Upon returning to Los Angeles.

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.

600 people attended the pilgrimage and visited the Manzanar National Historic Site.and director of the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations.as we gather at the Ireito (the monument in the cemetery).

Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.Ron Wakabayashi received the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award.

Maiya Kuida OsumiAn interfaith service was conducted in the cemetery by Buddhist and Christian ministers with many Muslim and Jewish participants to commemorate those who had passed.

The program also included a student speaker.Central to these teachings is the practice of the Eightfold Noble Path.

each representing the Theravada.even in the face of hate and anti-semitism.

to listen to our own inner voice.Let us reimagine this light as a beacon of hope.