'Do The Dream' (Camp Stories Awards Show & Auction) - Santa Anita Park NEW

GOING BACK FOR THE 1ST TIME SINCE 1942. CBFSoCal "Camp Stories Award Show � Do The Dream" on June 2, 2012 at Santa Anita Park.

Santa Anita has a long prestigious history in the field of horse racing. However, 70 years ago a darker chapter began to unfolded at the site in 1942 when the U.S. War Department converted the extensive grounds into the nation's largest assembly center for Japanese Americans and all others residents of Japanese descent who had been directed to report there during World War II. Horses were moved out and the track suspended operations to make room for almost 19,000 men, women and children who were confused about what was happening in their lives and awaited their fateful assignment to one of the internment camps. A plaque near the entrance of Santa Anita Race Track is the sole reminder of its role during the war relocation and internment during WWII.

The historical moment of attendees who have not been to Santa Anita since they were assembled there in 1942 will be captured on June 2nd at the "Camp Stories Award Show - Do the Dream".

Date
June 2, 2012

Time
8:30 am - 11:30 am - Breakfast Reception, Silent Auction & Stunning Awards Programs

Schedule
8:30 am - Breakfast Reception & Auction in the Turf Club (Seating outside or inside)
10:00 am - Awards Program in the Chandelier Room
11:30 am - Walking tour of Santa Anita for those interested in this historical site

Honorees
� Hiroshi Kashiwagi, Nisei Poet, Playwright & Actor � Detained at Tule Lake Segregation Center during WWII for refusing to answer registration questions, he was categorized as a No-No.� He determined it was a violation of his civil rights as an American citizen. �
� Esther Takei Nishio -Test case in 1944 when she was taken out of camp to attend Pasadena City College where she faced extreme prejudice and hatred while her family was still incarcerated. Fortunately, with support from the Quakers, fellow students, college administrators and letters of encouragement from military personnel, she was able to excel in her studies.
� Patty & Emily (7 yr old) Kinaga � Thousand Hearts Benefit Concert for Japan.� Emily seeing the images of Japan with the Tsunami/Earthquake wanted to help the children and asked her mother "what can they do?" What happened - a celebrity studded Thousand Hearts Benefit Concert sending funds and paper hearts to the children of Japan.
� US-Japan Council, TOMODACHI INITIATIVE forged after the Japan Tsunami/Earthquake to invest in Japan's next generation and deepen U.S.-Japan ties.
� Manzanar Fishing Club � Documentary about internees at Manzanar who slipped away under the cover of night to find freedom and adventure, matching wits with the prized trout of the Sierra Nevada to bring fresh fish to internees.
� Toyo Miyatake Studio � Founded in 1923 by famed photographer Toyo Miyatake best known for his collection of Manzanar Relocation Center image. Eventually his son Archie took over and today his grandson, photographer Alan Miyatake, runs the Studio.
� American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization opened an office in Pasadena during WWII to aid Japanese Americans internees� reached out to colleges and hostels willing to receive evacuees and other essentials to aid the devastated Japanese American community.� In 1947, AFSC was co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Special Guest Presenter
Los Angeles City Councilmember Jan Perry.�� Presenters include:� Rose Ochi JD � Lane Hirabayashi Ph.D. � Rodney Kageyama � Mas Okui � Terry Hara � Lisa Sugimoto Ed.D.

Entertainment
� "Do The Dream"� & "I Am An American" - Kathy Bee will perform her original songs
� Jive to the music of the 1940's with the Grateful Crane Ensembles' Scott Nagatani & Keiko Kawashima
� Multimedia presentations and the stories of "The Wedding Dress" & Photo Display

Tickets
Tickets are $60.00 and download ticket form or pay online at website.

Location
Santa Anita Park 285 W Huntington Drive,�Arcadia, CA 91007

Flyer Attachments
Do the Dream Invitation - Click
Ticket Order - Click
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Web Site
http://www.CherryBlossomFestivalSoCal.org

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The Cherry Blossom Festival is a project of the Pasadena Arts Council's EMERGE Fiscal Sponsorship Program 501 (c) (3) charitable organization - EIN# 95-2540759