Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been a part of the American story from the very beginning.

set a great example by serving as volunteers in the community.She received the Woman of the Year award in 2010.

Her presence and involvement with the planning.Under her decades of leadership.Shiba became involved with the Japanese American community.

Her impact on the Japanese American community has been extensive and profound.Asian Pacific Aids Intervention Team.

On the move during her childhood in the 1950s.

passing down cultural traditions to the next generation.The pilgrimage opened with a land acknowledgement and welcome from Jeremiah Joseph of the Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone Tribe.

He also served on the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans.who acknowledged the Manzanar Committees critical role in the founding of the National Historic Site.

We return to Manzanar because we believe it is our duty to honor our families and to say that what happened here must never be forgotten and must never happen to anyone anywhere.the Manzanar Pilgrimage serves as an important place to examine current conflicts.