Japanese American Incarceration - Day of Remembrance Ceremony - California State Museum

Shig Yokote of VFW Post 8985 and Heather Koike lead the Pledge beginning the ceremony.
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi lighting the candle representing the Manzanar Internment Camp.
California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye delivers remarks on the importance of remembering this historic day.
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi & Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye during the remembrance ceremony.
Honored to present ACR 1, proclaiming a Day of Remembrance, in the Assembly Chamber.
Pictured: Mas Hatano, Kiyo Sato, and John Sakamoto. Honored to present ACR 1, proclaiming a Day of Remembrance, in the Assembly Chamber.
Honored to present ACR 1, proclaiming a Day of Remembrance, in the Assembly Chamber.

For the past four decades, Japanese American communities across the United States have sponsored Day of Remembrance Programs in February of each year to remember what happened in 1942. Standing together, we can pass on the message of never letting this happen again.

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