The follwing is a joint press release from the Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument Committee and the Manzanar Committee. The Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument (VJAMM) Committee and the Manzanar Committee have announced the Second Annual Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant for 2022. Maeda, who passed on September 10, 2020, at the age of 94,... Continue Reading →
Leslie Aguilar Named Inaugural Recipient of Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant
The following is an article from the Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument Committee. by Phyllis Hayashibara, Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument Committee In December, 2020, the Manzanar Committee and the Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument (VJAMM) Committee announced Leslie Aguilar of Los Angeles, a recent graduate of UCLA, as the inaugural recipient of the Arnold... Continue Reading →
Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant Available for College Students
LOS ANGELES — On November 1, the Manzanar Committee and the Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument (VJAMM) Committee announced that the First Annual Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant is now available. Two college students will be selected to work with the Manzanar Committee to help plan and produce the 52nd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, to be... Continue Reading →