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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Sketches for proposed tower to be built at Minidoka (ddr-densho-122-184)
for Pilgrimage to Minidoka
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A man and a child examining a barbed wire fence at Tule Lake (ddr-densho-294-55)
Photograph of Roy Imura holding son Todd Imura up the the barbed wire. Castle Rock in the background.
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A memorial headstone at Linkville Cemetery (ddr-densho-294-27)
Writing on headstone: "In Memory of Deceased 1942-1945 Tule Lake WRA."
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A memorial headstone at Linkville Cemetery (ddr-densho-294-20)
Writing on headstone: "In Memory of Deceased 1942-1945 Tule Lake WRA."