The 2020 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance program was held on Saturday, February 15, 2020, at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. The following is the Manzanar Committee’s statement on the demands by the JANM Board of Trustees that the recorded remarks by United States Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai’i; you... Continue Reading →
2020 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance – In Photos
The 2020 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance, held at the Japanese American National Museum, has come and gone. The Manzanar Committee is one of the event’s co-sponsors each year. Here is a relative handful of photographs from the program. 2020 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance 26 photos.©2020 Gann Matsuda/Manzanar Committee. All rights reserved. Duplication prohibited... Continue Reading →
2020 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance Scheduled for February 15
LOS ANGELES — Democracy in Crisis: 1942 & 2020 is the theme for the 2020 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance (DOR), scheduled for Saturday, February 15, 2:00-4:00 PM), at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) 100 North Central Avenue in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. The Day of Remembrance is held annually to commemorate President Franklin... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Day of Remembrance 2019 – In Photos
The Los Angeles Day of Remembrance 2019 was held on February 16, 2019, at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. The George & Sakaye Aratani Central Hall at JANM was filled to capacity once again for the annual Day of Remembrance, held to commemtorate the signing of Executive Order 9066, which... Continue Reading →
Behind Barbed Wire: Keeping Children Safe and Families Together: Los Angeles Day of Remembrance 2019
LOS ANGELES — Behind Barbed Wire: Keeping Children Safe and Families Together is the theme for the Los Angeles Day of Remembrance (DOR) 2019, a program supporting civil rights for everyone, scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2019, from 2:00 - 4:00 PM at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. The... Continue Reading →
2019 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance Set for February 16
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Day of Remembrance 2019, a program supporting civil rights for everyone, will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2019, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. The Day of Remembrance is held annually to commemorate President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s... Continue Reading →
2018 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance – In Photos
LOS ANGELES — The 2018 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance program was held on February 17, 2018, at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. The packed house heard from speakers including the Honorable Al Muratsuchi, California State Assembly (66th District), and Alan Nishio of Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Day of Remembrance 2017: Unite To Uphold Our Civil Rights
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Day of Remembrance 2017, a multimedia, multicultural program supporting civil rights for everyone, will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2017, from 2:00 - 4:00 PM at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. The Day of Remembrance is held annually to commemorate President Franklin D.... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Day of Remembrance 2015: E.O. 9066 and the [In]Justice System Today
LOS ANGELES — The 2015 Los Angeles Day of Remembrance (DOR) program will be held on Saturday, February 21, at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. The DOR continues to be dedicated to commemorating the impact of E.O. 9066 on the Issei, Nisei and subsequent generations of Japanese Americans. It... Continue Reading →