Sunday December 14, from 10am to 4pm The Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden was designed by Japanese American landscape architect Kintsuchi Fujii and was completed in 1940. During World War II and prior to the more widely known mass incarceration of Japanese Americans from the West Coast, Fujii was part of a large group......
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This year, the Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition has been preparing for educational programs and a booklet for a tour in the United Kingdom. Board members Nancy Takayama and Conrad Caspari initiated the project with Dr. Rachel Pistol from University of Southampton who is a Digital......
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Here’s a downloadable version of the new booklet called Tuna Canyon Detention Station. The book, “Tuna Canyon Detention Station,” is based on primary sources such as diaries, letters, pictures, and interviews. Descendants of the detainees have participated in Legacy Project I and II to further......
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At the beginning of World War II, Presidential Proclamations 2525, 2526, and 2527 allowed U.S. government agencies to arrest and imprison so-called ”enemy aliens,” Japanese, German, and Italian immigrants from across the U.S. and others. One of the many confinement sites was the Tuna Canyon......
Read MoreDecember 14, 2025, Program at 1:00 PM, Admission fee: $12 at the door https://japanesegardenpasadena.com/...
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The Tuna Canyon traveling exhibit will be on the display in the gym at the San Fernando Valley Obon Festival on June 28-29 from 4-7 pm....
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San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center 12953 Branford Street Pacoima, CA 91331 April 19, 202512-3:00 No chargeDonations Welcome Reservations are a must for a head countRemembertunacanyon@gmail.com...
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As survivors and descendants, as well as supporters and friends, of those whose fundamental constitutional and human rights were violated during World War II due to the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, we are opposed to the administration’s invocation of this outdated and discriminatory wartime law.......
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Descendant Donna Sugimoto granddaughter of Shinsuke Sugimoto Spoke at Descanso Gardens on March 8...
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Kanji Sahara d February 15, 2025 The Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition (TCDSC) is deeply saddened by the passing of Kanji Sahara, former Vice-president, community activist and visionary extraordinaire. A key figure in keeping the history of World War II’s incarceration alive, it was his......
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