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A defaced mural becomes permanent at Bellevue College

Seattle Now

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4.7668 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In 2020, a Bellevue College VP instructed someone to deface the artist description of a campus mural, that showed two Japanese American children in a U.S. Government incarceration camp during World War II. Now, Bellevue College is permanently installing the mural, by Seattle artist Erin Shigaki.

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This is Seattle now.

0:28.6

Six years ago, a vice president at Bellevue College instructed someone to alter the artist's

0:34.6

description of a campus mural.

0:36.6

It depicted the incarceration of Japanese American children during World War II.

0:41.3

That incident led to the resignation of two Bellevue administrators, including the college's president.

0:47.3

Now, Bellevue College is rededicating that mural permanently.

0:51.3

Coming up, we'll talk with Seattle artist Aaron Shagaki. But first, let's get you

0:56.0

caught up. The Seattle City Council is voting on two immigration enforcement related bills

1:05.1

today. The first would stop immigration enforcement activities on city property. The second

1:10.5

would keep some personal

1:11.9

data private. The meeting starts at 2 p.m. The King County Council is voting to reaffirm

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