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Jerome Rohwer Pilgrimage

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Preserving history and educating citizens about the dark days suffered by Japanese and Japanese Americans living in the United States during WWII.

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Reflecting on the federal government’s apology and reparations to Japanese Americans in 1988, Harvey Watanabe called the payments “a token,” and said the apology left him “a little bit wanting.”

24.10.2025 22:25 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Remembering Resistance November 5, 2025 @ 5:00pm PST / 8:00pm EST

Join us for Densho’s Fall Fundraiser, Remembering Resistance, to learn more about the legacies and lessons of the Japanese American Redress Movement.

Register at densho.org/remembering-resistance/

24.10.2025 22:25 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
05.09.2025 02:11 — 👍 6    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 1
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Terminal Island 'Furusato' Tuna Street Buildings - LA Conservancy Preserving the historic places that make L.A. County unique

Congratulations to the Terminal Islanders Association and Los Angeles Conservancy on the Historic-Cultural Monument designation of Terminal Island’s Furusato Tuna Street Buildings by the LA City Council!
www.laconservancy.org/learn/histor...

22.08.2025 15:31 — 👍 40    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 1
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2026 Pilgrimage Dates!
Please join us in Little Rock, Arkansas for the 2026 Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage! The dates are May 20th - May 23rd. Connect with others, learn, and protect our story.

22.10.2025 00:31 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Euphemistic language is a tool often used to sanitize grave injustices. When referring to the WWII incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry, it is important to use the correct terminology: concentration camps, not relocation centers; forced removal, not evacuation; citizens, not non aliens.

18.02.2025 17:56 — 👍 346    🔁 116    💬 7    📌 3

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