50-year-old tea house and garden a tribute to Japanese American community’s roots in Orange County

Fifty years ago, in 1970, the Japanese American community gifted a garden and tea house to the people of Orange County.

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, that gift was rededicated during a small ceremony held in the shadow of the Superior Court building in Santa Ana.

The Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House today, as it did 50 years ago, conveys the message of friendship and a tribute to the Japanese heritage, OC Supervisor Andrew Do said during the ceremony.

  • Misako Muto walks through the Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House during a rededication at the civic center in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The garden, built in 1969, was a symbol of friendship from the Japanese American community to Orange County. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Officials unveil a plaque during the rededication of the Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House at the civic center in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The garden, built in 1969, was a symbol of friendship and thanks from the Japanese American community to Orange County. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Santa Ana Mayor Pro Tem Juan Villegas speaks during the rededication of the Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House at the civic center in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The garden, built in 1969, was a symbol of friendship and thanks from the Japanese American community to Orange County. Villegas recalled how he patrolled the civic center area, including the garden, when he was with the OC Sheriff’s Department, before getting into politics. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House was rededicated at the civic center in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The garden, built in 1969, was a symbol of friendship and thanks from the Japanese American community to Orange County. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A 130-year-old pine tree grows at the Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House at the civic center in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The garden, built in 1969, was a symbol of friendship and thanks from the Japanese American community to Orange County. The tree was 80 years old when it was planted 50 years ago. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House was rededicated at the civic center in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The garden, built in 1969, was a symbol of friendship and thanks from the Japanese American community to Orange County. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The Orange County Japanese Garden and Tea House was rededicated at the civic center in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The garden, built in 1969, was a symbol of friendship and thanks from the Japanese American community to Orange County. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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“This tea house is a tribute to the Japanese American farmers, families and residents whose agricultural businesses helped build Orange County into what it is today,” he said.

Following World War II and the internment of Japanese Americans, many returned to Orange County to restart their lives.

The garden project was funded in 1969 by $50,000 in donations from more than 600 Japanese American families and organizations in Orange County.

The money was raised by appealing to the freedoms and opportunities that Japanese Americans were afforded in Orange County.

And the community responded.

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