Sense of Place: Finnish in the Gorge
In the early 1900s a Finnish community settled in the Hood River Valley. In particular the Annala, Hukari, and Jakku families. Why did they journey to the United States from Finland and then to the mines of Minnesota, plains of North Dakota, and finally to the West coast and the Columbia River Gorge?
Maija Annala Yasui was born in Hood River in 1950 into an extended family of Finns. She enjoyed the traditions throughout her childhood without knowing that the culture in which she was growing up was different from others around her.
Maija's passion is social justice, working to right the wrong and to create a positive future for those suffering from discrimination and inequality.
Maija's passion is social justice, working to right the wrong and to create a positive future for those suffering from discrimination and inequality.
Sense of Place: Finnish in the Gorge
Date and Time
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
6:45 PM - 8:30 PM PST
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
7 PM (doors 6PM)
Location
Columbia Center for the Arts
215 Cascade Ave
Hood River, OR 97031
Fees/Admission
$10 suggested donation
