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No Small Lives

  • Fort Walla Walla Museum 755 Northeast Myra Road Walla Walla, WA, 99362 United States (map)

Two men from southern China separately immigrated to the United States, but wound up founding a successful herbology healthcare service and mercantile, Kam Wah Chung, in the town of John Day, Ore. That was at the end of the 1800s. 100 years later, professional storyteller Rebecca Hom encountered a tale of the Ku Klux Klan in the region, acting out its biases against the remaining influence of the Chinese entrepreneurs and the longstanding mercantile.

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February 29

As Long As There's Blood in This Body: Black History at the Hanford Site and Tri-Cities MUSEUM AFTER HOURS

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April 1

Pioneer Village open for the season. Plus "Historically Incorrect," the April Fools scavenger hunt all month.