Video: 39th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage
May 29, 2008 Leave a Comment
The following are selected video clips from the 39th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, held on April 26, 2008 at the Manzanar National Historic Site.
Please note that these are just a handful of the 15 video clips of the 39th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. To view all of our video clips from the 2008 Pilgrimage, check out our YouTube channel.
Manzanar Committee videographer Jonathan Lee shot the documentary video footage. Additional editing by Gann Matsuda.
Part 1: Dan Sprague, UCLA Kyodo Taiko, “Don”t Fence Me In”
Part 4: Bruce Embrey, Co-Chair, Manzanar Committee
Part 6: Mickie Okamoto, UCLA Nikkei Student Union and Stacy Iwata, UCSD Nikkei Student Union
Part 7: Mary Kageyama Nomura, the “Songbird of Manzanar.”
The Muslim community has been present at the Manzanar Pilgrimage in ever-increasing numbers since the events of 9/11, as their experiences are eerily similar to those experienced by Japanese Americans during World War II. In Part 9: Hussam Alyoush, Executive Director, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), Southern California Chapter.
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