Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
We’re rather late with photos from professional photographers Mark Kirchner and Geri Ferguson, but here’s our official photo essay from the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, held on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Manzanar National Historic Site. Our thanks to Mark and Geri for once again providing us with their wonderful photographs. We deeply appreciate... Continue Reading →
Once again, the Manzanar Committee gets a reminder of why we do the work that we do... Back on April 19, 2016, eleven days before the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, a teacher from a local school brought her students to the Manzanar National Historic Site where they participated in the National Park Service’s Junior Ranger... Continue Reading →
by Susan Muto Knight Former Manzanar incarcerees, Takio (Tak) and Masako (Ma) Muto and other Muto family members were among the over 11,070 incarcerated Japanese Americans, government ordered, to leave their homes and businesses behind in the spring of 1942, to live in an isolated location in the Owens Valley of California, between the Sierra... Continue Reading →
Following a bit later in the day after the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is the Manzanar At Dusk program, an interactive event in which participants can hear first-hand stories from those who were incarcerated in America’s concentration camps during World War II, and talk about the issues surrounding that experience and their relevance to what’s happening... Continue Reading →
Although weather (gusty winds) kept many participants away this year, about 900 participated in the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 30, 2016. In case you missed it, video of the day’s events is available at VIDEO: 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and 2016 Manzanar At Dusk. A photo essay from professional photographers Mark Kirchner... Continue Reading →
If you missed anything during the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage or the 2016 Manzanar At Dusk program, just want to experience them all over again, or if you missed either event entirely, you can watch the entire speakers/performance portion of the Pilgrimage and the opening and open mic/wrap-up sessions from Manzanar At Dusk. Also available... Continue Reading →
The following is an expanded version of a story about 2016 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award recipient Bob Gracey that will appear in the printed program for the 47th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Manzanar National Historic Site. LOS ANGELES — For most people, even those who are familiar with... Continue Reading →
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 2016 Manzanar At Dusk program, sponsored by the Manzanar Committee, scheduled from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Lone Pine High School... Continue Reading →
The following is a press release from the Organization of American Historians. BLOOMINGTON, IN — During its annual meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, the Organization of American Historians (OAH) presented the Manzanar National Historic Site barracks exhibit with their prestigious 2016 Stanton-Horton Award for Excellence in National Park Service History, which is given annually to... Continue Reading →
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