The Palm Beach State College Library Archives has created an Online Exhibit and Resource Guide to honor and recognize the contributions and history of Japanese Americans at Florida’s first public community college. The Yamato Colony was a pioneering farming community of Japanese settlers who came to the Boca Raton area to join Jo Sakai, the leader who started the colony in 1905.Today, Yamato Road and Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens stand as a testament to Palm Beach County’s pioneering Japanese Americans.

Link to the Online Exhibit and Resource Guide: https://palmbeachstate.libguides.com/yamatostudentsofpbjc

Submitted by: Janet DeVries Naughton, Palm Beach State College