The basement of a Seattle hotel holds a secret history of Japanese Americans

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The basement of a Seattle hotel holds a secret history of Japanese Americans
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The Panama Hotel's basement is home to items left by Japanese Americans who were imprisoned following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

The Panama Hotel's basement is home to items left by Japanese Americans who were imprisoned following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.When released, they found refuge and stability in an unlikely place: Seattle hotels.

"When I said I wanted to buy it, I had no credit, unemployed, single, female, Caucasian was going to buy this building downtown," Johnson explained."I never had a hotel or business, but I just knew it needed to be saved, and it still needs to be saved." When the family returned to Seattle after nearly three years at Minidoka, they had nothing — and nowhere to live. To get back on their feet, they turned to another hotel.

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