The following is the keynote speech delivered by attorney Don Tamaki at the 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, April 27, 2024, at the Manzanar National Historic Site. Click on the video below to watch. Video © 2024 Manzanar Committee. All rights reserved. LEAD PHOTO: Don Tamaki. Photo by Mark Kirchner/Manzanar Committee.
55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage Official Photo Essay
Please enjoy this photo essay from the event, featuring the stunning photographs by photographers Mark Kirchner and Jon Klusmire. Mark and Jon have generously provided photographs of the Manzanar Pilgrimage to us for several years now and this year’s photographs are absolutely gorgeous. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do! Photos by Mark... Continue Reading →
55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage Uplifts Struggles for Peace, Justice and Defense of Democracy
Advocates Highlight the Need for Black Reparations, Peace in Gaza, and Protecting Democratic Rights to 1,600 Attendees On Saturday April 27th 2024, the Manzanar Committee successfully hosted its 55th Annual Pilgrimage centered on the theme of Peace, Justice and Defense of Democracy. The day program featured educational speeches, cultural performances, and an interfaith ceremony to... Continue Reading →
Ron Wakabayashi to Receive the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award at 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage
LOS ANGELES — Ron Wakabayashi, former Regional Director, United States Department of Justice Community Relations Service, has been named as the 2024 recipient of the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award. The award, named after the late chair of the Manzanar Committee was one of the founders of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and was the driving... Continue Reading →
Attorney Don Tamaki to Keynote 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage
LOS ANGELES — On March 28, the Manzanar Committee announced that attorney Don Tamaki will be the keynote speaker at the 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, which will be held at the Manzanar National Historic Site on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 12:00 PM PDT (see map below). Tamaki, Senior Counsel of the Bay Area law... Continue Reading →
2023-24 Katari Program: Giving Students “A Platform, Resources to be Proactive Leaders in our Communities”
Editor’s Note: Now it it’s seventh year, the 2023-24 Katari program was held on January 27-28, 2024, at the Manzanar National Historic Site. Here are one of our student’s thoughts about this year’s program. by Kelli Kosakura Driving up to Lone Pine on Friday night, I thought I knew what Katari weekend would be like.... Continue Reading →
55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, 2024 Manzanar At Dusk Scheduled for April 27, 2024; Bus Transportation Available from Downtown Los Angeles, Gardena
LOS ANGELES — On February 9, the Manzanar Committee announced that the 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is scheduled for Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Manzanar National Historic Site (see map below). The 2024 Manzanar At Dusk program will also be held following the 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. The Committee also announced that bus transportation... Continue Reading →
Manzanar Committee Mourns the Passing of Community Leader, Activist, and Mentor Alan Nishio
LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of community leader, activist and mentor Alan Nishio on December 27 at the age of 78, after more than 17 years battling a rare form of cancer. Nishio was born on August 9, 1945, in the Manzanar concentration camp, one of... Continue Reading →
Scholar and Oral Historian Art Hansen Featured in Special Program at JANM on November 4
The following is a press release from Sharon Yamato. LOS ANGELES — Art Hansen, emeritus professor of history at California State University, Fullerton, and one of the leading scholars in Japanese American history, will be the guest of honor at a special public program, The Enduring Power of Oral History: An Afternoon with Art Hansen... Continue Reading →