Manzanar Committee Receives 2023 Fall Grant from JA Community Foundation for Katari: Keeping Japanese Anerican Stories Alive Project

LOS ANGELES — On September 26, the Manzanar Committee, sponsors of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and Manzanar At Dusk program, announced that they have been selected by the Oakland-based JA Community Foundation as one of the recipients of their 2023 Fall Grants for its youth education project, Katari: Keeping Japanese American Stories Alive. Entering its... Continue Reading →

September 26, 2023 1

Manzanar Committee Mourns the Passing of Community Leader, Mentor, Min Tonai

LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Commitee mourns the passing of former Amache incarceree Minoru “Min” Tonai of Woodland Hills, California, who passed away on September 3 at the age of 94. Tonai, a native of San Pedro, California, grew up on Terminal Island, where the first of more than 120,000 Japanese/Japanese Americans were forcibly removed... Continue Reading →

September 6, 2023 0

Watch the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage (2023)/2023 Manzanar At Dusk Here!

If you missed the 2023 Manzanar Pilgrimage (54th Annual), or if you just want to re-live the experience, you can watch the event here via our YouTube channel. Just click on the red arrow in the center of the window of the video (below) that you want to watch! Also available: video clips of each... Continue Reading →

June 25, 2023 0

Archived Live Stream of the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

Although our videos from the 2023 Manzanar Pilgrimage (54th Annual) and the 2023 Manzanar At Dusk program are still forthcoming, here is an archived recording of the live stream of the Pilgrimage that we broadcast on our Instagram feed (@manzanarcommittee). Please note that due to the loss of our cellular connection, latter portions of the... Continue Reading →

May 18, 2023 0

54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage Official Photo Essay

Even though we published photographs of the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage a few days ago, we’re also publishing our “official” photo essay from the event, featuring the stunning photographs by professional photographers Geri Ferguson and Mark Kirchner. Mark and Geri have generously provided photographs of the Manzanar Pilgrimage to us for several years now and,... Continue Reading →

May 11, 2023 0

Manzanar Committee to Host Book Signing Featuring Dr. Arthur Hansen’s “Manzanar Mosaic”

LOS ANGELES — Dr. Arthur A. Hansen, author of the new book, Manzanar Mosaic: Essays and Oral Histories from America’s First Concentration Camp, will read passages from the book and sign copies of the book on Saturday, May 20, 2023, 2:00 PM, in the Nisei Veterans Memorial Hall at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute.... Continue Reading →

May 6, 2023 0

Download the E-Program for the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

As is our tradition, we always have a printable program for the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, which includes articles, information about our speakers and performers, what’s going on at the Manzanar National Historic Site, and this year was no exception. You can view a printable program for the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage by clicking on the... Continue Reading →

May 6, 2023 1

54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage/2023 Manzanar At Dusk – In Photos

The 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, the first live, in-person Pilgrimage since 2019, when the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down, has come and gone. It was wonderful to return to Manzanar to remember those who were incarcerated there, and those who never left Manzanar, and to celebrate our community. We’ll have photographs from professional photographers Geri... Continue Reading →

May 3, 2023 1

CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu Statement for 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

The following statement by Rep. Judy Chu (D), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), who represents California’s 28th Congressional District, was sent to us in support of the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. As Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, I would like to extend my solidarity to all those attending... Continue Reading →

May 2, 2023 0