{"id":6720,"date":"2023-02-02T15:43:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T23:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philippineinternment.com\/?p=6720"},"modified":"2023-04-12T12:29:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T19:29:24","slug":"cpow-reunion-2023-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philippineinternment.com\/?p=6720","title":{"rendered":"CPOW Reunion 2023 &#8211; Update!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Because of Covid, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cpow.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CPOW (Civilian ex-Prisoners of War)<\/a> (formerly BACEPOW) reunion was cancelled last year. So we are making up for it in 2023 with a meeting at our familiar hotel in Sacramento, California. The hotel is newly renovated for guest rooms and the atrium lobby, and features a managers cocktail social period in the late afternoon plus a cooked-\u00adto-order breakfast.<\/p>\n<p><center><strong><\/p>\n<h4>CPOW 2023 Reunion Agenda<\/h4>\n<p><\/strong><br \/>\nThursday April 13 through Sunday April 16<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilton.com\/en\/hotels\/saceses-embassy-suites-sacramento-riverfront-promenade\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Embassy Suites by Hilton Sacramento Riverfront Promenade<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n2:00 to 5:00 Registration, Cindie Leonard, Atrium\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\nFriday morning, Self-Registration, Atrium<br \/>\n9:00 Opening &#038; Welcome, Sally Meadows, Steamboat\/Central Pacific Room<br \/>\n9:10 Presentation of the Colors, California National Guard<br \/>\n9:20 Los Ba\u00f1os Liberation, Sondra Shields<br \/>\n10:05 Bilibid Liberation, Francine Bostrom<br \/>\n10:50 Break<br \/>\n11:05 Video of Internees, Melanie Chapman<br \/>\n12:35 Lunch Break<br \/>\n2:00 Twice a POW, Angus Lorenzen<br \/>\n3:25 Break<br \/>\n3:40 A Matter of Faith: Religion and Hope at Santo Tomas, Mary Beth Klee<br \/>\n5:00 End of Session\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saturday<\/strong><br \/>\nSteamboat\/Central Pacific Room <\/p>\n<ul>\n9:00 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Black-Snow-Curtis-Firebombing-Atomic\/dp\/1324002999\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=D799JFM1TDIM&#038;keywords=black+snow+fire+scott+james&#038;qid=1675211832&#038;sprefix=black+snow+fire+scott+james%2Caps%2C136&#038;sr=8-1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb<\/a><\/em>, James Scott<br \/>\n10:30 Break<br \/>\n10:45 Hunger in Internment, Panel Discussion: Karen Lewis, Curtis Brooks, Mary Beth Klee, Angus Lorenzen<br \/>\n12:00 Group Photo Opportunity, Hotel Atrium<br \/>\n12:15 Lunch Break<br \/>\n1:30 Descendants Meeting, Daniel Doolan, Tower Bridge A Room<br \/>\n3:30 End of Session\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sunday<\/strong><br \/>\nVarious Rooms <\/p>\n<ul>\n9:00 Book Discussions and Sales, Atrium<br \/>\n9:00 CPOW Board of Directors, Sally Meadows, Tower Bridge B<br \/>\n10:30 Authors Work in Progress, Mary Beth Klee, Tower Bridge B<br \/>\n12:00 Banquet, Steamboat\/Central Pacific<br \/>\n1:00 Reunion Summation and Closing Remarks, Sally Meadows<br \/>\n1:15 Keynote Speaker, Jim Zobel<br \/>\n2:30 Adjourn, Sally Meadows\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Hotel Reservations:<\/strong><br \/>\nTo reserve a room at Sacramento Embassy Suites using our discount code:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacramento.embassysuites.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.sacramento.embassysuites.com<\/a> and make a reservation using the group\/convention code: POW<\/li>\n<li>Call (916) 326-5000 and let the Front Desk Agent know you would like to make a reservation under the CPOW Civilian Prisoners of War discount rate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Meeting Registration:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cpow.org\/content\/CPOW-Reunion-2023-Registration-Form.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> CPOW 2023 Reunion Registration Form<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Like to join CPOW?<\/strong>  Link to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cpow.org\/content\/CPOW-2023-Membership-Form.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CPOW 2023 Membership Form<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Checks should be made out to Civilian ex-POWs should be sent to CPOW Treasurer:<\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Cindie Leonard<\/strong><br \/>\n1675 S. 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