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2005 Pilgrimage

The 2005 Pilgrimage to the Minidoka Internment National Monument took place June 24-26, 2005 with well over 100 attendees. It was an experience full of healing, laughter, memories, and learning. It was a chance meet new faces and reunite with old friends. Here's a sampling of the people, places, and events from the trip.
 
More photos on the Boise State University Japan Club's site.
 

2005 Pilgrimage Photo 1
Walking through the Minidoka Internment National Monument.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 2
Frank Kitamoto waiting for the site tour to begin.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 3
All smiles at the closing luncheon.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 4
Reverend Koichi Barrish performing a Shinto purification ceremony.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 5
Enjoying food and sharing stories at the Prescott Ranch barbecue.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 6
Remembering daily life at Minidoka during a tour of an original barrack building.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 7
Neil King, Superintendent of Minidoka Internment National Monument, orients the group before the site tour.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 8
Once desert and sagebrush, the landscape at Minidoka is now green, thanks to the irrigation improvements by Minidoka internees.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 9
Alan Momohara and his daughter, Emily Hanako Momohara, of the Friends of Minidoka at the closing ceremony.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 10
Honoring the legacy of those interned with tags carrying personal memories, prayers, and names of family members.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 11
Jim Azumano and Steve Thorson, Friends of Minidoka.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 12
Author Toshiko Ito with her granddaughter Nicole.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 13
Anna Tamura of the National Park Service, contributes her tag to the tree.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 14
Closing ceremony at the former site of the entrance garden to Minidoka and Honor Roll.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 15
Seattle Nisei Veterans Color Guard at the closing ceremony.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 16
What good looking young hapas! The young people have a chance to learn more about their family, history and identity.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 17
Lining up to view the Minidoka Root Cellar, one of the few remaining structures on site.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 18
Eager to get a glimpse during the site tour.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 19
More fun at the barbecue.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 20
Visiting an original barrack at the Idaho Farm and Ranch Museum.
 
2005 Pilgrimage Photo 21
Anyone for seconds?
 
 
 
 

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