authentic Japanese meals — whether theyre dining in our store or taking them home.

Crystal City was unique as the only large-scale detention facility that held German and Italian nationals in addition to Japanese.Pilgrimage attendees will include incarceration survivors of Japanese and German ancestry.

and a visit to the site of the former prison camp in Crystal City on Saturday.Crystal City survivors will share their personal stories of hardships experienced as a result of their forced removal and incarceration – and also the sense of hope they found in community spaces built inside the prison camp during their unjust imprisonment.“The only real difference is that not all Mexican Americans are being detained.

who were arrested under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.The event will include a multi-day educational conference taking place in San Antonio on Friday.

the prison was also used to imprison Latin Americans of Japanese.

Presenters include Hiroshi Shimizu.president of Terminal Islanders Association; Robie La and Steve La.

It is a miracle that these two buildings remain standing today.belonging and deep-seated memories.

a word that is the embodiment of home sweet home.Theres a hope that these buildings will remain as a historic cultural monument into the future and the legacy of this community will be passed on to the future generations.