Camp pilgrimages

Annual pilgrimages to the sites of former camps have become important events in the Japanese American community. They are an opportunity for former camp inmates to visit places that dramatically affected their lives, as well as a way for younger generations to learn the history of the Japanese American incarceration. Often the pilgrimages last for a few days and include workshops, tours of the former campsites, and memorial services to honor those who died while incarcerated.

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Related articles from the Densho Encyclopedia :
Camp pilgrimages, Sue Kunitomi Embrey, Warren Furutani

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doc Tule Lake pilgrimage, July 2nd-5th, 1998, journey of remembrance and discovery (ddr-csujad-55-2719)

The pamphlet of 1998 Tule Lake reunion. It provides a history of Tule Lake. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2883

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2719/

doc Tule Lake pilgrimage July 4-7 1996: fifty years later ... (ddr-csujad-55-2692)

A program pamphlet of 1996 Tule Lake pilgrimage. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2856

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2692/

doc Amache remembered 1942-1945 (ddr-csujad-55-2695)

Pamphlet listing Amache memorial dedication schedule and the program of Amache reunion banquet/dance at Regency Hotel in Denver, Colorado, and historical photographs of the Granda (Amache) incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2859

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2695/

doc Minidoka Relocation Center Map (ddr-densho-462-1)

Map of Minidoka reprinted for Minidoka Remembered, original created by Anky Arai in 1943

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-462-1/

doc Letter from Charles Kubokawa, chairman of the Return to Topaz '93 committee (ddr-densho-422-542)

Letter sent with copy of Anthology of stories collected at Topaz Pilgrimage in 1993

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-422-542/

doc Program for "Return to Topaz '93" and handwritten narrative of Topaz Pilgrimage (ddr-densho-422-540)

Narrative written by Tomoye Takahashi to Yone Ito

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-422-540/

doc Program for Tule Lake Pilgrimage (ddr-densho-422-534)

Program and schedule for pilgrimage

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-422-534/

doc "Recollections. Reflections. Remembrances." Anthology from 1993 Topaz pilgrimage (ddr-densho-422-544)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-422-544/

img Grandfather & grandsons (ddr-densho-553-2)

Photograph of Masao Kawauchi with his two grandsons at a family trip to visit the site of Gila River.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-553-2/

doc A Part of History Found on the Desert (ddr-densho-553-1)

Memoir of the discovery of a home plate at Gila River by members of the Kawauchi-Hall family.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-553-1/

img Masao and Midori at Gila River (ddr-densho-553-3)

Photograph of Masao Kawauchi (left) with daughter Midori (Kawauchi) Hall (right) visiting the site of the fishpond Masao built by the family's barrack at the Canal Camp in Gila River.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-553-3/

av Crystal City Pilgrimage (ddr-densho-1024-4)

The first pilgrimage commemorating the largest U.S. Department of Justice multinational family concentration camp during World War II. See this item in the Densho Resource Guide at: Crystal City Pilgrimage. See this item in the Digital Library of the Japanese American Incarceration Films at: https://archive.org/details/ddr-densho-1024-4.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-4/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 75 (ddr-densho-537-84)

Issue 75 includes an article about the Manzanar committee, facts about WD-40, letters to the editor, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-84/

doc Crystal City Chatters Issue 10 (ddr-densho-537-23)

Issue 10 includes an article about Bishop Kenko Yamashita, upcoming gathering plans, information about a Japanese Peruvian oral history project, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-23/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 47 (ddr-densho-537-56)

Issue 47 includes a message from the new association president (including mention of Satomi Koga), a copy of a speech given at Manzanar, remembrances of Michi Nishiura Weglyn, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-56/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 46 (ddr-densho-537-55)

Issue 46 includes health updates/advice, a letter from The Manzanar Committee, letters to the editor, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-55/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 67 (ddr-densho-537-76)

Issue 67 includes an article about the 10th Peru-Kai reunion, an essay about the Peruvian Japanese experience, letters to the editor, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-76/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 37 (ddr-densho-537-46)

Issue 37 includes a message from the association president, information about an upcoming picnic, letters to the editor, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-46/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 36 (ddr-densho-537-45)

Issue 36 includes information about an upcoming pilgrimage, letters to the editor, updates on a fundraiser, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-45/

doc Crystal City Chatters Issue 29 (ddr-densho-537-39)

Issue 29 includes plans for a future pilgrimage, letters to the editor, health advice, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-39/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 38 (ddr-densho-537-47)

Issue 38 includes a message from the association president, several newspaper articles, letters to the editor, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-47/

doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 53 (ddr-densho-537-62)

Issue 53 includes a message from the association president, a Rafu Shimpo article, information about an upcoming picnic, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-62/

doc Press Release for Day of Remembrance Pilgrimage to Minidoka (ddr-densho-122-183)

Updated

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-183/

doc "Why I'm Returning to Minidoka Concentration Camp This Summer" (ddr-densho-122-182)

Essay by Mich Matsudaira

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-182/

doc Letter to Frank Abe from Amy Ishii (ddr-densho-122-216)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-216/