LONE PINE, CA AND LOS ANGELES — Thirteen years ago, a group of about forty people, primarily college students, gathered for an evening program at a campground just west of Independence, California, about six miles north of the Manzanar National Historic Site. That evening, they talked about Manzanar and the Japanese American Internment experience, along... Continue Reading →
41st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage: Reflecting and Revisiting Living History
by LiAnn Ishizuka When I looked out the car window as we approached the barren landscape of dust and tumbleweeds, I couldn’t help but notice the majesty of the Sierra Nevada backdrop. Snow was sprinkled atop the rocky foundation as if perfectly layering the mountains in a picturesque way—something that could have been taken straight... Continue Reading →
