Civil Rights

Lest We Forget Japanese-American Memorial Marker Groundbreaking

69 Years Later: Returning to the corner of Venice and Lincoln Blvds on April 25, 2011, Japanese-American camp survivors and friends gather to launch a reminder of their ordeal.

Top row (standing): Noboru Kamibayashi, Linda Lucks, Hideyo Takimoto, Mitzi Takimoto, Brian Maeda, Bill Rosendahl, Scott Pine, Arnold Maeda, Suzie Yamato, Aya Masada,  Hiram Ohta, John Marumoto, Yosh Tomita, Emily Winters, Suzanne Thompson, Phyllis Hayashibara, Nikki Gilbert, Jim Smith.

Middle Row: Yuri Amamoto, Ikuko Kiriyana, Mae Kakehashi, Ms. Yamato, Lily Kamibayashi, Maguerite Tanaka, Nancy Nishi, Ahyeong Im.

Front Row: Beatriz Lopez, Alyssa Valencia, Paola Arias, Yadira Orozco, Rocio Lopez, Elisa Mendez.

See photo: http://www.freevenice.org/Beachhead/May2011/Beachhead-color.pdf

Categories: Civil Rights, History, Venice

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