Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
LOS ANGELES — Members of the Manzanar Committee have returned to Southern California after a long, hard weekend in the Owens Valley for the 40th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and Manzanar At Dusk programs on Saturday, April 25. We are all very tired and relieved that the events are over. But at the same time, at... Continue Reading →
Editor’s Note: We’re more than a little late with this, we know, but we wanted to get this out because it is one of the unknown stories from Manzanar...the fact that research was done behind the barbed wire by Japanese American scientists who, despite being unjustly incaracerated by their own government, made positive contributions to... Continue Reading →
by Tom Leatherman When I came to Manzanar National Historic Site in 2005, I thought I was going to work at a site which preserved the history of a World War II Japanese American internment camp. It turned out to be so much more. I was quickly introduced to the talented and dedicated staff and... Continue Reading →
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 →
To say that the members of the Manzanar Committee have just finished a long day is certainly an understatement. We’ve finally gotten back to our hotel for the night after a full day of events—all part of the 39th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, held on Saturday, April 26, 2008. The traditional daytime program at the Manzanar... 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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