LOS ANGELES — The 49th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is scheduled for Saturday, April 28, 2018, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, located on U.S. Highway 395 in California’s Owens Valley, between the towns of Lone Pine and Independence, approximately 230 miles north of Los Angeles (see map below).
UCLA Kyodo Taiko begins the Pilgrimage program at 11:30 AM PDT, while the main portion of the program begins at noon.
The popular Manzanar At Dusk program follows that same evening, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, at the Lone Pine High School gymnasium, located at 538 South Main Street (U.S. Highway 395), in Lone Pine, nine miles south of the Manzanar National Historic Site, across the street from McDonald’s (see map below).
For further details on these events, please follow our press releases on our web site, https://manzanarcommittee.org.
We encourage those covering the events to pre-register via e-mail so that we can provide whatever assistance you may need with your coverage.
To register, please send e-mail to communications@manzanarcommittee.org no later than 12:00 PM PDT on April 25, 2018.
Please note that our media “packet” will be distributed online via our web site at https://manzanarcommittee.org/2018media. This link will go live 24-48 hours prior to the event.
The Manzanar Committee has also established guidelines that all print, broadcast, and Internet media, along with any film/video crew or commercial photographer, must follow while covering the 49th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and/or the 2018 Manzanar At Dusk program (please download this document at):
Be advised that the National Park Service (NPS), which administers the Manzanar National Historic Site, has established guidelines for media, and generally requires permits for filming. The guidelines for coverage of the Pilgrimage do not supersede those of the NPS. Rather, they are meant to complement NPS guidelines for the afternoon Manzanar Pilgrimage event only. Please be sure to review their guidelines at https://www.nps.gov/manz/planyourvisit/permits.htm, and file the necessary permit requests before making the trip to Manzanar.
If you have questions, or if you need further information prior to the events, please send e-mail to communications@manzanarcommittee.org.
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The Manzanar Committee is dedicated to educating and raising public awareness about the incarceration and violation of civil rights of persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II and to the continuing struggle of all peoples when Constitutional rights are in danger. A non-profit organization that has sponsored the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969, along with other educational programs, the Manzanar Committee has also played a key role in the establishment and continued development of the Manzanar National Historic Site. For more information, check out our web site at https://manzanarcommittee.org, call us at (323) 662-5102, and e-mail us at info@manzanarcommittee.org. You can also follow the Manzanar Commitee on Facebook, on Twitter at @manzanarcomm, on Instagram at @manzanarcommittee, on Pinterest and on YouTube.
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LEAD PHOTO: A portion of the Shinto purification rite, performed by Rev. Alfred Tsuyuki of the Konko Church of Los Angeles as part of the interfaith service during the 48th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, April 29, 2017, at the Manzanar National Historic Site.< Photo: Mark Kirchner/Manzanar Committee.
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