Poston Pilgrimage – Oct 24 & 25, 2025
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The Poston Pilgrimage is an opportunity to learn more about the Poston Incarceration Camp, where approximately 18,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II. Visit the current Poston site, learn of our preservation efforts, attend our various workshop and hear from our keynote speaker.
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In collaboration with the CRIT Tribal Council, we are upholding the memories of camp life and highlighting the significant links and relationships between the Japanese American incarcerates and members of the tribal community.
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Our Poston exhibit is housed within the Museum of the Colorado River Indian Tribes. The Tribe has generously donated space for our Poston Community Alliance exhibit. It features a map of Poston’s three camps where visitors can locate the exact barrack and apartment where their family resided.
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This year we will be hosting the stamping for the Ireicho Book of Names at the Museum of the Colorado River Indian Tribes.
The pilgrimage is organized by the Poston Community Alliance, which is actively working to preserve the stories, artifacts, and historic structures of Poston, a World War II Concentration Camp, located on the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) reservation.
The registration fee includes Poston site visits, workshops, lunch and the banquet. Once you have registered for the Pilgrimage, an Eventbrite link will be sent to you to schedule your workshops and Poston exhibit viewing time. Registration will is now open.
Vendors and Volunteers can email us at postonalliance1@gmail.com.
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Schedule 2025
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Registration 10am - 7pm
Poston Exhibit Viewing - 10am - 5pm
Viewing and stamping of the Ireicho Book of Names 10am - 5:00pm Presentation with Speaker - 7:30pm
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​​ Registration - 8:30 am
Board Buses - 9 am
Opening Ceremony at CRIT Museum 9:15 am
Visit to Poston Memorial Monument 10:30 am
Site Visit to Poston Site 11:15 am
Lunch at La Pera School 12:30 pm
Workshops at La Pera School 1:30 -3:30 pm
Adobe Brick Installation at the Poston Site - 1:30 - 3:30pm
Viewing and stamping of the Ireicho Book of Names 2:00-5:00pm
Banquet at the Blue Water Resort & Casino 6 pm
Keynote Speaker - Brian Niya 7 pm
Pilgrimage Closing 9 pm
October 24, 2025
October 25, 2025
Hotel Reservations
To make a reservation, please indicate that you are with the Poston Pilgrimage group.
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Blue Water Resort & Casino
​11300 Resort Dr, Parker, AZ 85344
Phone: (888) 243-3360
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​​​Best Western
1012 S Geronimo Ave Parker, AZ 85344
928 669-6060
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Quality Inn
604 S California Ave, Parker, AZ 85344
928 669-2133
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Hampton Inn
1110 S Geronimo Ave, Parker, AZ 85344
928 669-1000
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Workshops
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Designing & Constructing the Poston Memorial Monument 1:30 pm & 3:30 pm
Presenter: Reid Nishikawa
A short video documenting the design construction of the Poston Memorial Monument and conversation with one of the members of the Poston Memorial Monument Committee
Installation of Adobe Bricks at the Poston Site.s 1:30pm - 3:30 pm
Presenter : Barara Darden
Join Barbara Darden, Preservation Architect, and Jon Steward and Kyle Nettleingham, our Contractors, will be providing a "hands-on"workshop at the Poston Site for building an adobe wall for one of our historic adobe classrooms
The Kindness of Color 1:30 pm & 3:30 pm
Presenter : Janice Munemitsu
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The author, Janice Munemitsu, will share how the paths of two immigrant families intertwined during WWII and led to a landmark court case, which changed California’s educational laws and also guide attendees in documenting their family history.
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How to Talk About the Incarceration 1:30 pm & 3:30 pm
Presenter: Susan Kamei
You don't need to be an expert to help educate others about the incarceration and its relevance to today's events. Susan Kamei, author of When Can We Go Back to America? Voices of Japanese American Incarceration during World War II, shares tips for sharing your Poston story to family, friends, and even strangers.
The Fudeko Project: A Digital Journaling Workshop
Presenter: Hana Maruyama
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Have you ever wished to write your memoir but found yourself stuck when you sat down to write? The Fudeko Project is a digital journaling program for Japanese American former incarcerees. We’ll introduce incarcerees, family members, and all those interested to our platform and help you get started with sample prompts and fun activities.
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Other workshops will be announced soon.
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