47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage Photos and Downloadable Printed Program

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Although weather (gusty winds) kept many participants away this year, about 900 participated in the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 30, 2016.

In case you missed it, video of the day’s events is available at VIDEO: 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and 2016 Manzanar At Dusk.

A photo essay from professional photographers Mark Kirchner and Geri Ferguson will be coming down the road, but for now, here are some amateur photos capturing some of the sights from the Pilgrimage. Also, if you did not get a copy of our printed program from the event, or if you couldn’t make it to the Pilgrimage this year, you can download the 36-page program at:

47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage – Printed Program (16.0 MB; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader software)

LEAD PHOTO: Banners representing all ten War Relocation Authority concentration camps, along with the 100th/442nd MIS, shown here during the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, April 30, 2016, Manzanar National Historic Site.
Photo: Gann Matsuda/Manzanar Committee.

47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

The visitor’s center at the Manzanar National Historic Site, looking west. The highest peak in the background is Mt. WIlliamson.

The cemetery monument at the Manzanar National Historic Site. The Japanese inscription reads “I Rei To,” which translates to “Soul Consoling Tower.”

UCLA Kyodo Taiko opened the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.

Kizuna Executive Director Craig Ishii served as emcee for the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.

Big Pine Paiute Tribe elder Charlotte Bacoch (right), welcomed everyone to their land at the start of the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.

Manzanar National Historic Site Superintendent Bernadette Johnson, shown here addressing the crowd during the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.

Jun Yamada, Consul General of Japan, San Francisco, shown here addressing the crowd during the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.

Jeff Griffiths, Chair, Inyo County Board of Supervisors, shown here addressing the crowd during the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.

Rena Ogino, President, UCSD Nikkei Student Union, shown here addressing the crowd during the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.

Daion Taiko from Orange County Buddhist Church performed during the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.

Dr. Cathy Irwin was the keynote speaker for the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.

Kizuna Executive Director Craig Ishii served as emcee for the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.

Featured speaker Maytha Alhassen, shown here during the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.

Manzanar Committee member Jenny Chomori (standing) and Manzanar National Historic Site Ranger Rose Masters, shown here during the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.

Featured speaker Maytha Alhassen, shown here during the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage.

Banner representing Manzanar, shown here during the 47th Annual Manzanar PIlgrimage, April 30, 2016, Manzanar National Historic Site.

Banners representing all ten War Relocation Authority concentration camps, along with the 100th/442nd MIS, shown here during the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, April 30, 2016, Manzanar National Historic Site.

Ondo dancing at the conclusion of the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, April 30, 2016, Manzanar National Historic Site.

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