ABOUT:
The Tanforan Assembly Center Memorial Committee (TACMC) was formed in March 2012 to initiate a photographic exhibit of Dorothea Lange and Paul Kitagaki Jr works to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the opening of the former Tanforan Assembly Center. With the approval and support of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors and staff, the exhibit was installed at the San Bruno, CA train station and remains there today. TACMC and the Contra Costa JACL have supported Paul Kitagaki Jr.’s efforts to create a traveling photographic exhibit of these images. At the same time TACMC has been working on the creation of a permanent bronze statue memorial and plaza outside the San Bruno station, site of the former Tanforan Assembly Center. This year we expect to temporarily install the new bronze statue inside the train station.
ABOUT US:
President - Doug Yamamoto
Vice President - Steve Okamoto
Treasurer - David Inada
Secretary - Gail Wiemann
Board Members - Ken Ijichi
Robbin Kawabata
Paul Kitagaki Jr
Karyl Matsumoto
Richard Oba
Paul Okada
Diana Okamoto
Valentina Rozas
Richard Sekiguchi
Ben Takeshita
Esther Takeuchi