1983 Program

 
Candelight procession : From the Old Nishi Hongwanji to Koyasan

 
 At Koyasan Buddhist Temple
   
  Welcome by
Miya Iwataki, NCRR
David Imahara (in Japanese), NCRR
     
  Religious Service
Reverend Paul Nakamura, Lutheran Oriental Church
Reverend Saito, Higashi Hongwanji Temple
     
  Opening Address
Bert Nakano, National Coalition for Redress/Reparations (Jerome)
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  United for Justice Ceremony
Organizations supporting A Day of Remembrance
     
  Shigin - 'Gu-Kan'
Mr. Kiyoo Yamashita (Poston)

Seki no gohonmatsu - Japanese Dance
The Shumi No Kai (Hobby Club), Led by Mrs. Kimiko Kawamura

Songs of the 40'S
1 Got It Bad and That Ain't Good, The Man I Love, St Louis Blues Mary 'The Songbird of Manzanar' Nomura, Vocals(Manzanar)
Joel lwataki, Acoustic Guitar
     
  Statement of Support
100/442 Veterans Association, Jack Wakamatsu-President

United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 645-GM Plant, Kelly Jenco
     
  Song -
'Prisoner of Love' Takeo Morinaga, vocals

GAMBARE! - Poem and Shamisen
Miya lwataki, Poet
Lillian Nakano, Shamisen (Jerome)

     
  The Honorable MERVYN DYMALLY
Thirty-First Congressional District
     
  State Resolution
The Honorable WILLIE L. BROWN, Jr. Speaker of the Assembly, California State Legislature Presented by Kevin Acebo, Assistant to the Speaker
     
  Heart Mountain Slide Presentation
By Bacon Sakatani (Heart Mountain)

Song - 'Turn, Turn, Turn'
Phil Shigekuni, Vocals and Guitar (Amache) Nancy Gohata, Vocals (Tule Lake)

Closing Address
Harry Kajihara, Japanese American Citizens League (Tule Lake)
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Closing Remarks
Harry Kajihara, JACL