Thanks to a grant from the JA Community Foundation, the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage in Arkansas, to be held June 5 to 8, will be livestreamed again this year.
Register here: https://give.jampilgrimages.org/VirtualJeromeRohwer
The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, June 5
12 p.m. Pacific / 2 p.m. Central / 3 p.m. Eastern: “From Jerome/Rohwer to Tulsa: Why Japanese Americans Are Supporting Black Reparations”
5 p.m. Pacific / 7 p.m. Central / 8 p.m. Eastern: Keynote speakers Akemi Kochiyama and Kai Naima Williams
Thursday, June 6
8 a.m. Pacific / 10 a.m. Central / 11 a.m. Eastern: Instagram Live: Rohwer Cemetery
11 a.m. Pacific / 1 p.m. Central / 2 p.m. Eastern: WWII Japanese Internment Camp Museum 11th Anniversary Program
1:30 p.m. Pacific / 3:30 p.m. Central / 4:30 p.m. Eastern: Instagram Live: Jerome Monument
Friday, June 7
7 a.m. Pacific / 9 a.m. Central / 10 a.m. Eastern: “It’s Rice Land”
8 a.m. Pacific / 10 a.m. Central / 11 a.m. Eastern: “The Historical Record and Evolving Legacy of Jerome/Rohwer Photography
9 a.m. Pacific / 11 a.m. Central / 12 p.m. Eastern: “Preserving the Stockton Assembly Center: Memory and Structure”
11 a.m. Pacific / 1 p.m. Central / 2 p.m. Eastern: “A Tribute to Miss Rosalie”
12 p.m. Pacific / 2 p.m. Central / 3 p.m. Eastern: “Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit”
1 p.m. Pacific / 3 p.m. Central / 4 p.m. Eastern: Camp Survivor Panel
Saturday, June 8
8 a.m. Pacific / 10 a.m. Central / 11 a.m. Eastern: “The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration: Resistance at Jerome”
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 6 p.m. Pacific / 8 p.m. Central / 9 p.m. Eastern
For our virtual participants, we wanted to provide a space where you have an opportunity to connect with other Japanese Americans as well as Jerome and Rohwer survivors and descendants. Every evening during the pilgrimage, there will be a Zoom meeting where you can talk about the day’s programs or just share stories.
Saturday, 1 p.m. Pacific / 3 p.m. Central / 4 p.m. Eastern
This year, our Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrim-age will host a virual intergnerational discussion group over Zoom. We recognize that not everyone can make it to an in-person pilgrimage, and we hope that our intergenerational groups can help foster a space for dialogue and sharing across different generations of Japanese Americans. We invite you to bring stories, photos, and/or belongings from Jerome and Rohwer to share.