Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
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 →
https://videopress.com/v/dwgCvu0T?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland supports the #ProtectEveryPark National Day of Action. Join the Manzanar Committee, NPCA, and local community leaders on Saturday, August 23rd to defend the truth of WWII Japanese American incarceration history. Hear from WWII incarceration survivors, community activists, and allies to honor the people and places that shaped... 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Committee co-chair Bruce Embrey: The Manzanar Committee is here today to condemn the Trump administration's misuse of outdated and...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 →
If you missed the 2023 Manzanar Pilgrimage (54th Annual), or if you just want to re-live the experience, you can watch the event here via our YouTube channel. Just click on the red arrow in the center of the window of the video (below) that you want to watch! Also available: video clips of each... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee mourns the loss of one of its own, member James (Jim) To, 64, who passed away on May 25. To, a product of the University of California, San Diego, where he completed his undergraduate work, and the Asian American Studies Master of Arts program at the University of California,... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — On April 21, the Manzanar Committee announced that, in lieu of the traditional Manzanar Pilgrimage, held annually at the Manzanar National Historic Site, this year’s program will be a “Virtual Manzanar Pilgrimage,” to be released on the Committee’s web site at 11:30 AM Pacific time on Saturday, April 25, 2020. “We are... Continue Reading →
August 10, 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (download a PDF of the actual bill), the legislation that provided redress and reparations for the forced removal and unjust incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese/Japanese Americans in American concentration camps, and other confinement sites, during World War... Continue Reading →
If you couldn’t make it to this year’s Manzanar Pilgrimage or Manzanar At Dusk events, or just want to experience them all over again, here are videos from both events! Included below is the full video of the 49th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, along with clips of our speakers and of the performance by UCLA Kyodo... Continue Reading →
We’re a little late with this, but on May 25, 2017, Gideon Culman, who publishes the K Street Coaching blog, interviewed Rose Masters, Park Ranger (interpretive staff), Manzanar National Historic Site, in a piece entitled, “Race Prejudice, War Hysteria, and a Failure of Political Leadership - Interview.” The interview runs the gamut of Manzanar history... Continue Reading →
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