{"id":13526,"date":"2018-07-27T09:42:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T09:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=13526"},"modified":"2023-06-08T21:36:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T21:36:29","slug":"mothers-society-of-minidoka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/news\/2018\/07\/27\/mothers-society-of-minidoka","title":{"rendered":"Mira Shimabukuro speaks on the Mother\u2019s Society of Minidoka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/mothers-society-of-minidoka.jpg\" alt=\"mothers society of minidoka\" class=\"wp-image-24482\"><\/figure>\n\n<p>In early July, IAS faculty member <a href=\"\/ias\/faculty-and-staff\/mira-shimabukuro\">Mira Shimabukuro<\/a> spoke about her research at the annual Minidoka Pilgrimage in Twin Falls, Idaho to a group of survivors and descendants of survivors who gather each year to deepen their awareness about the history and legacy of Japanese American Incarceration during World War II. 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