Thanks to all who joined us for the 57th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday April 25th 2026. For anyone who missed it and for those who want to revisit the day, you can check out the video footage on our YouTube page: https://youtu.be/AXpBLIyVrfY?si=wJ5CWQ-MZgp4K9G3 https://youtu.be/AXpBLIyVrfY?si=7z0XX1Trb9vI3zOS https://youtu.be/rYnD845e31c?si=C9ItxUkQwnK_ip4Q https://youtu.be/rYnD845e31c?si=C9ItxUkQwnK_ip4Q https://youtu.be/x3-rb4WirF0?si=XhPKPAZV9exYoK3J https://youtu.be/x3-rb4WirF0?si=XhPKPAZV9exYoK3J
57th Annual Pilgrimage – Printed Program
Every year we publish a printed program for the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, which includes articles connecting our history and current events, information about our speakers and performers, and updates about what’s going on at the Manzanar National Historic Site. Check out the printable program for the 57th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage by clicking on the link... Continue Reading →
Civil Rights Attorney Dale Minami to Keynote the 2026 Manzanar Pilgrimage
The Manzanar Committee is honored to announce that noted Civil Rights Attorney Dale Minami will be the keynote speaker at the 57th annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Minami is best known in the Nikkei community for coordinating the legal effort to reopen the wartime convictions of Fred Korematsu, Min Yasui, and Gordon... Continue Reading →
57th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage: Vigilance is the Price of Democracy
Lessons from Manzanar to be explored on Saturday, April 25, 2026 LOS ANGELES —The Manzanar Committee announced that the 57th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2026 at noon at the Manzanar National Historic Site. This year’s pilgrimage promises to be a dynamic community gathering where we remember the lessons of the... Continue Reading →
6th Annual Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant
We are pleased to announce that the 6th annual Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant is open. The program provides a $1,000 Grant to encourage college students to research the activism and legacy of Arnold Maeda, and to reflect on what that legacy means today. In April 1942, at the age of 15, Arnold and his... Continue Reading →
Bruce Embrey Opening Statement at 2025 Manzanar Pilgrimage
Listen in to this powerful statement Bruce Embrey, co-chair of the Manzanar Committee, shared at the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26, 2025. https://fb.watch/zvhy7fxcin/
56th Annual Pilgrimage draws 2500+ in call for Truth, Justice and Democracy
A crowd of over 2,500 gathered this year for the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage to call for the defense of Truth, Justice and Democracy. Check out the printed program here.Our day program included power statements from our MCs Glen Kitayama and Seia Watanabe, Jeremiah Joseph of the Lone Pine Paiute Shoshone tribe, Superintendent Jeremy Scheier... Continue Reading →
Irei Project to Present Ireichō Book of Names at 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage
Los Angeles – The Irei Project, a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to memorializing people of Japanese ancestry incarcerated during World War II, will be traveling to the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The pilgrimage, organized by the Manzanar Committee, honors the experiences of Japanese and Japanese Americans unjustly detained at the Manzanar... Continue Reading →
56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage: Truth, Justice and Democracy
LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee has announced that the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the Manzanar National Historic Site. The theme of the 2025 Pilgrimage is Truth, Justice, and Democracy. The 2025 Manzanar At Dusk program will also be held following the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. Bus... Continue Reading →
