The camp canceled all summer sessions after some staff members quit over a controversy around a swastika symbol.
"Losing these key positions led to the heart-wrenching decision that we would be unable to responsibly provide a safe Summer Camp experience."that he resigned on Sunday"due to the organization’s failure to address issues of structural and institutional racism.
The house was built in 1929 for Frank and Josephine Duveneck, and Josephine reportedly started the first multi-racial residential summer camp in the United States on the property in 1945. The camp administration explained in its letter that the house had three tiles, each about 12-by-12 inches, with Buddhist swastikas and a lotus embedded in them. When the home was constructed, the symbol would have been considered good luck, but by the 1930s it was a co-opted by the Nazis and has since become a symbol of white supremacy.
"These tiles were purchased by Frank and Josephine Duveneck while on their honeymoon in 1913 traveling through Asia," Hidden Villa administration said."It was brought to the community’s attention that the Buddhist symbols were experienced differently and some individuals experienced harm from their presence on the building."
The organization said it went through a process with staff and the board to address the controversy around the symbol. After community discussions, the tiles were removed on June 7.
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