Time to Remember with jazz musician Akira Tana and the Otonowa Band Coming to perform from the Bay Area To raise funds for the Historic Cultural Monument 1039 In Tujunga, California Date: September 23, 2023Time: 12:30 Location: Friendship Hall3201 Riverside Drive near Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California 90027View......
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By TAKESHI NAKAYAMA Nichi, Bei News Contributor, LOS ANGELES Griffith Park’s Travel Town Museum, which offers fun train rides for birthday parties, business meet- ings and also shares railroad facts, has a little-known ugly history — it contained a World War II prison camp that......
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The Tuna Canyon Detention Station was the site of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese, German, Italian aliens, and others. We preserve this history by encouraging creative media. We hope that this will enable us to reflect on our past and become better......
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A historical plaque will be installed on April 20 at 10:30 am in Travel Town. Office Merril H. Scott supervised both Tuna Canyon Detention Station and Griffith Park Travel Town during WWII. Both held prisoners who were Japanese, German, and Italian aliens. Dr. Russell Endo......
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Join us in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Historic Cultural Monument 1039, September 23, 2023....
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The 2023 Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD) met on February 10-11 in Los Angeles for a pre-trip orientation to Japan. The orientation was an opportunity to update the delegates on current affairs in Japan and prepare for the long-awaited trip. The delegation will travel to......
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A Job Well Done: William Lloyd Hitt (1932-2022) ...
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Please join us in our celebration. Click HERE to experience our history, honor our detainees and congratulate our scholarship winners....
Read MoreThe Japan Hollywood Network posted a video about the Tuna Canyon Detention Station on YouTube. Click below to view the video....
Read MoreWe thank the Goleta and San Ynez Library for the opportunity to discuss Tuna Canyon. Dr. Russell Endo presents Tuna Canyon with connections to the region. Dr. Sigrid B. Toye presents a rare German perspective of Tuna Canyon. June Aochi Berk vividly remembers her early......
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