“Speaking Of Camp” Event – Photos, Video

This article was originally published on December 16, 2012. It has been updated to include video rom the event.

LOS ANGELES — On December 1, 2012, the Friends of Manzanar sponsored Speaking Of Camp…, an event held at St. Francis Xavier Japanese Catholic Center (formerly Maryknoll/Japanese Catholic Center) in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo.

Co-sponsored by the Manzanar Committee, the event was part of an ongoing effort to capture the significance of individual stories of those who came through the World War II camp experience.

Videographers also recorded incarceree stories and memories of their days behind the barbed wire.

LEAD PHOTO: Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated in American concentration camps during World War II are shown here telling their stories at Speaking Of Camp, an event held at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Center in Los Angeles’ Little Toyko, on December 1, 2012. Photo: Alan Broch.

Speaking Of Camp – Group Interview

The following video clips are from one of the interviews conducted at the event, a group interview where the incarcerees, all young children while at Manzanar, “talk story” about their time behind the barbed wire.

Speaking Of Camp – Photographs by Alan Broch

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©2012 Alan Broch. All rights reserved.

From left, Mas Okui, Joyce Okazaki, Jack Kunitomi, and Charlie Hamasaki share their recollections in a discussion moderated by Rose Ochi (foreground). ©2012 Alan Broch. All rights reserved.

Lillian Kawasaki (holding microphone) is recognized for her years of service to the Friends of Manzanar, joined by (from left): Alisa Lynch, Les Inafuku, Rose Ochi, and Bruce Embrey. ©2012 Alan Broch. All rights reserved.

Alisa Lynch (left) with former Manzanar and Heart Mountain incarceree Jack Kunitomi (right). ©2012 Alan Broch. All rights reserved.

Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey (right), with Bo Sakaguchi (left). ©2012 Alan Broch. All rights reserved.

Speaking Of Camp – Photographs courtesy Friends of Manzanar

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Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey (left) with Richard Imamura (right). ©2012 Friends of Manzanar. All rights reserved.

Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey (left) with Rose Ochi (right). ©2012 Friends of Manzanar. All rights reserved.

Former Friends of Manzanar chair Lilliam Kawasaki (center). ©2012 Friends of Manzanar. All rights reserved.

Art Ogami. ©2012 Friends of Manzanar. All rights reserved.

©2012 Friends of Manzanar. All rights reserved.

Rose Ochi. ©2012 Friends of Manzanar. All rights reserved.

Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey. ©2012 Friends of Manzanar. All rights reserved.

Lillian Kawasaki (holding microphone) is recognized for her years of service to the Friends of Manzanar, joined by (from left): Alisa Lynch, Les Inafuku, Rose Ochi, and Bruce Embrey. ©2012 Friends of Manzanar. All rights reserved.

Lillian Kawasaki (holding microphone) is recognized for her years of service to the Friends of Manzanar, joined by Manzanar NHS Supoerintendent Les Inafuku. ©2012 Friends of Manzanar. All rights reserved.

From left, Mas Okui, Joyce Nakamura Okazaki, Jack Kunitomi, and Charlie Hamasaki share their recollections in a discussion moderated by Rose Ochi. ©2012 Friends of Manzanar. All rights reserved.

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