Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
GARDENA, CA — On March 17, the Manzanar Committee honored former Manzanar incarceree Hank Umemoto, author of the new book, Manzanar To Mount Whitney: The Life and Times of a Lost Hiker, at a book signing party in Gardena, California. Umemoto, who was born in 1928, grew up in Florin, California, near Sacramento. At the... Continue Reading →
PILGRIMAGE: Bus transportation from Los Angeles is still available, but seats are going fast. LOS ANGELES — Karen Korematsu, co-founder of the Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education, will be the featured speaker at the 44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, sponsored by the Manzanar Committee, scheduled for noon PDT on Saturday, April 27,... Continue Reading →
This article was originally published on December 16, 2012. It has been updated to include video rom the event. LOS ANGELES — On December 1, 2012, the Friends of Manzanar sponsored Speaking Of Camp..., an event held at St. Francis Xavier Japanese Catholic Center (formerly Maryknoll/Japanese Catholic Center) in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. Co-sponsored by... Continue Reading →
The following photographs are from the very first organized Manzanar Pilgrimage on December 27, 1969, by photographer Evan Johnson, who attended the Pilgrimage, along with others from the Asian American Studies Department at the University of California, Davis. Johnson donated his collection taken that day to the Manzanar National Historic Site. “Regretfully, I have no... Continue Reading →
PILGRIMAGE: Bus Transportation Available From Los AngelesLOS ANGELES — UCLA Kyodo Taiko will perform at the 44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, sponsored by the Manzanar Committee, scheduled for 12:00 PM PDT on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, located on US Highway 395 in California’s Owens Valley, between the towns of Lone... Continue Reading →
The following is a press release from the Japanese American Citizens League, dated March 5, 2013. Contact: Priscilla Ouchida, Executive Director, pouchida@jacl.org Craig Tomiyoshi, VP - Public Affairs, vppublicaffairs@jacl.org WASHINGTON D.C. — During the past several weeks, the Japanese American Citizens League has received numerous questions and comments from members and external partners within the... Continue Reading →
by Mako Nakagawa and Andy Noguchi We welcome and congratulate the National Japanese American Citizens League Board, under intense community interest, as it reaffirmed the three National JACL Council votes to fully implement the recommended terms American concentration camp, incarceration camp, and illegal detention center. By doing so, it rejected suggestions from some national JACL... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — On February 21, the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee reiterated its ongoing support for the use of accurate, non-euphemistic terms to describe the unjust incarceration of over 110,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II. The Committee, which has advocated for the use of non-euphemistic terms since 1971, remains steadfast in its... Continue Reading →
PILGRIMAGE: Bus Transportation Available From Los Angeles LOS ANGELES — The 44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, sponsored by the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, is scheduled for 12:00 PM PDT on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, located on U.S. Highway 395 in California’s Owens Valley, between the towns of Lone Pine and... Continue Reading →
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