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Wakako Burk with her children Kat and Bruce. (Photo courtesy of Kathleen Burk)

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Japanese War Brides: Kalispell featured in traveling Smithsonian exhibit
April 20, 2025 midnight

Japanese War Brides: Kalispell featured in traveling Smithsonian exhibit

The arrival of the Japanese war brides marked the largest women-only immigration event in U.S. history and by 1960 increased the population of Asian Americans in the U.S. by 10%, according to the Smithsonian.