and volunteers — current and former.

as a way of honoring those unjustly incarcerated during World War II.The Ireizō is an online archive of all persons of Japanese ancestry.

Could sound travel back in time? Could our ancestors.and invites the public to read aloud and record recitations of individual names in the Ireizō archive.Irei: National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration has launched Voicing Refuge.

from a searchable repository of the names of the incarcerated and digital images that tell the stories of the person behind a name to a ritual memorial that deploys the power of the human voice to protect the Japanese American WWII incarceration from being excised from our national memory.be brought forth to vibrate in light once again with the utterance.

in saying the names of both her father William Takeo Ishii and mother Fusaye Ishii

we can begin to undo the historical amnesia that allows our government to harm children and families today.To reserve seats on the Little Tokyo bus.

The pilgrim-age is free and open to the public.and GardenaThe Manzanar Committee has announced that the 56th annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is scheduled for Saturday.

Complimentary fares are available for those who were incarcerated at any of the former American concentration camps or other confinement sites during World War II.The 2025 Manzanar At Dusk program will be held following the pilgrimage