Music Behind Barbed Band

The music concert 9066 Music Behind Barbed Wire was the ending cumulation of the events done throughout the semester to honor the 75th anniversary of Manzanar. Inside the university theatre the crowd was coming in, soon the theater was packed with a variety of people from the community and students. The evening event started fifteen minutes late, and then we were welcomed by the Dean of the college of arts and humanities Mitch Avila. He discussed how throughout the semester they had several guest speakers and field trips to Manzanar and stressed how it was important to remember how many Japanese American were incarnation. After that the program began with Coco Mori a student from the Calle Mayor Middle School, she performed The Star Bangled Banner and it was amazing to find that the audience was singing along with her. The vibe inside the theatre was very peaceful and united. One of my favorite performances had to come from the students of UCLA Kyodo Taiko. The students from UCLA performed to three songs and they exciting to watch each student …show more content…
The Songbird of Manzanar performed a variety of songs that were enduring to her, like I’ll Remember April by Patricia Johnston and Don Raye. That song I’ll Remember April was important in her life because she told the audience that on April 1 1945 is when she could leave Manzanar. I appreciated her performances it had a jazz vibe and was sharing stories about life in Manzanar made everything more personal, she shared one story about how she met her husband on a blind date and her discussed her love for music. The co-host of this event did a great job Kathryn Cunningham and Mary Donnelly were funny, charming and made everyone feel very comfortable, even though they were trying to buy time. They also were promoting different events that would be happening soon on this