Photo by Drew Nash, Times-News |
The past summer was a busy one.
In June, the International Examiner in Seattle that appeared just before the annual Minidoka Pilgrimage held June 20-22, 2014. There was a break from tradition and special educational programming was held separately from the Civil Liberties Symposium held on June 19-20 at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls. The symposium's theme was religion and Dr. Robert Sims opened the session. An exhibition of artwork made from portraits in the Minidoka book by students at Buhl Middle School was displayed in the lobby. I enjoyed seeing these mixed media pieces. Read more about project in the Times-News story.
Photo © 2014 Teresa Tamura Art is a way to creatively engage students with history. Portraits from the Minidoka book were used by Buhl Middle School students. |
The pilgrimage committee invited me to speak about the Minidoka book during two Friday sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Marie Matsuno Nash traveled from Anchorage, Alaska, and kindly joined me for these sessions to add her Aleut/Japanese American perspective. I reunited with numerous other people I photographed for the book, as well as had a chance to meet their family members.
I was surprised when Friends of Minidoka board member, Dan Sakura, presented Mark Elsbree, senior vice president of real estate and Northwest Director of The Conservation Fund, with my book at a BBQ and sushi dinner in Eden. I was also surprised by the imposing presence of the guard tower at the entrance to the Minidoka National Historic Site. Emily Momohara gave a moving speech at the Sunday closing ceremony, just before the official ribbon cutting.
Tetsudan Kashima, right, receives a piece of ceremonial ribbon from Neil King. Photo © 2014 Teresa Tamura |
Photo © 2014 Teresa Tamura A guard tower replica now stands at the entrance to the Minidoka National Historic Site. |
Photo © 2014 Teresa Tamura |
I ordered Glimpses of a Forever Foreigner, the new book of poems by Lawrence Matsuda along with artwork by Roger Shimomura.
Upcoming: If you are in Walla Walla on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 3:30 p.m., I will be speaking about "The Minidoka Project" in Olin 130 on the campus of Whitman College. Daniel Forbes, director of The Donald H. Sheehan Gallery, will show the Minidoka work in the alcove spaces in conjunction with an exhibition of artwork of Makoto Fujimura. The exhibit opens on Oct. 17 and will be shown until Dec. 12, 2014.
Senior
Vice President of Real Estate and Northwest Director Mark Elsbree - See
more at:
http://www.conservationfund.org/contacts/mark-elsbree/#sthash.kvBPZhLu.dpuf
Senior
Vice President of Real Estate and Northwest Director Mark Elsbree - See
more at:
http://www.conservationfund.org/contacts/mark-elsbree/#sthash.kvBPZhLu.dpuf
Senior
Vice President of Real Estate and Northwest Director Mark Elsbree - See
more at:
http://www.conservationfund.org/contacts/mark-elsbree/#sthash.kvBPZhLu.dpuf
Sun Valley, ID
(208) 726-4419
melsbree@conservationfund.org
(208) 726-4419
melsbree@conservationfund.org
Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Northwest Director Mark Elsbree
- See more at: http://www.conservationfund.org/places-we-work/idaho/#sthash.o7wca7hU.dpuf
Sun Valley, ID
(208) 726-4419
melsbree@conservationfund.org
(208) 726-4419
melsbree@conservationfund.org
Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Northwest Director Mark Elsbree
- See more at: http://www.conservationfund.org/places-we-work/idaho/#sthash.o7wca7hU.dpuf
Sun Valley, ID
(208) 726-4419
melsbree@conservationfund.org
(208) 726-4419
melsbree@conservationfund.org
Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Northwest Director Mark Elsbree
- See more at: http://www.conservationfund.org/places-we-work/idaho/#sthash.o7wca7hU.dpuf
Senior
Vice President of Real Estate and Northwest Director Mark Elsbree - See
more at:
http://www.conservationfund.org/contacts/mark-elsbree/#sthash.kvBPZhLu.dpuf
Senior
Vice President of Real Estate and Northwest Director Mark Elsbree - See
more at:
http://www.conservationfund.org/contacts/mark-elsbree/#sthash.kvBPZhLu.dpuf
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