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Kenneth J. Minnaert Center Main Stage

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2011 Mottman Road SW
Olympia, WA 98512 United States
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March 2017

Film: Ebb and Flow – A Japanese American Family, an Oyster and How They Influenced Pacific Northwest History

March 26, 2017 @ 2:00 pm
Kenneth J. Minnaert Center Main Stage, 2011 Mottman Road SW
Olympia, WA 98512 United States
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$17 – $27

In Ebb and Flow, 93-year-old Jerry (Eiichi) Yamashita’s recounts his family history to his son Patrick around a campfire on the beach next to their tidelands. It's a story with broad appeal to those interested in oysters, natural resources, water quality, Northwest history, the immigrant experience and Japanese culture in America. It is also a story about how things can go very wrong if we don’t understand and protect our natural resources, in particular water.

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