College-Age Youth Leading The Way At 2012 Manzanar At Dusk Program
April 23, 2012 6 Comments
Small group discussions at the Manzanar At Dusk program are very diverse,
in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs, and sexual orientation.
Photo: Gann Matsuda
LOS ANGELES — College students will once again take the lead role during this year’s Manzanar At Dusk program, sponsored by the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, scheduled from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Saturday, April 28, 2012, at the Lone Pine High School gymnasium, located at 538 South Main Street (US Highway 395), in Lone Pine, California, across the street from McDonald’s.
The Manzanar At Dusk (MAD) program follows the 43rd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, scheduled for 12:00 PM that same day, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, between the towns of Lone Pine and Independence, approximately 230 miles north of Los Angeles. Read more of this post
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Cyndi Tando (center) and Kosuke Kudo (right), are shown here during one
of the small group discussions at the 2012 Manzanar At Dusk program,
April 28, 2012, at Lone Pine High School, Lone Pine, California.
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Photo: Gann Matsuda
by Kosuke Kudo
I learned a little about Manzanar through the UCLA Nikkei Student Union, and by visiting the Japanese American National Museum. My image of Manzanar is that is a very isolated and harsh environment. However, I do not really know about Manzanar, or the internment camps.
I heard that there would be chances to talk with people who were actually in the camp, during the Manzanar Pilgrimage and Manzanar At Dusk programs, and I really wanted to listen to their stories. I believe that it is very important for me to be able to gain a deeper understanding of history to visit the actual place, and to listen to people who actually experienced it. I hoped that the trip would be a great opportunity for me to think about the history from different perspectives. Read more of this post
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