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150 family members, friends, and interested persons from as far away as New York and Japan joined together for the 2006 Pilgrimage to the Minidoka Internment National Monument in Twin Falls, Idaho July 7-9, 2006. Participants got a glimpse of life at the Relocation Camp during a site tour of the Monument and refurbished barrack building. Many conributed their ideas for the future Issei Memorial during a workshop faciliated by the Friends of Minidoka. Former internees shared their personal memories to an attentive audience eager to hear all their stories, from their sacrifices and struggles to their daily activities and funny anecdotes. This year, we were honored to have outstanding speakers, including US Senator Mike Crapo, Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Inada, and Oregon First Lady Mary Oberst.
(click here for more photos on Rich Iwasaki's website)
The group gathers at the Minidoka Internment National Monument. photo: Rich Iwasaki
Anna Tamura of the National Park Service demonstrates her interpretation of the entrance garden at the Monument. photo: Lisa Doi Ferrier
Information plaque at the Minidoka Internment National Monument. photo: Rich Iwasaki
Pilgrimage attendees visit a presevered barrack building at Idaho Farm and Ranch Museum. photo: Rich Iwasaki
Interior of the preserved barrack. photo: Rich Iwasaki
Preserved barrack. photo: Rich Iwasaki
Pilgrimage attendee studies examples of other memorial projects during the Issei Memorial Workshop. photo: Lisa Doi Ferrier
Former Minidoka internees gather for a photo. photo: Rich Iwasaki
Performance by Tri-Cities Taiko at the Prescott Ranch. photo: Rich Iwasaki
US Senator Mike Crapo speaks to attendees at the Prescott Ranch. photo: Rich Iwasaki
The "Andrews Sisters" perform music from the 1940s. photo: Rich Iwasaki
Attendees place emas with personal messages and family names on a symbolic tori gate during the closing ceremony. photo: Lisa Doi Ferrier
A special momento added to the emas during the closing ceremony. photo: Lisa Doi Ferrier
Oregon first lady Mary Oberst introduces Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Inada at Sunday's closing luncheon. photo: Rich Iwasaki
Lawson Inada addresses attendees at the closing luncheon. photo: Rich Iwasaki
People search for the names of their relatives on the Issei Memorial Banner. photo: Rich Iwasaki
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