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DESCRIPTION:For those interested in Japanese American history\, culture and
  communities\, you are invited to come on a special tour of the farmland v
 illage of Seabrook\, and participate in their lively Obon festivities this
  Saturday\, July 18.&nbsp\; \n\n Background: Starting in 1944\, Seabrook F
 arms\, a frozen vegetable produce plant in rural southern New Jersey provi
 ded work and housing for Japanese Americans released from the US concentra
 tion camps of World War II.&nbsp\; A Japanese American community of 2\,500
  joined a multicultural labor force so unique it was featured in LIFE Maga
 zine.&nbsp\; I have a connection to Seabrook as it is where my father's fa
 mily resided after the war\, and where my grandfather served as a Buddhist
  minister.&nbsp\; \n\n On this all-day excursion\, we will visit the Seabr
 ook Buddhist Temple and Meditation Garden\, the Seabrook Educational and C
 ultural Center Museum with extraordinary memorabilia from "The Global Vill
 age\," the Seabrook Brothers &amp\; Sons produce plant (tour led by CEO Ja
 mes Seabrook\, Jr.)\, and the primitive lodgings that housed Japanese Amer
 ican families.&nbsp\; The visit will culminate in the Seabrook Obon celebr
 ation - folk dancing\, taiko drums\, Japanese craft activities and food.&n
 bsp\; The Seabrook Obon attracts throngs of visitors from many states.\n\n
  This is a fascinating and fun opportunity to experience a unique Japanese
  American community\, and grasp a complex history that is relevant today.\
 n\n For more details about the Seabrook trip\, contact&nbsp\; Donna Tsufur
 a at <a target="_blank">dayako@aol.com</a>\,&nbsp\; 646-765-5906.
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SUMMARY:Seabrook Obon Festival and Tour
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