Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
Editor’s Note: The following is the keynote address delivered at the 39th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26, 2008, by Dr. Arthur A. Hansen. I would like to thank the Manzanar Committee for extending to me this invitation to be the keynote speaker at the 39th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. I am particularly indebted for... Continue Reading →
Editor’s Note: The following is a speech by Monica and Michael Embrey, who paid tribute to their grandmother, Sue Kunitomi Embrey, at the 37th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 29, 2006. Michael: We’re here today trying to understand our history. Something we young people are struggling to understand—something we never experienced, but something that we... Continue Reading →
Editor’s Note: The following is a story written back in 1982 by long-time Manzanar Committee member Fred Bradford about his experiences during the 13th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. Lone Pine is a small town about halfway to Reno from Los Angeles. It is also on the route to Death Valley and to the Mammoth ski area.... Continue Reading →
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