;LOS ANGELES — Our Legacy: Generational Struggles Towards 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 →
2020-21 Katari Program: “What Resonates With Me the Most Is the Refusal for This History to Be Forgotten, Erased, or Overlooked”
Editor’s Note: The 2020-21 Katari program, which is usually held in early November at the Manzanar National Historic Site, had to be moved to an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the loss of the extremely important placed-based learning component of the program, by all accounts, it seems that we were able to... Continue Reading →
Activists Kathy Masaoka and traci-kato-kiriyama To Be Featured Panelists During 2021 Manzanar At Dusk Program
LOS ANGELES — Community activists Kathy Masaoka and traci-kato kiriyama will be the featured panelists during the 2021 Manzanar At Dusk program, part of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, scheduled from 5:00 PM PDT to 8:00 PM on Saturday, April 24, 2021, live and online via Zoom. The Manzanar At Dusk program follows the 52nd Annual... Continue Reading →
2021 Manzanar At Dusk Will Connect Past and Present Injustices via Live, Online Program
LOS ANGELES — Connecting the injustices of the past with similar injustices of the present will be the focus of the 2021 Manzanar At Dusk program, part of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, which is scheduled from 5:00 PM PDT to 8:00 PM on Saturday, April 24, 2021, live and online via Zoom. The Manzanar At... Continue Reading →
Amplifying Voices: The 2020-21 Katari Program
Editor’s Note: The 2020-21 Katari program, which is usually held in early November at the Manzanar National Historic Site, had to be moved to an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the loss of the extremely important placed-based learning component of the program, by all accounts, it seems that we were able to... Continue Reading →