Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
On Saturday August 23, 2025, the Manzanar Committee co-sponsored the #ProtectEveryPark Day of Action at Manzanar National Historic Site. About 125 people gathered to speak out against the Trump Administration imposed budget cuts and QR codes attempting to erase the history at the site. Speakers drew parallels to the recent raids and detention of communities,... Continue Reading →
https://videopress.com/v/dwgCvu0T?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland supports the #ProtectEveryPark National Day of Action. Join the Manzanar Committee, NPCA, and local community leaders on Saturday, August 23rd to defend the truth of WWII Japanese American incarceration history. Hear from WWII incarceration survivors, community activists, and allies to honor the people and places that shaped... Continue Reading →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 14, 2025 The Manzanar Committee is co-sponsoring the National Park Conservation Association’s (NPCA) #ProtectEveryPark Day of Action on Saturday, August 23, 2025. This nationwide event will take place at numerous National Park Service (NPS) locations to call attention to the crippling DOGE staffing and budget cuts and the QR codes recently... Continue Reading →
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/
The Manzanar Committee extends our deepest gratitude to Dr. Satsuki Ina for her powerful keynote address at the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26, 2025. You can watch her statement here: https://youtu.be/qL4Ea578Qj0?si=WsN_IygLzj33vh-B https://videopress.com/v/JFdhBdzR?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true
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 →
Manzanar National Historic Site News Release For Immediate Release Contact: Ed Standefer Phone: (760) 878-2194 ext. 3311 Email: edward_standefer@nps.gov Manzanar Committee’s 56th Annual Pilgrimage to be held April 25-27 INDEPENDENCE, CA— Manzanar National Historic Site will host the 56th Manzanar Pilgrimage the weekend of April 25-27. The annual pilgrimage, organized by the Manzanar Committee, is open to the public, including formerly... Continue Reading →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: gkitayama@manzanarcommittee.org Los Angeles – The Manzanar Committee is proud to announce that Dr. Satsuki Ina will be the keynote speaker at the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26th. Dr. Ina is a nationally recognized psychotherapist, filmmaker, and co-founder of Tsuru for Solidarity. She will share her insights on the lasting... Continue Reading →
Today the Manzanar Committee joined other leaders in the Japanese American and Immigrant Rights community to condemn Trump's mass deportations using The Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The following is a statement shared by the Manzanar Committee co-chair Bruce Embrey: The Manzanar Committee is here today to condemn the Trump administration's misuse of outdated and... Continue Reading →
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