Please join us at the 2023 Crystal City Pilgrimage!  Crystal City Family Internment Camp survivors and our families, friends and supporters are making a pilgrimage to Texas on October 26 – 29, 2023.  Organized by the Crystal City Pilgrimage Committee, the pilgrimage will take place at both the La Quinta Hotel by Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk and the former site of the Crystal City Family Internment Camp.

Please visit https://www.crystalcitypilgrimage.org/ for more information. Registration is open through September 8th.

Kaz Naganuma’s design for the new memorial monument

Special 2023 Pilgrimage Activities:

  • The unveiling of a stunning memorial monument designed by former Japanese Peruvian internee and award-winning designer, Kazumu Julio Cesar Naganuma.
  • The dedication of a street named “Calle Aiko y Sachiko” after the two Japanese Peruvian 10-year-old girls who tragically drowned at the camp swimming pool.
  • The display of the Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of WWII exhibit, which presents the little-known stories of over 31,000 immigrant residents and citizens of German, Italian, and Japanese ancestry — of the U.S. and seized from Latin America — imprisoned as “enemy aliens” during WWII.
Interfaith Memorial Service During 2019 Crystal City Pilgrimage

2023 Pilgrimage Highlights:

  • Sharing family stories and learning about the unique history of Crystal City Family Internment Camp and the various nationalities and communities imprisoned there as well as the latest news about the ongoing struggle for JLA reparations.
  • Participating in the Pilgrimage to Crystal City – interfaith memorial service, photo display of camp photos prepared by local high school students, lunch and cultural program at the high school, tour of the former site of Crystal City Family Internment Camp, and dinner in Crystal City with the local community and the exchange of family stories.
  • Enjoying a fun Friday evening at the Peru Kai dinner party organized by JLA families and friends.

For JLA-related pilgrimage questions, please contact us at https://jlacampaignforjustice.org/contact.

We hope to see you in San Antonio and Crystal City in October!