Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
Every year we publish a printed program for the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, which includes articles connecting our history and current events, information about our speakers and performers, and updates about what’s going on at the Manzanar National Historic Site. Check out the printable program for the 57th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage by clicking on the link... Continue Reading →
The Manzanar Committee is honored to announce that noted Civil Rights Attorney Dale Minami will be the keynote speaker at the 57th annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Minami is best known in the Nikkei community for coordinating the legal effort to reopen the wartime convictions of Fred Korematsu, Min Yasui, and Gordon... Continue Reading →
Lessons from Manzanar to be explored on Saturday, April 25, 2026 LOS ANGELES —The Manzanar Committee announced that the 57th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2026 at noon at the Manzanar National Historic Site. This year’s pilgrimage promises to be a dynamic community gathering where we remember the lessons of the... Continue Reading →
The Manzanar Committee mourns the loss this week of our dear friend, ally, and educator Kathy Jefferson Bancroft. She was a tireless advocate for Indigenous rights and was a fierce defender of her homeland, Payahuunadü (Owen’s Valley). As Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, she worked alongside the Manzanar Committee to... Continue Reading →
We are pleased to announce that the 6th annual Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant is open. The program provides a $1,000 Grant to encourage college students to research the activism and legacy of Arnold Maeda, and to reflect on what that legacy means today. In April 1942, at the age of 15, Arnold and his... Continue Reading →
This Giving Tuesday we’re asking you to support our Katari program. Katari, which means “to tell stories” in Japanese, is an intensive, educational program for college students culminating in a weekend of place-based learning at Manzanar National Historic Site. College students from Nikkei Student Unions across California learn about the history of the unjust incarceration... Continue Reading →
By Glen Kitayama The Manzanar Committee mourns the loss of Art Hansen, Emeritus Professor of History and Asian American Studies at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). Professor Hansen is best known for his pioneering work in developing the new field of oral history as the founding director of the Japanese American Project of the CSUF... Continue Reading →
On Saturday August 23, 2025, the Manzanar Committee co-sponsored a National Day of Action at the Democracy Plaza in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Over 500 people gathered to take a stand against the Trump administration's attacks on truth, justice and democracy. The program included WWII incarceration survivors, community activists, and allies who shared statements to... Continue Reading →
On Saturday August 23, 2025, the Manzanar Committee co-sponsored the #ProtectEveryPark Day of Action at Manzanar National Historic Site. About 125 people gathered to speak out against the Trump Administration imposed budget cuts and QR codes attempting to erase the history at the site. Speakers drew parallels to the recent raids and detention of communities,... Continue Reading →
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