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More images from the 43rd Manzanar Pilgrimage at the former Manzanar Internment Camp south of Independence, where thousands of Japanese-Americans were held captive during World War II.  The efforts of the Manzanar Committee started back in 1969.  They worked to raise the profile of what happened to the American citizens of Japanese descent, who finally received some reparations for their captivity and seizure of all their property.  This year’s Pilgrimage unfolded on a warm, sunny day with more than 1,000 people joining in, including the UCLA Kodo Taiko drummers and many who simply wanted to feel the place, spend time at the cemetery there and remember what happened.  (Photos by Jon Klusmire)

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