Following a bit later in the day after the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is the Manzanar At Dusk program, an interactive event in which participants can hear first-hand stories from those who were incarcerated in America’s concentration camps during World War II, and talk about the issues surrounding that experience and their relevance to what’s happening in our communities today.
The event, held at Lone Pine High School, approximately nine miles south of the Manzanar National Historic Site, is attended by a very diverse crowd, in terms of ethnicity, age, and gender, that ranges from 200 to 400 people each year.
The following are some of the sights from the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program, April 25, 2015.
LEAD PHOTO: One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. Andy Noguchi, Co-President, Florin JACL, is shown here, background center. Photo: Gann Matsuda/Manzanar Committee.
2015 Manzanar At Dusk
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College students organize the Manzanar At Dusk program, which begins with a creative presentation in which portions of actual stories from former incarcerees are portrayed.
College students organize the Manzanar At Dusk program, which begins with a creative presentation in which portions of actual stories from former incarcerees are portrayed.
College students organize the Manzanar At Dusk program, which begins with a creative presentation in which portions of actual stories from former incarcerees are portrayed.
College students organize the Manzanar At Dusk program, which begins with a creative presentation in which portions of actual stories from former incarcerees are portrayed. Shown here is CSULB Nikkei Student Union President Andy Aoyama.
College students organize the Manzanar At Dusk program, which begins with a creative presentation in which portions of actual stories from former incarcerees are portrayed. Shown here are UCSD Nikkei Student Union members Kelsey Nakamura (at the mic) and Rena Ogino (background).
College students organize the Manzanar At Dusk program, which begins with a creative presentation in which portions of actual stories from former incarcerees are portrayed. Shown here are UCSD Nikkei Student Union members Rena Ogino (at the mic) and Kelsey Nakamura (background).
College students organize the Manzanar At Dusk program, which begins with a creative presentation in which portions of actual stories from former incarcerees are portrayed.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. Andy Noguchi, Co-President, Florin JACL, is shown here, background center.
Andy Noguchi, Co-President, Florin JACL, shown here during one of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. Andy Noguchi Co-President, Florin JACL, is background left.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. Dr. Satsuki Ina, keynote speaker earlier in the day at the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, is on the left.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. Retired Manzanar National Historic Site Superintendent Les Inafuku is background center.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. That’s Nancy Oda, center.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. Susanne Norton La Faver is shown here, top left. To her left is writer Edward Iwata.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. Kanji Sahara of the Manzanar Committee is shown here, top left.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. Nancy Oda is on the right, and Vicky Perez-Geaga of the Manzanar Committee is second from the right.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. That’s Mary Adams Urashima, who is leading the fight to save Historic Wintersburg in Huntington Beach, CA, on the right.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. That’s Mary Adams Urashima, who is leading the fight to save Historic Wintersburg in Huntington Beach, CA (in red).
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. That’s Manzanar National Historic Site staffer Laura Ng on the right, and Melany Okafuji-Lucia of Lone Pine, CA on the left.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. Florin JACL Co-President Marielle Tsukamoto is on the right.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. Dr. Satsuki Ina, the keynote speaker earlier in the day at the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, is on the left.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. That’s Manzanar Committee member Wendi Yamashita (second from left).
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program. That’s Manzanar Committee member Wendi Yamashita (right).
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
One of the small group discussions during the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
Jason Fujii of the Cal State Long Beach Nikkei Student Union was one of the emcees for the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
Mary Adams Urashima, shown here during the open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
Nancy Oda, shown here during the open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
Open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
Open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
Open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
Ondo dancing to “Tanko Bushi” (coal miner’s dance) during the open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
Ondo dancing to “Tanko Bushi” (coal miner’s dance) during the open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
Ondo dancing to “Tanko Bushi” (coal miner’s dance) during the open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
Ondo dancing to “Tanko Bushi” (coal miner’s dance) during the open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
Ondo dancing to “Tanko Bushi” (coal miner’s dance) during the open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
Ondo dancing to “Tanko Bushi” (coal miner’s dance) during the open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
UCSD Nikkei Student Union member Rena Ogino (left) and Susanne Norton La Faver, shown here during the open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
Cyndy Fujikawa, shown here during the open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
Susanne Norton La Faver, shown here during the open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
During the open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program, participants often express themselves rather creatively, including music, dance, song, and poetry.
UCSD Nikkei Student Union President Kelsey Nakamura, shown here during the open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
UCLA Kyodo Taiko member Kendall Tani, shown here during the open mic portion of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program.
News, Speeches, Reflections and Photos From The 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage/2015 Manzanar At Dusk
- Rev. Paul Nakamura:“A Ministry Bound With The Quest For Justice And Civil Rights For All” – Part 1
- Rev. Paul Nakamura: “A Ministry Bound With The Quest For Justice And Civil Rights For All” – Part 2
- Manzanar Committee’s Bruce Embrey At 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage: “Remembering Is Not Passive. We Must Act On Our Memories”
- Watashi wa Manzanar! Continuing Our Civil Rights Legacy
- Kodomo No Tame Ni, Please! For The Sake Of The Children And Grandchildren, We Need To Know!
- Hearing Stories About The Japanese American Incarceration Opens Doors To New Perspectives
- A Family Ripped Apart Forever By The Infamous Loyalty Questionnaire
- The View From Manzanar
- 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage Photos and Downloadable Printed Program
- 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage – Official Photo Essay
- My First Manzanar Pilgrimage
- The Pain Of Unjust Incarceration Transcends Generations, Ethnicity
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