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Becoming Community
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Becoming Community

207. The fifth episode of Pilgrimage, Manzanar, Memory, and Meaning

The fifth and final episode of Pilgrimage: Manzanar, Memory, and Meaning gathers pastors, students, and public voices to reflect on the practice and purpose of pilgrimage.

Host Elise Kaneshiro speaks with Rev. Michele Turek, Dr. Jemar Tisby, and Charlie Sponsel about what it means to become community through remembrance, truth-telling, and solidarity. Their conversation traverses themes of belonging, interethnic witness, and faithful resistance—asking how pilgrimage forms the body of Christ across differences and generations.

From stories of shared meals to reflections on the journey together, Becoming Community explores how remembrance itself becomes an act of hope.

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This episode was recorded remotely from Pasadena, California, and is supported by the Asian American Christian History Institute at Fuller Theological Seminary and the K/T Foundation. Sponsored by Lonely Bird Studios and edited by Paul Michael Corpus Abesamis.

Celebrating Evergreen Baptist Church, LA’s 100th Anniversary

Intro and outro music by Daniel King and Benji Tseng.


Elise Hatsuko Kaneshiro is an artist and storyteller based on O‘ahu. A fifth-generation Japanese-Okinawan (Gosei) creative, she explores themes of faith, heritage, and identity through visual art and storytelling. She is currently pursuing her Master of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary and previously served as co-lead of Fuller’s Asian American Student Fellowship.

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