Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
In a letter to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Muslim Public Affairs Council has joined our call for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to halt their plans to build the Southern Owens Valley Solar Ranch adjacent to the Manzanar National Historic Site. The Manzanar Committee deeply appreciates their support. February 25,... Continue Reading →
That Manzanar is a National Historic Site is a fact many already know. But long before Manzanar became a unit of the National Park Service on March 3, 1992, the site had already been named as a National Historic Landmark (February 4, 1985), and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on... Continue Reading →
The latest development regarding the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s proposed Southern Owens Valley Solar Ranch (SOVSR), a 1,200-acre (approximately 1.8 square mile) solar energy generating facility that would be built adjacent to the Manzanar National Historic Site, is a step backward for the Owens Valley. The County of Inyo appears to be... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — The 45th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, sponsored by the Manzanar Committee, is scheduled for 12:00 PM PDT on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, located on US Highway 395 in California’s Owens Valley, between the towns of Lone Pine and Independence, approximately 230 miles north of Los Angeles (see... Continue Reading →
On January 2, 2014, the Los Angeles Times published an unsigned editorial in support of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's proposal to build a 1,200-acre solar energy generating facility adjacent to the Manzanar National Historic Site. You can read their editorial at: A Solar Array Won’t Hurt The Mood At Manzanar. Daniel... Continue Reading →
On January 2, 2014, the Los Angeles Times published an unsigned editorial in support of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's proposal to build a 1,200-acre solar energy generating facility adjacent to the Manzanar National Historic Site. You can read their editorial at: A Solar Array Won’t Hurt The Mood At Manzanar. The... Continue Reading →
On January 2, the Los Angeles Times published an unsigned editorial supporting the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s proposal to build a 1,200-acre solar energy generating facility adjacent to the Manzanar National Historic Site. You can read their editorial at: A Solar Array Won’t Hurt The Mood At Manzanar. Dr. Arthur A. Hansen,... Continue Reading →
The National Parks Conservation Association has joined the fight against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s proposed Southern Owens Valley Solar Ranch, which would be built in close proximity to the Manzanar National Historic Site. We look forward to working with NPCA on this effort. The following is their letter to LADWP in... Continue Reading →
For years, the Manzanar Committee and the Tule Lake Committee have stood, side-by-side, in our efforts to preserve, protect and interpret Japanese American World War II confinement sites, such as Manzanar and Tule Lake, for future generations. Once again, The Tule Lake Committee is supporting our efforts to protect Manzanar, announcing their opposition to the... Continue Reading →
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