#Manzanar Cemetery

[eopederson]

Grave Marker, Cemetery, Manzanar Concentration Camp National Memorial, 29 March 2023.

[caldrive]

The (very affecting) Soul Consoling Tower (I-Rei Tō) at Manzanar "Relocation Center" cemetery, Manzanar, California (October 2023). I keep coming back to Manzanar — decades ago when I started looking for the camp it was harder to find, but now it's part of the NPS system — and wonder if we'll ever have the courage to officially call it (and its sibling camps) what it was, a concentration camp. I'm always struck by the contrast between the (harsh) beauty of the natural setting (so familiar to me) and the ugliness of what was done here.

[inkymink]

Reconstructed Manzanar guard tower. Soul Consoling Tower at Manzanar cemetery. Manzanar, California. 17 Nov 2019.

Between March 1942 and January 1945, 11,070 Japanese Americans were incarcerated in a concentration camp in Manzanar, California, one of ten such camps built across the western and central United States. Many of the concentration camps were built on unceded indigenous land, including Manzanar, which is located in Payahǖǖnadǖ / Owens Valley, within the traditional territory of the Mono people. Conditions at Manzanar were very harsh, with inadequate provisions and facilities unsuited for the high desert climate. At least 135 people died while incarcerated there.

The guard tower was reconstructed for educational purposes in 2005. The cemetery marker, Soul Consoling Tower, was built in 1943 by Ryozo Kado, a detained stonemason. Both towers now stand and testify to a crime against humanity committed by the United States.

[thorsenmark]

Manzanar Cemetery Monument by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: While taking in views of the landscape present in the Manzanar National Historic Site with a view looking to the southwest. This is of the Manzanar Cemetery and monument with a mountain backdrop of Mount Williamson.

[mesatop]

Manzanar CA, ‘23

WWll Japanese Internment Camp Cemetery

[morbidloren]

199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die's anniversary

199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die’s anniversary

199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die came out four years ago today. My encyclopedia of graveyards, tombs, and burial places spanned the US and circled the globe. It never stood a chance at being comprehensive, but I tried to make it as wide-ranging as possible. I’m not sure if it’s obvious to anyone but me, but 199 Cemeteries is my most intentionally political book. From the start, I didn’t want…

[genericxsports]

Manzanar Cemetery 

[thehistorygirlnj]

#tombstonetuesday The grave of Noriyuki Arasuna, a premature male baby who died on July 20, 1943 at Manzanar National Historic Site in #California. Noriyuki was born five and one half months premature. Records show that his parents were later transferred from #Manzanar to the Tule Lake Segregation Center. #ca #cahistory #SpreadTheHistory #cemetery #cemetery_shots #aj_graveyards #rememberme #grave #graveyard #graveyard_dead #blog #blogger #travelblog #travelblogger #memorial #mementomori #historygirl #history #exploreca #igersca #taphophile #taphophiles_only #manzanarnhs #FindYourPark #nps102 #nationalparkgeek #goparks (at Manzanar National Historic Site) https://www.instagram.com/p/BthXqqanOkB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gdvjnf8hpf4o

[kvetchlandia]

Jeff Pott     Cemetery, Manzanar Internment Prison, Inyo County, CA     March, 2022

Manzanar was one of the internment centers in which Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II.  Very little of the original prison remains, although representative parts of it are being reconstructed.

[rockislandadultreads]

Historical Mystery Must-Reads: Diverse Picks

The Boy in the Red Dress by Kristin Lambert

New Year's Eve, 1929. Millie is running the show at the Cloak & Dagger, a swinging speakeasy in the French Quarter, while her aunt is out of town. The new year is just around the corner, and all of New Orleans is out to celebrate, but even wealthy partiers' diamond earrings can't outshine the real star of the night: the boy in the red dress. Marion is the club's star performer and his fans are legion--if mostly underground. When a young socialite wielding a photograph of Marion starts asking questions, Millie wonders if she's just another fan. But then her body is found crumpled in the courtyard, dead from an apparent fall off the club's balcony, and all signs point to Marion as the murderer. Millie knows he's innocent, but local detectives aren't so easily convinced. As she chases clues that lead to cemeteries and dead ends, Millie's attention is divided between the wry and beautiful Olive, a waitress at the Cloak & Dagger, and Bennie, the charming bootlegger who's offered to help her solve the case. The clock is ticking for the fugitive Marion, but the truth of who the killer is might be closer than Millie thinks..

Clark and Division by Naomi Hirahara

Set in 1944 Chicago, Edgar Award-winner Naomi Hirahara’s eye-opening and poignant new mystery, the story of a young woman searching for the truth about her revered older sister’s death, brings to focus the struggles of one Japanese American family released from mass incarceration at Manzanar during World War II. Twenty-year-old Aki Ito and her parents have just been released from Manzanar, where they have been detained by the US government since the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, together with thousands of other Japanese Americans. The life in California the Itos were forced to leave behind is gone; instead, they are being resettled two thousand miles away in Chicago, where Aki’s older sister, Rose, was sent months earlier and moved to the new Japanese American neighborhood near Clark and Division streets. But on the eve of the Ito family’s reunion, Rose is killed by a subway train. Aki, who worshipped her sister, is stunned. Officials are ruling Rose’s death a suicide. Aki cannot believe her perfect, polished, and optimistic sister would end her life. Her instinct tells her there is much more to the story, and she knows she is the only person who could ever learn the truth. Inspired by historical events, Clark and Division infuses an atmospheric and heartbreakingly real crime fiction plot with rich period details and delicately wrought personal stories Naomi Hirahara has gleaned from thirty years of research and archival work in Japanese American history.

The Silence of Bones by June Hur

I have a mouth, but I mustn't speak; Ears, but I mustn't hear; Eyes, but I mustn't see. 1800, Joseon (Korea). Homesick and orphaned sixteen-year-old Seol is living out the ancient curse: “May you live in interesting times.” Indentured to the police bureau, she’s been tasked with assisting a well-respected young inspector with the investigation into the politically charged murder of a noblewoman. As they delve deeper into the dead woman's secrets, Seol forms an unlikely bond of friendship with the inspector. But her loyalty is tested when he becomes the prime suspect, and Seol may be the only one capable of discovering what truly happened on the night of the murder. But in a land where silence and obedience are valued above all else, curiosity can be deadly.

The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins

A servant and former slave is accused of murdering her employer and his wife in this astonishing historical thriller that moves from a Jamaican sugar plantation to the fetid streets of Georgian London--a remarkable literary debut with echoes of Alias Grace, The Underground Railroad, and The Paying Guests. All of London is abuzz with the scandalous case of Frannie Langton, accused of the brutal double murder of her employers, renowned scientist George Benham and his eccentric French wife, Marguerite. Crowds pack the courtroom, eagerly following every twist, while the newspapers print lurid theories about the killings and the mysterious woman being held in the Old Bailey. The testimonies against Frannie are damning. She is a seductress, a witch, a master manipulator, a whore. But Frannie claims she cannot recall what happened that fateful evening, even if remembering could save her life. She doesn’t know how she came to be covered in the victims’ blood. But she does have a tale to tell: a story of her childhood on a Jamaican plantation, her apprenticeship under a debauched scientist who stretched all bounds of ethics, and the events that brought her into the Benhams’ London home—and into a passionate and forbidden relationship. Though her testimony may seal her conviction, the truth will unmask the perpetrators of crimes far beyond murder and indict the whole of English society itself.

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

TIRYAM

I've always been fascinated by Unova's design, about how all of it fits into the single area of NYC, and so I decided to design a pokémon region based off of the Autonomous Community of Madrid (CAM for short), Tiryam :)

I'll go through everything detailing the inspirations from each place; keep in mind that some routes I'll be skipping cause they don't have an irl basis, and that I had to change quite a few things to make this region work, in case it looks a bit confusing at the beginning :)

1. Melon Town: Based off the town of Villaconejos, famous for its melons. It would be just your average starter town.

3. Walnut Town: Based off the town of Chinchón, with a medieval feel to it and an incredible main square that would be the main focus of the pokémon town.

5. Elm City: Here you'll find the first gym, specialyzed in Grass types, and it is based on the city of Aranjuez, famous for its palace that would occupy the main portion of the pokémon city.

6. Sallow Forest: Based off the Casa de Campo, the largest green area in all of Madrid.

8. Willow Town: Based off Las Rozas Village, a shopping center / outlet modelled after a statian pedestrian city center (I think it's modeled after California ones specifically but idk), so the pokémon town would be the same.

9. Tremulous Lake: Based off the San Juan Reservoir, the largest body of water in the community, that will be the only water route of the region.

11. Spruce City: Here you'll find the second gym, a Rock type one. This city, hilly and with an extense agricultural and rural life, has two bases; Temple of Debod and San Isidro Prairie and Shrine, both in hilly areas of the city. This will make this city the more legendary and mythical one, with local stories of mysterious legendary pokémon helping out the farmers (and of course will have the main legendary pokémon of the game).

12. Route 5: This area is based off X-Madrid, a leisure center with roller and skateboarding, rock-climbing, etc, and all of that will be reflected in the pokémon route. It will also have a mall cause every region has one and this is the perfect spot for it.

13. Alder Town: Based off San Lorenzo de El Escorial, the town is famous for its monastery, and as such, this town will have it as it's central building.

14. Gated Mountain: Based off the Guadarrama Mountains and specifically Peñalara mountain.

15. Poplar Town: Here you'll battle your fourth gym, specialized in Ghost types, and its based off Guadarrama and other towns in the sierra, with stone houses and a cozy atmosphere.

16. Route 7: This area is based off the La Pedriza area before going into a Pokémon cemetery based off the Valley of the Fallen and the La Almudena Cemetery.

17. Route 6: This route has a building based off the Palace of Infante Don Luis that could be used as the Battle Chateau or something like that.

18. Fig City: Here you'll find the third gym, specialized in Normal types, and this city (just as the next one) is a conundrum of a series of areas in Madrid, in this case, of wealthy towns, barrios and districts such as Pozuelo de Alarcón, Majadahonda, Boadilla del Monte, Aravaca, Sanchinarro or Salamanca.

19. Route 8: This route will be full of train tracks that go into a station based off Atocha Station.

20. Pear City: This city is based off areas of Madrid with a traditionally worker class population, like Móstoles, Fuenlabrada, Getafe, Vallecas or Carabanchel, among others.

23. Twill Town: This town alongside the river that crosses the region (based off the Manzanares River) is based on the Madrid Río area, with the Matadero, which would probably act as an art gallery, as its main building.

24. Old Bridge: It's based off the Bridge of Toledo.

25. Linden City: Home of the fifth gym, full of Fairy types, this city will be dreamy-like, hosting the Royal Palace, Almudena Cathedral and Campo del Moro, with a very "royal" feeling overall.

26. Route 11: This route will have a El Rastro -like flea market, full of stuff and a buzzing ambience.

27. Maple City: Based off the Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and the Madrid de los Austrias (x) district, this is the main crossroads of the region, and has thrived on exchanges and bustling travellers, with tons of inns and cafes.

28. Jet Tunnel: Based off the El Pardo Mountain (x).

29. Juniper Town: Based off the University City (x) and the Paseo del Prado (x) (along with the museums in it), Juniper Town is the main cultural hub of the region.

31. Acacia City: Here you'll find the sixth gym, specialized in Psychic pokémon, and it's based off the district of Usera (x), that's kinda like an unofficial "chinatown", so this city will have Eastern-looking buildings.

32. Route 13: Here you'll find a building inspired in Las Ventas Bullring (x), which in this region could either serve as a stadium for PWT-style battles or for pokémon contests.

33. Mulberry City: Home of the seventh gym, specializing on Steel types, this city will be based off the financial district of Madrid, with the Paseo de la Castellana (x), Cuatro Torres Business Area (x), KIO Towers (x), AZCA (x), and busy and well-dressed people in a hurry to be somewhere.

35. Strawberry City: This is the capital of Tiryam, and it's based off Gran Vía (x), Puerta de Alcalá (x), Plaza de España (x), Edificio Metrópolis (x), and Callao Square (x), full of theaters, music, shops, cafés, and people.

37. Fir Town: This little town will be based on the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (x) and the nearby city of Torrejón de Ardoz (x), with a very industrial feeling.

38. Route 16: This route will be sprinkled with ruins based off the Roman city of Complutum (x), and it will have an archaeological museum based on the National Archaeological Museum (x).

39. Laurel City: This city will have the last and final gym, with Dragon type pokémon, and it's based off Alcalá de Henares (x), a medieval looking town with tons of history and cool places.

40. Victory Road: It'll be based off the Retiro Park (x), with a lake, a rose maze, and tons of green areas.

41. Pokémon League: It's based off the Palacio de Cristal (x) found in the Retiro Park.

[eopederson]

Homage to Ansel Adams, Memorial, Cemetery, Manzanar Concentration Camp, 2023.

Taken on the fly with an iPhone so please no comparison to Adams’ masterpiece so carefully crafted.

[nolonelyroads]

Soul Consoling Tower, Manzanar Cemetery, CA. Over 10,000 Japanese Americans were held at Manzanar, with 150 people dying in the camp. 15 people were buried in this cemetery, and now 6 graves remain. . . . . . . . . . . . #california #alltrails #modernoutdoors #roamearth #rediscovertheearth #ViewBug #earthfocus #TLPicks #OurPlanetDaily #lonelyplanet #lpfanphoto #sonyalpha #landscape #CAStateParks #VisitCalifornia #naturalcalifornia #wildcalifornia #CaliforniaCaptures #wonderlustcalifornia #manzanar (at Manzanar National Historic Site) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8EcWrdF9O2/?igshid=1vyhhcc33d4h1

[palmtreepalmtree]

On the last leg of my trip this past weekend, we stopped at the National Historic Site of the Manzanar internment camp. This was one of several locations in the United States where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during WW II. Make no mistake, they were prisoners.

It was a blisteringly cold day. Windy and overcast. It was difficult to walk around.

What struck me most about the site was how little remains of the place where more than 120,000 Americans were held. I included a photo of the scale model that shows the size of the camp. The photo just above it is the vast emptiness that's there now. There are remnants of the people who lived here---gardens that have been unearthed through restoration efforts, concrete foundations, front steps leading to nowhere---but it is mostly empty.

The museum is small but powerful. It appears to have been completed perhaps in 2003, and the influence of that moment in time shows in part of the exhibit. But while history has changed around this place, its lessons remain. Important, powerful, painful lessons.

I placed a stone on the cemetery monument to mark my presence. You've probably seen the monument in images before. The kanji, if I have it correctly, reads "soul consoling tower."

[thorsenmark]

Respectfully Approaching History (Manzanar National Historic Site) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: While taking in views of the landscape present in the Manzanar National Historic Site with a view looking to the southwest. This is of the Manzanar Cemetery and monument with a mountain backdrop of Mount Williamson.

[nationalparkpatchlady]

August 14, 2018 is the 75th anniversary of the Manzanar cemetery monument. ⠀ ⠀ “On May 16, 1942, Matsunosuke Murakami, 62, became the first of 150 men, women, and children to die in camp. He and 14 others, most infants and older men without families, were laid to rest in the Manzanar cemetery. The cemetery was outside the barbed wire fence in an old peach orchard from Manzanar's farming era. In the shadow of majestic Mt. Williamson their somber funerals and memorials were attended by hundreds of mourners. ⠀ ⠀ While some deceased were sent to hometown cemeteries, most were cremated. Their ashes were held in camp until their families left Manzanar. Six burials remain today.⠀ ⠀ Visiting the cemetery can be a personal pilgrimage: of reflection, worship, remembrance, or protest. Some people leave offerings: coins, personal mementos, paper cranes, water and sake, and religious items. These are tangible expressions of the ongoing, unspoken conversations about America’s past and its future.⠀ ⠀ The monument’s Japanese Kanji characters read, “Soul Consoling Tower” on the front and “Erected by the Manzanar Japanese, August 1943” on the back.” - [nps.gov]⠀ ⠀ 📍: Manzanar National Historical Site⠀ 📅 : May 2017⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #nationalparkgeek #manzanarnationalhistoricsite (at Manzanar National Historic Site) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmdiYBcDpbB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jhijl1cypl0b