Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
Kelsey Nakamura, President of the UCSD Nikkei Student Union, participated in her first Manzanar Pilgrimage and Manzanar At Dusk program on April 25, 2015. She shared her perspectives with us here. This was my first year attending the Manzanar Pilgrimage and I didn’t know what to expect. I was swamped with school work, midterms, and... Continue Reading →
We are, once again, honored and privileged to feature the tremendous photographs of professional photographers Mark Kirchner and Geri Ferguson in our official photo essay from the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 25, 2015. As they have in previous years, Kirchner and Ferguson have captured this year’s Pilgrimage like very, very few photographers have... 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 →
In many respects, the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 25, 2015, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, was a resounding success, enjoyed by approximately 1,500 participants. Whether it was the booming sounds of UCLA Kyodo Taiko, the moving, insightful words of speakers Pat Sakamoto, Hatsuko Mary Higuchi, Julia Teranishi, Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey,... Continue Reading →
Mary Adams Urashima, who is leading the fight to preserve Historic Wintersburg, the site of a former Japanese American community in Huntington Beach, California, attended her first Manzanar Pilgrimage and Manzanar At Dusk program on April 25, 2015, and was visibly moved by what she experienced. She graciously agreed to share those experiences with us... Continue Reading →
The 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, held on April 25, 2015, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, featured two “Voices From Camp”—former incarcerees who spoke about their experiences behind the barbed wire and beyond. The following are remarks by former Manzanar incarceree Pat Sakamoto. Good afternoon and welcome to our Pilgrimage. My mother, Koo Sakamoto, never... Continue Reading →
The 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, held on April 25, 2015, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, featured two “Voices From Camp”—former incarcerees who spoke about their experiences behind the barbed wire and beyond. First up is former Poston incarceree Hatsuko Mary Higuchi. My name is Hatsuko Mary Higuchi. I was born in 1939, on the... Continue Reading →
The following is the keynote speech by Dr. Satsuki Ina at the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, held on April 25, 2015, at the Manzanar National Historic Site. What an amazing theme for this 46th Manzanar Pilgrimage that began in 1969. “Watashi wa Manzanar! I am Manzanar! Continuing our Civil Rights Legacy.” 1942 – Manzanar was... Continue Reading →
The following are Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey’s closing remarks at the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, held on April 25, 2015, at the Manzanar National Historic Site. Today, we stand here, at this National Historic Site, on the very land that was once an American concentration camp. We stand here today having had Presidents apologize... Continue Reading →
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