Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
Editor’s Note: The 2020-21 Katari program, which is usually held in early November at the Manzanar National Historic Site, had to be moved to an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the loss of the extremely important placed-based learning component of the program, by all accounts, it seems that we were able to... Continue Reading →
Editor’s Note: The 2020-21 Katari program, which is usually held in early November at the Manzanar National Historic Site, had to be moved to an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the loss of the extremely important placed-based learning component of the program, by all accounts, it seems that we were able to... Continue Reading →
Editor’s Note: The 2020-21 Katari program, which is usually held in early November at the Manzanar National Historic Site, had to be moved to an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the loss of the extremely important placed-based learning component of the program, by all accounts, it seems that we were able to... Continue Reading →
Nikkei Rising, featuring the voices of younger Japanese Americans, is presenting the Yon-Say podcast as part of Tadaima! A Community Virtual Pilgrimage. For those who may not be aware, “Yon-Say” is a play on words off of the term, yonsei, which means fourth generation Japanese American. In episode 3 of their podcast, entitled, “An American... Continue Reading →
ALTERNATIVE PILGRIMAGE: Planning is underway for an alternative Manzanar Pilgrimage. LOS ANGELES — On April 16, the Manzanar Committee announced that the 51st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and the 2020 Manzanar At Dusk program, both scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2020, have been cancelled due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 virus pandemic.... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — On March 12, the Manzanar Committee announced that, out of an abundance of caution, the 51st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and the 2020 Manzanar At Dusk program, both scheduled for Saturday, April 25, 2020, have been postponed due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 virus. “The unfolding public health crisis... Continue Reading →
The 51st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and the 2020 Manzanar At Dusk program have been POSTPONED. Further information: https://manzanarcommittee.org/2020/03/12/51st-postponed. PILGRIMAGE: Bus transportation available from Downtown Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES — On February 15, the Manzanar Committee announced that long-time community activist and mentor Alan Nishio will be the keynote speaker for the 51st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage,... Continue Reading →
The following is the text of one of the speeches delivered during the 50th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 27, 2019. by Lauren Matsumoto Hello everyone and good afternoon. My name is Lauren Matsumoto. I am the co-President of UC San Diego Nikkei Student Union and one of the student organizers for this year’s Manzanar... Continue Reading →
The following was published in the printed program for the 50th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, April 27, 2019. by Bruce Embrey In 1969, a small group of students and a handful of Nisei (second generation Japanese Americans; the children of immigrants) who lived behind barbed wire, journeyed to Manzanar to search for answers about their history.... Continue Reading →
