05/27/2026
On May 14, 2026, we lost our community hero Kyoko Nancy Oda after her many struggles with cancer. Kyoko was the President of the Tuna Canyon Coalition, a Tule Lake survivor, and a docent for the Tule Lake Pilgrimage in 2024. Kyoko’s deep kindness and generosity were matched only by her strength and tenacity in her educational and activist work. She persevered for years to co-translate and publish her father’s seminal Tule Lake Stockade Diary. Our deepest condolences go out to her dear family who have supported her at so many Pilgrimages. We will miss her terribly at this year’s Pilgrimage. Rest in power, dear Kyoko.