Kent’s Lilly Kato to discuss Japanese internment camps May 19

Long-time Kent resident Lilly Kato will discuss her experience growing up in Kent and life in a World War II Japanese internment camp as part of the Dessert Speaker Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 19 at the Kent Historical Museum, 855 E. Smith St.

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  • Tuesday, May 10, 2011 1:06pm
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Long-time Kent resident Lilly Kato will discuss her experience growing up in Kent and life in a World War II Japanese internment camp as part of the Dessert Speaker Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 19 at the Kent Historical Museum, 855 E. Smith St.

Tickets are $10, which includes the cost of dessert. The menu is fruit pie, coffee and tea.

For more information, call the museum at 253-856-5185.




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