Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of community leader, activist and mentor Alan Nishio on December 27 at the age of 78, after more than 17 years battling a rare form of cancer. Nishio was born on August 9, 1945, in the Manzanar concentration camp, one of... Continue Reading →
The following is a press release from Sharon Yamato. LOS ANGELES — Art Hansen, emeritus professor of history at California State University, Fullerton, and one of the leading scholars in Japanese American history, will be the guest of honor at a special public program, The Enduring Power of Oral History: An Afternoon with Art Hansen... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee congratulates and extends its best wishes to Alisa Lynch Broch, who headed the Interpretation division at Manzanar National Historic Site, upon her retirement from the National Park Service on September 30. Lynch, who served in her position since September 9, 2001, finished her career after 22 years at Manzanar.... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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