Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969 and the more recent Manzanar At Dusk program
LOS ANGELES — On September 1, the Manzanar Committee launched Phase III of Katari: Keeping Japanese American Stories Alive, a project aimed at educating college-age youth about the unjust incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II, and providing them with tools to help them teach that critical history to others.... Continue Reading →
The following is a statement by Satsuki Ina, co-leader of Tsuru for Solidarity. “The Trump Administration announced new regulations...that would remove the Flores settlement’s protections for child welfare, permitting indefinite detention of migrant children and families with minimal oversight,” said Satsuki Ina, co-leader of Tsuru for Solidarity. “The administration claims that stripping away the current... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — On July 15, the Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969, along with the annual Manzanar At Dusk program and the Katari youth education project, announced their support of the proposed Resolution R-3: “Recognition of and Apology to the Tule Lake Resisters” that will be considered during the 2019... Continue Reading →
MANZANAR COMMITTEE: supports rally held at Fort Sill on June 22; calls on community to rally in protest in Los Angeles Little Tokyo on June 27. LOS ANGELES — On June 23, the Manzanar Committee, sponsors of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969, the Manzanar At Dusk program since 1997, and the more recent Katari... Continue Reading →
The following is a joint statement from several Los Angeles-based community organizations, including the Manzanar Committee. LOS ANGELES — Representatives of several community organizations located in, or aligned with, Little Tokyo, will protest the White House’s plans to use Fort Sill in Oklahoma as a detention center for immigrant children and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s... Continue Reading →
The following is a press release from the National Park Service. INDEPENDENCE, CA — Manzanar National Historic Site’s award-winning public archeology program provides exceptional opportunities to learn about the past and help preserve the site and its stories for the future. From March 27 – April 1, 2019, volunteers will have the unique opportunity to... Continue Reading →
PILGRIMAGE: Bus transportation available from Downtown Los Angeles and Gardena LOS ANGELES — UCLA Kyodo Taiko will perform at the 50th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, sponsored by the Manzanar Committee, Saturday, April 27, 2019, starting at 11:30 AM PDT, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, located on U.S. Highway 395 in California’s Owens Valley, between the... Continue Reading →
The Los Angeles Day of Remembrance 2019 was held on February 16, 2019, at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. The George & Sakaye Aratani Central Hall at JANM was filled to capacity once again for the annual Day of Remembrance, held to commemtorate the signing of Executive Order 9066, which... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — Behind Barbed Wire: Keeping Children Safe and Families Together is the theme for the Los Angeles Day of Remembrance (DOR) 2019, a program supporting civil rights for everyone, scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2019, from 2:00 - 4:00 PM at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. The... Continue Reading →
