Hoping to be able to make an announcement very soon.
1/31/18
1/26/18
PILGRIMAGE 2018 UPDATE
The Blue Water Resort & Casino apparently DOUBLE-booked our reservation.
We now are scrambling to find another location. Stay tuned for updates............
1/15/18
Imperial Valley Bus Tour: February 10-11, 2018
Here's a message from our friends
from Poston camp 1, the Imperial Valley Reunion Committee.
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Imperial
Valley Bus Tour February
10-11, 2018
A Journey
to Our Roots!
This tour is a visit to our roots & to share the legacy the Issei & Nisei have given our families! The excursion bus route: Along the Salton Sea, to Westmorland, Brawley,
Imperial, El Centro, Calexico, Holtville (Meloland), Calipatria and
Niland.
Visit: Japanese American Gallery in
the Pioneer Museum in El Centro with Tim Asamen as our tour guide.
Your
reservation includes:
Round trip bus ride on Gold Coast Tours/bus driver tip
Saturday buffet lunch-Golden Corral in El Centro
Museum admission & donation to the JA Gallery
1 night stay-Best Western Hotel in El
Centro and Sunday breakfast.
Saturday night dinner-your choice
Sunday lunch-your choice at a stop at Morongo Casino
Rest
stop in Mecca
Stop at the
Westmorland Date Shop
Departure: 8:00 am
Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo
815 E. 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Bus pick up: Vignes St. side of the Temple
Overnight parking: Available for $5/day; or $10 cash for the trip.
Return: 4:00 pm on Sunday.
**For
Tour questions: email: imperialvalleyreunion@gmail.com
Colleen
Hayashi – Home: 714-779-1179/Cell: 714-393-3219
Roy Imazu
– Cell: 818-522-4891/Home: 818-767-1508
SAVE THE DATE!
APRIL 7, 2018
10:00 am - 8:00 pm (approx time)
Parker, Arizona
POSTON PILGRIMAGE
...We will dedicate the installation of the new bricks at the Poston Memorial Monument.
...Screening of our new documentary film: "For the Sake of the Children."
....Review our current historical landmark project work
****Registration forms & details to be posted soon.
Pictures from our recent Board meeting on 1/15/18
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| Marlene Shigekawa |
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| John Guilday, Jim Namba, and Margie Namba |
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| Bob Shintaku, Roberta Barton, and Dianne Kiyomoto |
1/14/18
WHERE IS POSTON?
Have received many email messages from folks asking about how to get to Poston and the location of our historical site.
For a general map, click on the 'MAPS" tab on the homepage. Also included are some photos of the street signs.
For a general map, click on the 'MAPS" tab on the homepage. Also included are some photos of the street signs.
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