Anti-Japanese sentiment was still at an all-time high.

many young people who are gener-ations removed from World War II were active participants in the pilgrimage.Today we are called upon to break that silence as we witness a genocide that has taken the lives of 34.

who know that reparations is a justice issue.including college students from seven different Nikkei Student Union chapters from across California.Many visitors folded and brought paper cranes.

Justice and Defense of Democracy.and the Nisei soldiers of World War II.

We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality – tied in a single garment of destiny.

and they push us to action in this moment to fight for what is right and just.The following panels had various winemakers and owners speaking about their journeys into the business.

Afterwards the participants were eager to sample the wines.Lange Twins Winery; Jason Mikami.

whose winery is located in Oregons Willamette Valley.a celebration of the remarkable legacy of Japanese Americans in the wine industry.