The 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, the first live, in-person Pilgrimage since 2019, when the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down, has come and gone. It was wonderful to return to Manzanar to remember those who were incarcerated there, and those who never left Manzanar, and to celebrate our community. We’ll have photographs from professional photographers Geri... Continue Reading →
2023 Manzanar At Dusk Will Connect Past and Present Injustices
LOS ANGELES — Connecting the injustices of the past with similar injustices of the present will be the focus of the 2023 Manzanar At Dusk program, sponsored by the Manzanar Committee, scheduled from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Lone Pine High School gymnasium, located at 538 South Main... Continue Reading →
MEDIA ADVISORY: 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and 2023 Manzanar at Dusk Program – April 29, 2023
LOS ANGELES — The 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is scheduled for Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, located on U.S. Highway 395 in California’s Owens Valley, between the towns of Lone Pine and Independence, approximately 230 miles north of Los Angeles (see map below). Kyodo Taiko at UCLA will begin the... Continue Reading →
Speakers, Bus Transportation Details Announced for 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, April 29, 2023
LOS ANGELES — On March 17, the Manzanar Committee announced that Manjusha Kulkarni and Dr. Arthur A. Hansen, will be among the featured speakers at the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, which will be held live and in-person, conditions permitting, at the Manzanar National Historic Site on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 12:00 PM PDT (see... Continue Reading →
54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage/2023 Manzanar At Dusk Scheduled For April 29, 2023
;LOS ANGELES — Our Legacy: Generational Struggles For Democracy is the theme for the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, which will be held live and in-person, conditions permitting, at the Manzanar National Historic Site on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 12:00 PM PDT. The 2023 Manzanar At Dusk program will also be held live and in-person... Continue Reading →
2022 Manzanar At Dusk Will Examine Artistic Expressions of Resistance
LOS ANGELES — Looking at different forms of resistance through the eyes, minds, and hearts of several artists will be the focus of the 2022 Manzanar At Dusk program, part of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, beginning at 5:00 PM PDT on Saturday, April 30, 2022, live and online via Zoom (videoconference). The interactive Manzanar At... Continue Reading →
2022 Virtual Katari Program Is A Success
by Wendi Yamashita Over the January 15, 2022 weekend, the students who will be organizing the Manzanar At Dusk program participated in our Katari Program. Katari, which means “to tell stories” in Japanese, is two days of intensive, experiential, place-based learning about the unjust incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War... Continue Reading →
Manzanar Committee Mourns the Loss of Member James To
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 →
We Need to Speak Up, and Let It Be Known Democratic and Civil Rights for All People Must Be Protected
The following is the text of a speech during our virtual 52nd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 24, 2021. by Seia Watanabe Growing up, something always felt a little bit wrong. It felt wrong when teachers could not pronounce my name right, or when they mistook me for the other Asian girl in my class.... Continue Reading →