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2023 Minidoka Pilgrimage

"WE THE ANCESTORS: AN ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO ONE OF AMERICA'S CONCENTRATION CAMPS"

All images courtesy of Eugene Tagawa
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HIGHLIGHTS

Opening Picnic Dinner at Koto Brewing Co.

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LIVING ANCESTORS,
BRANDON SHIMODA

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THE 48-STAR FLAG SIGNING PROJECT,
JUDGE JOHNNY GOGO

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AN INCREDIBLE MASS EVACUATION IN REVERSE,
BRIAN NIIYA

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MICHI CHALLENGES HISTORY: A BIOGRAPHY OF MICHI NISHIURA WEGLYN,
KEN MOCHIZUKI & SHARON YAMATO

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SURVIVOR PANEL, LED BY YOKO FEDORENKO

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PROTECTING MINIDOKA NATIONAL HISTORICAL SITE, ROBYN ACHILLES, DAN SAKURA, JANET MATSUOKA KEEGAN, JACK NELSEN, JOHN ARKOOSH, DEAN DIMOND, SHAUNA ROBINSON

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CAMP ENTRANCE AND GUARD TOWER

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ERIN SHIGAKI POINTING OUT FAMILY ON THE HONOR ROLL

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MARIE OKUMA JOHNSTON AND HER NEW ART INSTALLMENT, MINIDOKA HANAFUDA CARDS, AT THE MINIDOKA NATIONAL HISTORICAL SITE

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BLOCK 22

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TOURING MINIDOKA NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE ALONG THE REPLICA FENCE

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DINNER AND RAFFLE

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KARAOKE

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MINIDOKA SURVIVORS AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY

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DALE H. WATANABE CUTTING THE RED TAPE FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE UPDATED HONOR ROLL

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EMA

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RETIRING OF THE COLORS, AMERICAN LEGION POST #41

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MINIDOKA PILGRIMAGE PLANNING COMMITTEE TRIBUTE TO GLORIA <3

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