Minidoka Pilgrimage

09/01/2026

Please mark your calendars-

SATURDAY OCTOBER 17, 2026

and support our valued friends at Puyallup Valley JACL and the Remembrance Gallery -

Link: https://www.zeffy.com/.../ticketing/voices-of-our-ancestors

SATURDAY OCTOBER 17TH! 📣
Mark your calendars 🗓️ and buy your tickets! 🎟️
Link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/voices-of-our-ancestors

08/11/2026

Special appreciation to KTVB- TV, NBC Boise for producing and broadcasting this segment on Minidoka. Here is the link:

https://www.ktvb.com/video/news/local/208/echoes-of-minidoka-remembering-a-dark-chapter-in-american-history/277-24388803-f594-4a0f-a89b-4165ff546069?fbclid=IwY2xjawTnfZ9wZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUxZSG9WajVhNjVJUzBYdktzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe4bNaVeT9UtYNywjQKVGnNBUdTFeZwzkF0nZxsM29SysucfRL7E1KFJ7N_o8_aem_xEt80X1QhimDTPXjD7_PkQ

07/13/2026

The Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee (MPPC) would like to express heartfelt gratitude to YOU - our beloved community.

Over the weekend, we deepened our connection as we explored and discovered more about historic Minidoka, reflect and learn from our outstanding speakers, live performances and multigenerational discussion Talk Story groups.
We are grateful for the ability to safely share insights, tears
and hope for healing.

Thank you for being an important part of Minidoka Pilgrimage 2026❤️

MPPC Photo by: Eugene Tagawa, Survivor of Minidoka Concentration Camp

07/13/2026

Thank you to ALL of this year's generous and thoughtful donors to the Minidoka Pilgrimage Scholarship Raffle.

Our GRAND PRIZE: 2-Alaska Airlines RT tickets to fabulous destinations won by Tula from Kirkland, WA.
Tula is a former Minidoka Pilgrimage Youth Fellowship scholar!
Thank you Alaska Airlines for your continued generous support of the Minidoka Pilgrimage!

07/13/2026

After an inspiring, intensely insightful and often deeply emotional Minidoka Pilgrimage program -
we take a much needed break.
Saturday evening, our treasured Minidoka Survivor,
Fujiko Tamura Gardner (aka The Dancing Nisei)
leads us in modern Bon dancing !

07/13/2026

Eugene Tagawa, Minidoka Pilgrimage survivor and photographer extraordinaire , snapped this gorgeous photograph of our 2026 pilgrims during our educational program at the College of Southern Idaho last Friday.
Thank you Uncle Eugene!

07/12/2026

Minidoka Pilgrimage 2026 Day 3 -

Touring Minidoka National Historic Site on Saturday.

Sending heartfelt appreciation to National Park Service Rangers and our many Pilgrimage volunteers who kept our pilgrims safe, secure and hydrated in the 102 degree high desert heat.

07/11/2026

Minidoka Pilgrimage 2026 Day 2 -

Minidoka Swing Band Performance:

07/11/2026

Minidoka Pilgrimage 2026 Day 2 -

Survivor Panel participants receive a standing ovation.

Pictured L to R: Jeanne Shioshi, Moderator Yoko Fedorenko, Linden Nishinaga, MPPC Board Member Hanako Wakatsuki -Chong, Rodger Nogaki, and Keiko Yanigahara.

Keynote Address: Dr. Karen Korematsu,
Fred T. Korematsu Institute, “Meeting the Moment- It’s about Courage.”