radiating the raw power and beauty of nature.

made everything come together.When I was first introduced to them.

Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of The Rafu Shimpo.I vividly remember attending my first Tule Lake Pilgrimage in 1996 when it was clear that former Tuleans were barely beginning to emerge from the shadows.His passion for justice was described by his son at the Tule Lake Pilgrimage in his recitation of a passage in Platos Apologia of Socrates that his father gave him.

There were also hundreds of lengthy legal briefs that had to be written and filed.who did all the motion graphics as well as completed the editing.

Japanese American National Museum)One might assume these two respected civil rights organizations and leaders were on the side of those held in camp.

(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.But my favorite part of the pilgrimage was definitely.

which we attended as part of the pilgrimage.with abandoned railroad tracks and trees growing out of swamps.

George Takei speaking in McGehee.at the World War II Japanese American Internment Museums 10-year anniversary.