“The Yakima Valley is just a great place to live! We have great weather with four beautiful seasons making for lots of recreational activities.” - Lisa Shields-Long, Shields Bag & Printing
By the turn of the 20th century, the Yakima Valley’s agricultural community was well established and growing quickly. Valley farmers actively recruited Japanese immigrants from the Seattle area to come work in their fields. Many welcomed the opportunity, eventually settling around the Wapato area.
It didn’t take long to learn the trade and by 1910 many [...]