Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
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 →
The Manzanar Committee mourns the loss this week of our dear friend, ally, and educator Kathy Jefferson Bancroft. She was a tireless advocate for Indigenous rights and was a fierce defender of her homeland, Payahuunadü (Owen’s Valley). As Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, she worked alongside the Manzanar Committee to... Continue Reading →
On Saturday August 23, 2025, the Manzanar Committee co-sponsored a National Day of Action at the Democracy Plaza in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Over 500 people gathered to take a stand against the Trump administration's attacks on truth, justice and democracy. The program included WWII incarceration survivors, community activists, and allies who shared statements to... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
LOS ANGELES — On February 9, the Manzanar Committee announced that the 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is scheduled for Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Manzanar National Historic Site (see map below). The 2024 Manzanar At Dusk program will also be held following the 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. The Committee also announced that bus transportation... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of community leader, activist and mentor Alan Nishio on December 27 at the age of 78, after more than 17 years battling a rare form of cancer. Nishio was born on August 9, 1945, in the Manzanar concentration camp, one of... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee congratulates and extends its best wishes to Alisa Lynch Broch, who headed the Interpretation division at Manzanar National Historic Site, upon her retirement from the National Park Service on September 30. Lynch, who served in her position since September 9, 2001, finished her career after 22 years at Manzanar.... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — On September 26, the Manzanar Committee, sponsors of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and Manzanar At Dusk program, announced that they have been selected by the Oakland-based JA Community Foundation as one of the recipients of their 2023 Fall Grants for its youth education project, Katari: Keeping Japanese American Stories Alive. Entering its... Continue Reading →
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