Friends Of Mukai

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING SAVE AMERICAS TREASURES GRANTS AWARDED VIA CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING PROVIDE PRESERVATION AND OR CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE TO NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND COLLECTIONS. GRANTS REQUIRE A DOLLARFORDOLLAR NONFEDERAL MATCH WHICH CAN BE CASH OR DOCUMENTED INKIND. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NPS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS NEA THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES NEH AND THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES IMLS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES TRIBES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONPROFITS. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE NONPROFIT FRIENDS OF MUKAI FOR FOUNDATION STRUCTURAL SIDING WINDOW REPAIRS AND ELECTRICAL PLUMBING HVAC IMPROVEMENTS FOR MUKAI COLD PROCESS FRUIT BARRELING PLANT.

COMPLETE THE RESTORATION OF MUKAI FARM & GARDEN'S HISTORIC MUKAI COLD PROCESS FRUIT BARRELING PLANT; READY IT FOR OCCUPANCY AND PUBLIC USE. [THE JAPANESE IMMIGRANT MUKAI FAMILY PURCHASED 60 ACRES OF VASHON ISLAND FARMLAND IN 1927 TO GROW AND PROCESS STRAWBERRIES. INNOVATORS, THEY DEVELOPED A PROCESS TO PACK AND SHIP BERRIES ACROSS THE U.S.  ENTREPRENEURIAL, THEY EMPLOYED OVER 400 WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE 30S. WITH THE 1942 THREAT OF INTERNMENT, THEY FLED THE FARM WHICH LOST ALL MOMENTUM. TODAY, FIVE ACRES OF THE FARM REMAIN AND INCLUDE THE MUKAI HOME, A SURROUNDING JAPANESE GARDEN, AND THE ADJACENT FRUIT BARRELING PLANT. FRIENDS OF MUKAI, A NON-PROFIT, OWN AND HAVE RESTORED THE HOUSE AND GARDEN, NOW A VENUE FOR EXTENSIVE PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROGRAMMING.  THE ADJACENT FRUIT BARRELING PLANT, OWNED BY KING COUNTY, IS OPERATED BY THE FRIENDS WHO JUST COMPLETED $850,000 OF STABILIZATION WORK. THE GOAL IS TO FINISH THE RESTORATION SO IT TOO CAN BE A VENUE FOR PUBLIC USE AND PROGRAMMING. NOW SHOVEL READY, NEH'S $150,000 WILL ENSURE MUKAI'S SUCCESS AS A VIBRANT CULTURAL GATHERING PLACE. MUKAI IS "HOW HISTORY LIVES."]