The Long Journey Home

The Long Journey Home

from the University of Washington.

Location and Time

The Long Journey Home was held at the main campus of the University of Washington inside rooms 120 and 130 of Kane Hall. In regards to the date and time, the ceremony was held on May 18th, 2008 and was scheduled to last from 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm Pacific Standard Time.

Agenda

Although the ceremony did not officially begin until two o'clock, group photographs were taken of the honorees in front of the campus' Suzzallo Library at approximately one o'clock. The recognition ceremony began at two o'clock in Kane Hall beginning with the entrance of the university regents. The president of the University of Washington, Mark Emmert presided over the event and gave a speech on the significance of this event as well as his personal perspective of the internment. Emmert was followed by several other speakers whom of which included Norman Mineta, Gail Nomura, and Tetsuden Kashima. A video memoir was shown prior to the "presentation of the honorary degrees" which included personal accounts of University of Washington students of the internment and its affect on their time at the university as well as their personal opinions of "The Long Journey Home" regarding its closure to the "long journey" the Japanese endured.

References

* The Long Journey Home: Honoring UW Nikkei Students of 1941-1942 . Retrieved July 31, 2008, from UW Alumni Association Web site: https://go.washington.edu/uwaa/events/200805nikkei_graduation/details.tcl
*(2008, May, 17). ‘The Long Journey Home’ is finally here. Northwest Asian Weekly, Retrieved July 29th, 2008, from http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008270021/editor20082721.htm
*cite web | last = Hinchliff | first = Catherine |title=University of Washington honors Japanese American students of World War II on May 18, 2008|url=http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=8697| date=July 23, 2008|publisher=HistoryLink.org

External links

* [https://go.washington.edu/uwaa/events/200805nikkei_graduation/details.tcl University of Washington Site on The Long Journey Home]
* [http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2008270021/editor20082721.htm Northwest Asian Weekly Article on The Long Journey Home]


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