Sacramento Bonsai Club celebrates 79 years of living history
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Sacramento Bonsai Club President Lucy Sakaishi-Judd helps bonsai instructor Sam Adina prepares a demonstration with a California Juniper at the 79th Annual Sacramento Bonsai Show on May 3. (Photo by Chris Woodard)
By Chris Woodard
On the showroom floor of the 79th Annual Sacramento Bonsai Show in early May, a stone from the Tule Lake internment camp stood among various trees besides a photo of Helen Sakaishi, who will see the day dedicated to her patience and heritage.
The stone, given to Sakaishi by her mother during their family’s incarceration at Tule Lake, remains a symbol of resilience, continuity and the deep roots of the Sacramento Bonsai Club.
Not long after Japanese internment camps in California ended, the Sacramento Bonsai Club began in 1946 and celebrated its annual show at the Sacramento Buddhist Church on Saturday, May 3.
Sacramento News and Review, May 14, 2025
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