2018 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance – In Photos

LOS ANGELES — The 2018 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance program was held on February 17, 2018, at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo.

The packed house heard from speakers including the Honorable Al Muratsuchi, California State Assembly (66th District), and Alan Nishio of Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR), who keynoted the program.

The event was co-sponsored by the Go for Broke National Education Center, Japanese American Citizens League/Pacific Southwest District, JANM, Manzanar Committee, NCRR, Nikkei Progressives, Organization of Chinese Americans/Greater Los Angeles, and Progressive Asian Network for Action/PANA.

Here are some photos from the event.

LEAD PHOTO: Members and friends of Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress posed for a group photo following the 2018 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance program on Saturday, February 17, 2018, at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. Photo: Gann Matsuda/Manzanar Committee.

2018 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance

45 photos by Gann Matsuda; ©2018 Manzanar Committee. All rights reserved. Click on any photo to view a larger image, and to scroll/click through the gallery.

Manzanar Committee’s Jim To (left) with Bernadette Johnson, Superintendent, Manzanar National Historic Site.

From left: Kristin Fukushima (Little Tokyo Community Council), Alan Nishio (NCRR) and Yvonne Nishio.

Alisa Lynch Broch, Chief of Interpretation, Manzanar National Historic Site with former Manzanar incarceree and Manzanar Committee member Pat Sakamoto.

Chris Komai (left) and Kristin Fukushima, both from the Little Tokyo Community Council, emceed the 2018 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance.

Chris Komai (left) and Kristin Fukushima, both from the Little Tokyo Community Council, emceed the 2018 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance.

Ann Burroughs, President and CEO, Japanese American National Museum.

Ann Burroughs, President and CEO, Japanese American National Museum.

Chris Komai, Little Tokyo Community Council

Honorable Al Muratsuchi, California State Assembly (66th District)

Honorable Al Muratsuchi, California State Assembly (66th District)

Honorable Al Muratsuchi, California State Assembly (66th District)

Honorable Al Muratsuchi, California State Assembly (66th District) with Kristin Fukushima, Little Tokyo Community Council (right).

Kristin Fukushima, Little Tokyo Community Council

Some of the banners representing the ten World War II American concentration camps

Some of the banners representing the ten World War II American concentration camps

Alan Nishio of NCRR was the keynote speaker.

Alan Nishio of NCRR was the keynote speaker.

Kristin Fukushima, Little Tokyo Community Council

Vivian Matsushige, PANA

Richard Katsuda, NCRR

Richard Katsuda, NCRR

Stephanie NItahara, Associate Director, Japanese American Citizens League

Stephanie NItahara, Associate Director, Japanese American Citizens League

Carrie Morita

Carrie Morita

Chris Komai, Little Tokyo Community Council

Chris Komai, Little Tokyo Community Council

Alisa Lynch, Chief of Interpretation, Manzanar National Historic Site (left) with Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga.

Alisa Lynch, Chief of Interpretation, Manzanar National Historic Site (right) with Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga.

Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga with NCRR’s Kay Ochi (right).

Marie Masumoto (left) with Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga.

From left: Karen Umemoto, Director, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, with Kanji Sahara (NCRR, Manzanar Committee, Tuna Canton Detention Station Coalition), and Kay Ochi, NCRR.

From left: Karen Umemoto, Director, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, Maiya Osumi and Jenni Kuida.

NCRR members and friends

The Manzanar Committee’s Official web site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. You may copy, distribute and/or transmit any story or audio content published on this site under the terms of this license, but only if proper attribution is indicated. The full name of the author and a link back to the original article on this site are required. Photographs, graphic images, and other content not specified are subject to additional restrictions. Additional information is available at: Manzanar Committee Official web site – Licensing and Copyright Information.

Manzanar Committee Comment Policies