv83bqT-i=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/PwY8zeozY2N-IcCD2_ylKeRnWztoJgQEUzy1x6UO5C_9NWN4oAhHKJ3ziNyVXtXzsh48LD_Qj7IQWN4G7uMz3tQ4Q4L_qdkUhbASv83bqT-i=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/imgssl.constantcontact.com\/letters\/images\/sys\/S.gif\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Eiichi Kotozuka.\u00a0<em>Yakushi Temple and the Vicinity.<\/em>\u00a0c. 1950.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-above\">\n<div class=\"field-label\">Image:<\/div>\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><span class=\"rs-article-img c68203366a552i1909588942\"><span id=\"c68203366a552i1909588942\"><\/span><img id=\"ui-11\" class=\"rs-article-img-src\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rssing.com\/inc2\/img\/tinyinf.webp\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"\/\/inedc.com\/14\/sites\/default\/files\/tea-silk-gold.jpg\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-categories field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above\">\n<div class=\"field-label\">Categories:<\/div>\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><a>Entertainment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above\">\n<div class=\"field-label\">Tags:<\/div>\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><a>NewsWire<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[El Dorado Arts Council] You Are Invited &#8211; 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