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Lake Sequoia Retreat Archive Collection (ddr-densho-336)
The Lake Sequoia Retreat Archive Collection consists of photographs and documents from the Lake Sequoia Retreat (LSR), a summer camp for Japanese American Christian youth which ran from 1946 until 1990. This retreat was organized after Japanese Americans returned to California after World War II. It was organized by the Central California Young People's Christian Conference …
![Registration form for the 1974 CCYPCC and LSR Snow-Hike Reunion (ddr-densho-336-669)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b2/1c/b21c8aadc5edd021a1def2007d506b06.jpg)
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Registration form for the 1974 CCYPCC and LSR Snow-Hike Reunion (ddr-densho-336-669)
Registration for the 1974 Central California Young People's Christian Conference/Lake Sequoia Retreat Snow-Hike Reunion.
![Bus headed to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-297)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b4/79/b479bf18687c98a83fcd9c08972266d6.jpg)
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Bus headed to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-297)
The 1970s Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camps. The bus left from the Japanese Congregational Church in Fresno, California.
![Bus headed to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-296)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/29/ee/29ee9881c0424d167f3fd9e65a0fd68d.jpg)
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Bus headed to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-296)
The 1970s Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camps. The bus left from the Japanese Congregational Church in Fresno, California.
![Scenery from a bus headed to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-300)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/04/90/049048045e38cab1f3f0a1f7b15eab0c.jpg)
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Scenery from a bus headed to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-300)
The 1970s Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camps. The bus left from the Japanese Congregational Church in Fresno, California.
![Scenery from a bus headed to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-298)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/aa/cd/aacd3e32b1b08ebf100e4a9b0a62f42d.jpg)
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Scenery from a bus headed to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-298)
The 1970s Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camps. The bus left from the Japanese Congregational Church in Fresno, California.
![Scenery from a bus headed to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-299)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/dc/2c/dc2c5295ea1ba9846b755eb41632ac42.jpg)
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Scenery from a bus headed to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-299)
The 1970s Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camps. The bus left from the Japanese Congregational Church in Fresno, California.
![Campers boarding the bus to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-292)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/3a/c8/3ac862e28b5b4ffb46f20748c453318d.jpg)
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Campers boarding the bus to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-292)
The 1970s Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camps. The bus was leaving from the Japanese Congregational Church in Fresno, California.
![Bus headed to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-294)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a8/e3/a8e37a1fa39df5dd4c8bff9984036138.jpg)
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Bus headed to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-294)
The 1970s Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camps. The bus was leaving from the Japanese Congregational Church in Fresno, California.
![Bus headed to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-295)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/fd/ef/fdef7a5c7ebb0c2395e2051a124b7556.jpg)
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Bus headed to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-295)
The 1970s Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camps. The bus was leaving from the Japanese Congregational Church in Fresno, California.
![Campers boarding the bus to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-293)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/84/f5/84f5f1d2909e26ffc90df885b6552792.jpg)
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Campers boarding the bus to summer camp (ddr-densho-336-293)
The 1970s Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camps. The bus was leaving from the Japanese Congregational Church in Fresno, California.
![Music contract for the March Hares (ddr-densho-336-668)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/57/e4/57e410ca230f66a67eb4b6eaf3129996.jpg)
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Music contract for the March Hares (ddr-densho-336-668)
A contract for the March Hares to perform at the 1974 Central California Young People's Christian Conference/Lake Sequoia Retreat Snow-Hike Reunion.
![Article in the Hokubei Mainichi (ddr-densho-336-902)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d7/43/d743990d1ff76426fdf79165f59d948a.jpg)
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Article in the Hokubei Mainichi (ddr-densho-336-902)
A letter to the editor, written by Brad Shirakawa, about the state of various California chapters of the Young People's Christian Conference and the Lake Sequoia Retreat.
![Camp fire on the last night of camp (ddr-densho-336-1619)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2c/31/2c31794b129b8c51d2df21d73a98050b.jpg)
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Camp fire on the last night of camp (ddr-densho-336-1619)
The 1985 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
![Campers prepping hot dogs (ddr-densho-336-314)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/cd/16/cd16933338bf875d635d909fae63db25.jpg)
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Campers prepping hot dogs (ddr-densho-336-314)
The 1970s Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camps. Left to right: Frank Suzuki, Scott Nakajima, unknown."
![Lance Matsune (ddr-densho-336-1237)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6d/c0/6dc08b10b4c73a6b95c0e8878f3a37dc.jpg)
![Martin Iyoya in a car leaving camp (ddr-densho-336-960)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/32/04/3204376f8898193ff88f8d5fa7505f9a.jpg)
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Martin Iyoya in a car leaving camp (ddr-densho-336-960)
The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
![Craig So and Vince Uyeda performing in the Sharing Show (ddr-densho-336-1847)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/15/b7/15b7e9090e33fe413a9dbcaac19cb6b2.jpg)
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Craig So and Vince Uyeda performing in the Sharing Show (ddr-densho-336-1847)
The 1986 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
![Morning watch (ddr-densho-336-1035)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e7/ed/e7ed4ef62603cae8bc7e89f8b8d44551.jpg)
![Campers during the candlelight service (ddr-densho-336-1439)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/3d/ef/3def8a9cf7b228a395692996408e3da2.jpg)
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Campers during the candlelight service (ddr-densho-336-1439)
The 1984 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
![Sharon Hanashiro and Calvin Ho (ddr-densho-336-332)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ca/92/ca926bcce6495433840b32e65e7bb033.jpg)
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Sharon Hanashiro and Calvin Ho (ddr-densho-336-332)
The 1970s Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camps.
![Roger Morimoto log rolling in the lake (ddr-densho-336-1130)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9d/f5/9df5e76cd8c50725f83ac382311e8b0d.jpg)
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Roger Morimoto log rolling in the lake (ddr-densho-336-1130)
The 1978 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
![Campers singing during morning watch (ddr-densho-336-1250)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/21/7f/217f3169bb71a599046cf87c11a1309b.jpg)
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Campers singing during morning watch (ddr-densho-336-1250)
The 1978 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. Lance Matsune far left.
![Campers inside the mess hall (ddr-densho-336-62)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/29/7b/297b41a334ba9cd28a190cc720be9155.jpg)
![Water flowers (ddr-densho-336-1932)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/31/08/31081f0fca1f7ff8f288a24398646d4c.jpg)