Manzanar Committee at the 2016 Nisei Week Festival – Photos/Video

This year, the Manzanar Committee was involved in the 2016 Nisei Week Festival, riding in the parade on August 14 in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo and we were honored by the Nisei Week Foundation, joining Bunkado and the Little Tokyo Public Safety Association as recipients of the Frances K. Hashimoto Community Service Award at the Nisei Week Awards Dinner the following evening.

Thank you to the Nisei Week Foundation for inviting us to participate in the parade and for recognizing our more than 47 years of work to preserve and protect Manzanar for future generations and to educate others so that the injustices that our community was forced to endure during World War II will not happen to anyone ever again.

Below are some photos from the Nisei Week Parade and the Nisei Week Awards Dinner.

LEAD PHOTO: Members of the Manzanar Committee at the 2016 Nisei Week Awards Dinner. Photo: Vicky Perez/Manzanar Committee.

Manzanar Committee and the 2016 Nisei Week Festival

Twelve photos. All photos used with permission of their respective rightsholders. Click on any photo to view a larger image, and to scroll/click through the gallery.

Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Kerry Cababa. Photo: Peter Lee.

Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey. Photo: Peter Lee.

Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey (background left) with Jenny Chomori (foreground) and Brian Maeda (driing). Photo: Mario Reyes/Rafu Shimpo

Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey (top) with Jenny Chomori (left) and Brian Maeda (right). Photo: Kerry Cababa.

Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Kerry Cababa (background left) with Vicky Perez (foreground). Photo: Mario Reyes/Rafu Shimpo

From left: Kanji Sahara, Wilbur Sato, Pat Sakamoto. Photo: Dale Kunitomi

From left: Kanji Sahara, Wilbur Sato and Pat Sakamoto. Photo: Kerry Cababa.

From left: Colleen Miyano and Jack Kunitomi. Photo: J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo

Nisei Week President David Teragawa (left) and 2016 Nisei Week Queen Jaclyn Tomita (right) present the 2016 Francis K. Hashimoto Community Service Award to Manzanar Committee Co-Chairs Bruce Embrey and Kerru Cababa. Photo: J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo

Honorees at the 2016 Nisei Week Awards Dinner, Photo: J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo

Jack Kunitomi with the 2016 Nisei Week Court. Photo: Gann Matsuda/Manzanar Committee

Kanji Sahara with the 2016 Nisei Week Court. Photo: Nancy Hayata

Wilbur Sato with the 2016 Nisei Week Court. Photo: Gann Matsuda/Manzanar Committee

Gann Matsuda with 2016 Nisei Week First Princess and 2013 Manzanar At Dusk organizing committee member Megan Ono. Photo: Vicky Perez/Manzanar Committee

Members of the Manzanar Committee at the 2016 Nisei Week Awards Dinner. Photo: Vicky Perez/Manzanar Committee

Brief Video by Edward Iwata

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