The opening episode of Pilgrimage: Manzanar, Memory, and Meaning centers on holding story and sorrow, reflecting on the power of public truth-telling across generations and faith traditions.

Host Elise Kaneshiro speaks with Mr. Bill Watanabe, camp survivor and community leader (Little Tokyo Historical Society), and Dr. Pamela King, Professor of Applied Developmental Science and Co-Director of the Thrive Center for Human Development at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Together, they explore how testimony, trauma, and pilgrimage shape identity, healing, and vocation. Through survivor memory and spiritual reflection, Witness invites listeners to consider how remembrance becomes a sacred act of faith and justice.

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This conversation was recorded remotely from Oʻahu and Pasadena, California, and is supported by the Asian American Christian History Institute at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Intro and outro music by Daniel King and Benji Tseng.

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