Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
For the second consecutive year, we are honored and privileged to feature the tremendous photographs of professional photographers Mark Kirchner and Geri Ferguson in our official photo essay from the 44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and the 2013 Manzanar At Dusk program, on April 27, 2013. The majority of the photos are from the afternoon Pilgrimage... Continue Reading →
As stated in our post with photographs from the 44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, held on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, by all accounts, this year’s Pilgrimage was a huge success. But our events that day don’t end with the afternoon Pilgrimage program. Indeed, the annual Manzanar At Dusk program follows... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — On July 31, 2012, the Rafu Shimpo published George Yoshinaga’s column, “Horse’s Mouth - About Signing ‘Markers’ In Vegas, which opened with one of his typical, misguided, ignorant rants that had nothing to do with the headline of his column. This time, Yoshinaga railed against the much-publicized exhibit at the Heart Mountain... Continue Reading →
Earlier this month, we published some photographs of the 43rd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, and the 2012 Manzanar At Dusk program, both held on April 28, 2012. But this photo essay features the work of professional photographers Mark Kirchner and Geri Ferguson, official photographers for the events. The majority of the photos are from the afternoon... Continue Reading →
As in our previous post about photos from the 43rd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, we are also quite late with publishing photos from the 2012 Manzanar At Dusk program, on April 28, 2012. Held a few hours after the traditional afternoon Manzanar Pilgrimage program, Manzanar At Dusk is an interactive, intergenerational program where people of all... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — On April 2, the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee announced that Rose Ochi, a key figure in the establishment of the Manzanar National Historic Site, and long-time pro bono legal counsel for the Manzanar Committee, has been chosen as the 2012 recipient of the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award. The award, named after... Continue Reading →
Updated details about the 40th Manzanar Pilgrimage are available at:Ron Wakabayashi To Keynote 40th Manzanar Pilgrimage Ken Burns Short “Manzanar - Never Again” To Be Screened At Manzanar At Dusk Program LOS ANGELES — The 40th Manzanar Pilgrimage, sponsored by the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, is scheduled for 12:00 PM PDT on Saturday, April 25,... Continue Reading →
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