PILGRIMAGE: Seats available on second bus from Downtown Los Angeles to 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, but are going fast. See below for details. LOS ANGELES — On April 12, the Manzanar Committee announced that long-time religious leader and community activist, Reverend Paul T. Nakamura, pastor of Lutheran Oriental Church in Torrance, California, has been chosen... Continue Reading →
2015 Manzanar At Dusk: Sharing The Japanese American Incarceration Experience Among Different Generations, Diverse Groups
PILGRIMAGE: Second bus from Downtown Los Angeles to 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage added due to popular demand. LOS ANGELES — Sharing stories and experiences from the unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans in concentration camps during World War II will be the focus of the 2015 Manzanar At Dusk program, sponsored by the Manzanar Committee, scheduled... Continue Reading →
46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage Set for April 25, 2015
PILGRIMAGE: Bus transportation from Los Angeles also announced. LOS ANGELES — Watashi wa Manzanar: Continuing Our Civil Rights Legacy is the theme for the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, sponsored by the Manzanar Committee, scheduled for 12:00 PM PDT on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, located on U.S. Highway 395 in... Continue Reading →
44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage/2013 Manzanar At Dusk – Official Photo Essay
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 →
44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage: In Photographs
A few days have passed since the 44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, and the 2013 Manzanar At Dusk program, held last Saturday, April 27, 2013. Members of the Manzanar Committee returned to Southern California on Sunday after a lot of hard work, especially in the days just prior to the events, and of course, on Saturday.... Continue Reading →
The First Organized Manzanar Pilgrimage In 1969 – Photographs
The following photographs are from the very first organized Manzanar Pilgrimage on December 27, 1969, by photographer Evan Johnson, who attended the Pilgrimage, along with others from the Asian American Studies Department at the University of California, Davis. Johnson donated his collection taken that day to the Manzanar National Historic Site. “Regretfully, I have no... Continue Reading →
Exhibit On Muslims Belongs At Heart Mountain Interpretive Learning Center
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 →
43rd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage/2012 Manzanar At Dusk – Official Photo Essay
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 →
43rd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage – In Photos
We are quite late in making photos from the 43rd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage available here on our blog. After all, the event was back on April 28, 2012. The following photos have been available for viewing on our Facebook page since right after the Pilgrimage, and now, you can view them as a slide show,... Continue Reading →
