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A replica of a guard tower stands at the entrance to the Minidoka National Historic Site.

Returning to Minidoka: Reckoning with the Past and Reflecting on the Present

Densho Development & Communications Manager Jennifer Noji joined nearly 250 fellow pilgrims in returning to the Minidoka incarceration site to commemorate the past and critically interrogate the present. Jen shares…

Pilgrimage attendees explore barracks on the site of the Tule Lake concentration camp.

A Healing Journey to Tule Lake — and the Hidden Family History Uncovered Along the Way

Densho staff were honored to attend last month’s Tule Lake Pilgrimage, joining nearly 400 fellow pilgrims in returning to this important WWII incarceration site to remember its history and reflect…

A view of Heart Mountain from the former camp site.

Photo Essay: 2022 Heart Mountain Pilgrimage

Several Densho staff members were honored to be among the attendees of the 2022 Heart Mountain Pilgrimage this past weekend. This was Heart Mountain’s first major on-site pilgrimage since the…

Tule Lake Pilgrimage, 1974

In this American Archives Month guest post, Densho Digital Archivist Caitlin Oiye Coon looks at a recently published collection of photos by Gerald Kajitani. The photos document the second pilgrimage…