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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: gkitayama@manzanarcommittee.org Los Angeles – The Manzanar Committee is proud to announce that Dr. Satsuki Ina will be the keynote speaker at the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26th. Dr. Ina is a nationally recognized psychotherapist, filmmaker, and co-founder of Tsuru for Solidarity. She will share her insights on the lasting... Continue Reading →
Today the Manzanar Committee joined other leaders in the Japanese American and Immigrant Rights community to condemn Trump's mass deportations using The Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The following is a statement shared by the Manzanar Committee co-chair Bruce Embrey: The Manzanar Committee is here today to condemn the Trump administration's misuse of outdated and... Continue Reading →
The Manzanar Committee opposes President Trump's unlawful attempt to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to enforce deportations. This 18th century law was used by President Roosevelt in 1942 to justify the unconstitutional incarceration of over 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry in US concentration camps, including Manzanar.The Trump Administration's attempt to invoke this wartime... Continue Reading →
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