LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee expresses its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Robert W. “Bob” Gracey, who passed away on January 16, 2023, at the age of 94. Gracey, the youngest of nine children, was born on December 10, 1928, in Kearsarge, about five miles east of Independence, which is roughly... Continue Reading →
54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage/2023 Manzanar At Dusk Scheduled For April 29, 2023
;LOS ANGELES — Our Legacy: Generational Struggles Towards Democracy is the theme for the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, which will be held live and in-person, conditions permitting, at the Manzanar National Historic Site on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 12:00 PM PDT. The 2023 Manzanar At Dusk program will also be held live and in-person... Continue Reading →
8th Annual Sue Kunitomi Embrey Student Awards Program for K-12 Students
LOS ANGELES – On December 4, the Manzanar Committee announced their Eighth Annual Sue Kunitomi Embrey Student Awards Program, a creative works program in which K-12 students may submit essays, short stories, poetry, works of art, including drawings, collages, posters, and works involving technology, including animation, podcasts, movies, or videos. The awards program, named after... Continue Reading →
2022-23 Katari Program – In Photos
During the November 12-13, 2022 weekend, 13 college students from six different Nikkei Student Unions participated in our annual Katari: Keeping Japanese American Stories Alive youth educational program. A joint program of the Manzanar Committee and the National Park Service staff at the Manzanar National Historic Site, Katari, which means “to tell stories” in Japanese,... Continue Reading →
Manzanar Committee Mourns the Loss of Community Leader, Activist Jim Matsuoka
LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee extends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Jim Matsuoka, long-time social justice activist, and a founder of the National Coalition for Redress and Reparations (NCRR; now known as Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress), who passed away on October 21, 2022, at the age of 86,... Continue Reading →
3rd Annual Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant Application Period Now Open
The following is a press release from the the Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument (VJAMM) Committee and the Manzanar Committee • Applications due January 6, 2023. LOS ANGELES — The Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument (VJAMM) Committee and the Manzanar Committee have announced the Third Annual Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant for 2023. Maeda, who... Continue Reading →
Volunteers Needed for Preservation Work at Manzanar’s Children’s Village Site
The following is a press release from the National Park Service. The public is cordially invited to join Manzanar National Historic Site and others over Labor Day Weekend (September 2-6) in preserving Manzanar’s Children’s Village, the only World War II Japanese American incarceration camp orphanage. We will be joined by former Manzanar orphans Karyl Matsumoto... Continue Reading →
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust Kicks Off Virtual Day of Action and National POV Broadcast
The following is a press release from Public Broadcasting System At the foot of the majestic snow-capped Sierras sits Manzanar, the site of the World War II concentration camp where 11,070 Japanese Americans were incarcerated from March 1942 to November 1945. This place is the confluence for memories of Payahüünadü, the now-parched “land of flowing... Continue Reading →
Manzanar Visitor Center To Open Daily Starting July 1, 2022
The following is a press release from the National Park Service. INDEPENDENCE, CA — Manzanar National Historic Site’s visitor center will be open 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM every day, beginning July 1, 2022. “We look forward to having our visitor center opened seven days a week to accommodate summer travelers,” said Superintendent Brenda Ling.... Continue Reading →