Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
by Susan Muto Knight Among the many remarkable stories that have arisen from those who were incarcerated at Manzanar, the experiences of Takio “Tak” and Masako Muto (we called her, “Ma”) are among them. The photo at right is from their wedding in Los Angeles, taken just before World War II, a time that would... Continue Reading →
by Rena Ogino The 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 25, 2015, was my third Pilgrimage and my first with the UCSD Nikkei Student Union as a second year student. As a shin-Nisei (second generation Japanese American, the children of recent Japanese immigrants), I initially felt like a black sheep amongst Japanese American youth that... Continue Reading →
The following was originally published in the June 2, 2015 edition of the Inyo Register. It is reprinted here with permission. by Jon Klusmire Special to the Inyo Register INDEPENDENCE, CA — A personal approach that tapped into a shared history of past battles and victories was credited with delaying for a decade the industrial... Continue Reading →
The following is a poem written by Mary Langer Thompson that originally appeared in “The Word,” Volume 3, 2008, a California Lutheran University publication. Let orchards stand for fallen, swept away apples in abarren square. Barbed wired, piercing. Let the apple crate stand for desks where poets harvested poems,where a soldier’s mother read the telegram.... Continue Reading →
Kelsey Nakamura, President of the UCSD Nikkei Student Union, participated in her first Manzanar Pilgrimage and Manzanar At Dusk program on April 25, 2015. She shared her perspectives with us here. This was my first year attending the Manzanar Pilgrimage and I didn’t know what to expect. I was swamped with school work, midterms, and... Continue Reading →
Mary Adams Urashima, who is leading the fight to preserve Historic Wintersburg, the site of a former Japanese American community in Huntington Beach, California, attended her first Manzanar Pilgrimage and Manzanar At Dusk program on April 25, 2015, and was visibly moved by what she experienced. She graciously agreed to share those experiences with us... Continue Reading →
The 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, held on April 25, 2015, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, featured two “Voices From Camp”—former incarcerees who spoke about their experiences behind the barbed wire and beyond. The following are remarks by former Manzanar incarceree Pat Sakamoto. Good afternoon and welcome to our Pilgrimage. My mother, Koo Sakamoto, never... Continue Reading →
The 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, held on April 25, 2015, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, featured two “Voices From Camp”—former incarcerees who spoke about their experiences behind the barbed wire and beyond. First up is former Poston incarceree Hatsuko Mary Higuchi. My name is Hatsuko Mary Higuchi. I was born in 1939, on the... Continue Reading →
The following is the keynote speech by Dr. Satsuki Ina at the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, held on April 25, 2015, at the Manzanar National Historic Site. What an amazing theme for this 46th Manzanar Pilgrimage that began in 1969. “Watashi wa Manzanar! I am Manzanar! Continuing our Civil Rights Legacy.” 1942 – Manzanar was... Continue Reading →
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