We are, once again, honored and privileged to feature the tremendous photographs of professional photographers Mark Kirchner and Geri Ferguson in our official photo essay from the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 25, 2015.
As they have in previous years, Kirchner and Ferguson have captured this year’s Pilgrimage like very, very few photographers have done, and we are grateful to them and proud to feature their work.
Enjoy!
LEAD PHOTO: A scene From the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. Photo: Mark Kirchner/Manzanar Committee.
46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage
118 images. Photos by Mark Kirchner and Geri Ferguson. © 2015 Manzanar Committee. All rights reserved. Click on any image in the gallery to view a larger image, and to click/scroll through the gallery.
Flowers for use during the Interfaith service during the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.
Origami cranes left at the Manzanar cemetery monument.
Flowers left on a grave marker at the Manzanar cemetery
An offering on a tombstone at the Manzanar cemetery
From left: Craig Ishii (emcee); Gann Matsuda; Rev. Paul Nakamura (facing away) and Kerry Cababa.
Sound engineer Yoshi Irie prepares the audio equipment for the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.
A pre-Pilgrimage scene…putting up the canopies. That’s Manzanar Commitee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey (center).
Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey (left) is shown here taking a photo of Kanji Sahara (second from left), Mo NIshida (center) and Hank Umemoto (right).
Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Kerry Cababa.
Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey, with Kizuna Executive Director Craig Ishii (background right).
Former Manzanar and Heart Mountain incarceree Jack Kunitomi (left) with photographer Mark Kirchner (right).
Former California State Assemblymember Paul Bannai.
Ken Koshio.
Members of the Manzanar Committee preparing their traditional lunch behind-the-scenes.
UCLA Kyodo Taiko
Monica Embrey and Bruce Embrey (facing away).
Ken Koshio warms up prior to the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.
Rev. Paul Nakamura (left), Craig Ishii (center), Gann Matsuda (right).
Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone Reservation Tribal Elder Beverly Newell welcomed participants on behalf of the Native peoples who originally lived at Manzanar.
Some of the National Park Service staff and volunteers at the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.
UCLA Kyodo Taiko
Hatsuko Mary Higuchi (left) and Dr. Don Hata (right)
That’s Grateful Crane’s Soji Kashiwagi (center)
Emcee Craig Ishii.
Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone Reservation Tribal Elder Beverly Newell welcomed participants on behalf of the Native peoples who originally lived at Manzanar.
Manzanar Committee members Brian Maeda (left) with Co-Chair Bruce Embrey (foreground right).
Bernadette Johnson, Superintendent, Manzanar National Historic Site
2013-14 UCSD Nikkei Student Union President Julia Teranishi was a speaker at the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.
Pat Sakamoto of the Manzanar Committee spoke at the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, telling her family’s story.
Hatsuko Mary Higuchi was a speaker at the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.
Rev. Paul Nakamura received the Manzanar Committee’s 2015 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award.
Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Kerry Cababa.
Rev. Paul Nakamura received the Manzanar Committee’s 2015 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award.
Rev. Paul Nakamura received the Manzanar Committee’s 2015 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award. Joining him on stage (from left): Manzanar Committee Co-Chairs Bruce Embrey and Kerry Cababa; (far right), Rev. Paul’s wife, Kikuno.
Rev. Paul Nakamura received the Manzanar Committee’s 2015 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award. To his left is his wife, Kikuno, Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey is behind them.
From left: Kerry Cababa, Rev. Paul Nakamura, his wife, Kikuno, Bruce Embrey.
Former Manzanar incarceree Wilbur Sato.
Manzanar Committee member Jonathan Lee sings, “Shina na yoru,” a song that was very popular in the camps during World War II.
Manzanar Committee member Jonathan Lee sings, “Shina na yoru,” a song that was very popular in the camps during World War II.
UCLA Kyodo Taiko
UCLA Kyodo Taiko
Former Manzanar and Heart Mountain incarceree Jack Kunitomi (left) and former California State Assemblymember Paul Bannai (right).
Keynote speaker Dr. Satsuki Ina.
Members of the Florin JACL and CAIR-Sacramento Valley hold up signs that read, “Watashi wa Manzanar” (I am Manzanar) at the conclusion of Dr. Satsuki Ina’s keynote speech at the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.
Members of the Florin JACL and CAIR-Sacramento Valley hold up signs that read, “Watashi wa Manzanar” (I am Manzanar) at the conclusion of Dr. Satsuki Ina’s keynote speech at the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.
Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey
Hector Watanabe
Rafu Shimpo Photo Editor Mario Reyes
The Roll Call of the Camps begins
The Roll Call of the Camps begins
The Roll Call of the Camps begins
The Roll Call of the Camps begins
Nancy Oda
Dave Goto (left), Nancy Oda (center/right) and Bill Shishima (rear).
Ernie Jane Nishi (left) and Nancy Oda (right) carried the Tule Lake banner.
Ernie Jane Nishi (left) and Nancy Oda (right) carried the Tule Lake banner.
Melany Okafuji Lucia
Michael Okamura carried the Minidoka banner during the Roll Call of the Camps.
Banners representing the Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar Minidoka, Poston, and Rohwer concentration camps are shown here.
Ruth Beadles
1,000 origami cranes, waiting to be draped around the Manzanar cemetery monument.
Flowers and 1,000 origami cranes, waiting to be draped around the Manzanar cemetery monument.
Preparing for the traditional interfaith service at the Manzanar cemetery.
Rev. Paul Nakamura
Rev. Paul Nakamura
The Christian portion of the traditional interfaith service at the Manzanar cemetery.
The Christian portion of the traditional interfaith service at the Manzanar cemetery.
The Buddhist portion of the traditional interfaith service at the Manzanar cemetery.
The Buddhist portion of the traditional interfaith service at the Manzanar cemetery.
The Buddhist portion of the traditional interfaith service at the Manzanar cemetery.
Origami cranes
The flower offering during the traditinal interfaith service at the Manzanar cemetery.
The flower offering during the traditinal interfaith service at the Manzanar cemetery.
The flower offering during the traditinal interfaith service at the Manzanar cemetery.
The Manzanar cemetery during the traditional interfaith service.
Replica of a World War II watchtower at Manzanar National Historic Site, looking west towards the Eastern Sierras. The tallest peak visible from Manzanar is Mt. Williamson (shown here).
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
- 2015 Manzanar At Dusk – In Photos
- My First Manzanar Pilgrimage
- The Pain Of Unjust Incarceration Transcends Generations, Ethnicity
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