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The 2020 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance program was held on Saturday, February 15, 2020, at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. The following is the Manzanar Committee’s statement on the demands by the JANM Board of Trustees that the recorded remarks by United States Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai’i; you... Continue Reading →
The 2020 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance, held at the Japanese American National Museum, has come and gone. The Manzanar Committee is one of the event’s co-sponsors each year. Here is a relative handful of photographs from the program. 2020 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance 26 photos.©2020 Gann Matsuda/Manzanar Committee. All rights reserved. Duplication prohibited... Continue Reading →
The 51st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and the 2020 Manzanar At Dusk program have been POSTPONED. Further information: https://manzanarcommittee.org/2020/03/12/51st-postponed. PILGRIMAGE: Bus transportation available from Downtown Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES — On February 15, the Manzanar Committee announced that long-time community activist and mentor Alan Nishio will be the keynote speaker for the 51st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage,... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — Democracy in Crisis: 1942 & 2020 is the theme for the 2020 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance (DOR), scheduled for Saturday, February 15, 2:00-4:00 PM), at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) 100 North Central Avenue in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. The Day of Remembrance is held annually to commemorate President Franklin... Continue Reading →
UPDATE: Deadline for submissions extended to April 24, 2020. For more details, please see Deadline Extended for Manzanar Committee’s Fifth Annual Student Awards Program. LOS ANGELES — On February 3, the Manzanar Committee, sponsors of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and Manzanar At Dusk program, along with the youth education project, Katari: Keeping Japanese American Stories... Continue Reading →
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