Lynch worked as a park ranger at Independence Hall in Philadelphia (1991-93) and at Big Bend National Park in West Texas (1993-99); served as a visual information specialist at Mount Rainier in Washington (1999-2001); and was promoted to a supervisory park ranger at Manzanar on Sept.

(Courtesy National Archives)By SHARON YAMATOIts been four very long years since I first applied for funds to produce a documentary on attorney Wayne M.attorney Wayne Merrill Collins.

still is) a time when it was shameful to admit you were from Tule Lake.who has finessed the sound on every Japanese American film made in Los Angeles since the beginning of time.which when combined with the brilliant music of composer Dave Iwataki.

=*=One Fighting Irishman was funded with a grant from the Department of Interior.Even though I already knew the elder Collins to be a man of principle.

and having to keep track of each individual case.

I believe that new generations of Japanese Americans now see these ancestors rightfully fighting for our civil rights when no one else would.Introduction to Obon and Introduction to Buddhism.

Opening and closing remarks were made by RevObon memorial lanterns bearing the names of departed family members and friends were displayed on both days during the Bon Odori.

Food booths offered curry rice.Young dancers enjoyed their favorite ondo songs.