On Feb. 19, 1942, after the Japanese military bombed Pearl Harbor, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, giving the secretary of war and all military branches the power to exclude people deemed a threat to national security from all militarily sensitive areas. Implementation of this order, left up to the secretary and military commanders, deemed the entire West Coast of the U.S. as “militarily sensitive.” As a result, all people of Japanese descent living in the western U.S., even American citizens, were forced out of their homes and into concentration camps for the duration of WWII.
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Family Exploration Kits Encourage Science Learning and Outdoor Activities at the Arboretum, Kubota Garden, and Your Own Backyard
by Mark Van Streefkerk
For kids and their caregivers experiencing Zoom learning fatigue, a new Family Exploration Kit might be a welcome opportunity to get outside and explore the Washington Park Arboretum, Kubota Garden, or their own backyard. The self-guided exploration kits are designed for kids ages four to 12 and their caregivers, offered through a partnership between the University of Washington Botanic Gardens and Kubota Garden Foundation (KGF). With scavenger hunts, treasure maps, discovery games, hand lenses, and a comic, the kits provide hands-on science education activities, as well as sharing the story of Kubota Garden and pointing to the larger history of the Japanese-American community in South Seattle.
Kits can easily serve four kids at a time and cost $7 but are available to all regardless of ability to pay. To ensure COVID-19 safety, those who sign up for the kits can choose a time slot and location (Othello Commons, the Arboretum, or the Kubota Garden Foundation’s office) for pick up.
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