Japanese farmers with row crops of potatoes, onions and sugar beets.

Japanese were living in Malheur County by the early 1900's. After the start of World War II, the Japanese-Americans living along the Pacific Coast were removed from their homes and placed in internment camps. In May of 1942, seventy-two Japanese farm laborers volunteered to move to Malheur County and that number grew to 749 by the end of the War. Many more families arrived in Malheur County after the War. As a group, the Japanese-Americans have been on the forefront of row crop farming in Malheur County becoming owners of some of the largest farming operations in the County.

This mural was made possible in large part through the generous donation of the Japanese-American Citizens League and Nikkeijinkai, Inc.

Address: A Street and Court Street (Dr. Hamilton Dental Office)

Artist: Colleen Mitchell-Veyna (painted in 2005)