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The tea selection at the Panama Hotel and Tea House is vast and fragrant. Sniffing samples of the selections of loose teas and herbs is encouraged, as is mixing to create blends.

Historic photos hang on the walls of this quiet oasis, and a window in the floor allows a view of some important contents rediscovered in the basement (see below) by the current owner.

From Wikipedia:
"Panama Hotel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

The Panama Hotel in Seattle, Washington's International District was built in 1910. The hotel was built by the first Japanese-American architect in Seattle, Sabro Ozasa, and contains the last remaining Japanese bathhouse (sento) in the United States.[3]

The Panama Hotel was essential to the Japanese community, the building housed businesses, a bathhouse, sleeping quarters for residents and visitors, and restaurants.[4] Since 1985 the Panama Hotel has been owned by Jan Johnson. Johnson, the third owner of the Panama Hotel has restored the building to emulate its previous condition before the internment of Japanese Americans from Seattle.[5]

The Panama Hotel is known for the rich Japanese American history before and during World War II. The hotel is known for housing the belongings of the Japanese families in Seattle once Executive Order 9066 was enacted and the detention of Japanese in internment camps. After the Japanese American internment, most of the Seattle-based families were not able to return due to death, financial constraints, and relocation; their belongings still reside in the basement of the hotel.[4][6]

Johnson has closed off the basement that holds the belongings of the Japanese families to the public, and has installed a glass panel in the floorboards for visitors to view the artifacts from above.[5]

It is also known as being the namesake of the novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford.

The Panama Hotel was awarded the Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation for their contributions to promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and the United States on December 1, 2020.[7][8]"
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Audslibrary

So it saw I was typing too fast, and that the title of the Allende work is actually "The Japanese Lover".
Her "Daughter of Fortune" follows a story from Chile (or is it Peru) to the gold fields of California in the 19th century. . . another long and wonderful saga!

carolsmc

You've sent me looking for "The Japanese Love." I've never read anything by Isabel Allende and it sounds like a good starting point. But my to-read list is as long as my to-do list, both dwarfed by my Jigidi bookmarks. ;^)

Audslibrary

How did I miss "Snow Falling on Cedars"? Though the title rings a bell. . .I see by the publication date and film release date. . . I was busy getting a boy through high school and dealing with the end of a 40-year relationship. Those will make you a bystander to the popular culture around you. I haven't got the book, but find that Netflix has the film. . . even here in quarantine, I've got Netflix. . . and loving something else I missed. . .seasons and seasons of Call the Midwife!

Audslibrary

Hmm. . . the story of Japanese Americans. . .
Last time I was in quarantine (returning to Indonesia in October) I very much like the San Francisco setting of Isabel Allende's "The Japanese Love" which spans the early 20th century to the early 21st century with marvelous love story. . . which of course includes for the love of her life. . . the internment of her family's gardener's family.

carolsmc

I love that you did this, Audrey, including your other post about the book! Thanks for the link, too! I'll be visiting there often, I'm sure.
I'll be sharing this with my daughter-of-the-heart who invited me to join her family's summer reading of the book. Coincidentally (?), my husband and our daughter and son-in-law planned the trip to Seattle. I read "Snow Falling on Cedars" during the trip, which fit wonderfully with our stay on San Juan island, but also tied into the story of Japanese Americans in Washington State.

Audslibrary

Carol, see what I did with this post and our custom of jumping down rabbit-holes. It is the basis of two posts on facebooks "Audrey's Library Nest". Do you need a link: https://www.facebook.com/audreyslibrarynest/

carolsmc

Yes, this grouping is wonderful... I'm so glad they were placed in a way that they can make music together. I would say the book captured the atmosphere well.. "the corner of bitter and sweet".

Audslibrary

But what a grand photo and the arrangement of the dolls for the photo! Bravo. . . so uncharacteristic of such displays. I love it!

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