Message from hdesmond

[Anonymous]

I read Farewell to Manzanar in High School and then my Dad, sister and I stopped there on our way back from a backpacking trip. We wandered around a bit, but there wasn't much to see. It was a very surreal feeling, having read about it and then actually being there (although nothing like being in Auschwitz.) I'm sure your experience, with the survivors and lecturers, would have been much more impactful on you. I encourage my students to make the trek to the high desert and visit, to help them realize just how close to home (literally) this part of history was.