HMWF is currently restoring the root cellar designed and built by Japanese American farmers during World War II that was used to store the produce grown on the camp farm.

helping to move flower arrangements and providing the playing of Taps.survivors queued up to pay respects before the large obelisk that was erected in 1937.

having never banned African Americans.Briones was joined by six representatives from temples within the Los Angeles Buddhist Temple Federation.as well as being a welcoming resting place for Japanese.

even though we might not know their names.Prayers are offered at the Hiroshima Kenjinkai monument.

Scouts from Troop 479 at Koyasan assisted in the service.

Far left: Prayers are offered at the Hiroshima Kenjinkai monument.The only shame is in burying the truth and its lessons.

Many stories of those sites are hard to see and hear and even harder to understand.Despite all the twists and turns in history and society during my 22 years at Manzanar.

and erase the contributions of people of color.the National Park Service did annual surveys of visitor understanding and satisfaction.