Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
UPDATED with new photos of flood damage released on July 27, 2013. Manzanar’s auto tour road re-opened on July 29. LOS ANGELES — After news spread of flood damage at Manzanar National Historic Site, the result of heavy thunderstorms on the night of July 22-23, 2013, there was concern, generated by photos posted on Facebook... Continue Reading →
The following is a press release from the National Park Service. INDEPENDENCE, CA — Heavy summer rains the night of July 22-23, 2013, caused significant damage at Manzanar National Historic Site. Shepherd Creek on the north side of Manzanar, and Bairs Creek on the south, jumped their banks, flooding the auto tour road and burying... Continue Reading →
Over the last year, the Federal Aviation Administration has moved closer to building a fence to protect the airstrip at the site of the Tule Lake Unit of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument that would destroy the historic character of the site. The Tule Lake Committee has launched a petition... Continue Reading →
In case you missed it, or if you want to re-live the experience all over again, video from the 44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, and the 2013 Manzanar At Dusk program is now available on our YouTube page. The video of the 44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, held at the Manzanar National Historic Site on April 27,... Continue Reading →
The following is the second of two short stories by Yosh Golden, who was born behind the barbed wire at Manzanar during World War II. This story, along with Desert Birth – June 1944, is the foundation for the upcoming film, The Song, a short film based on Manzanar, and the Japanese American Incarceration story.... Continue Reading →
The following is the first of two short stories by Yosh Golden, who was born behind the barbed wire at Manzanar during World War II. This story, along with June 1997: High School Yearbook is the foundation for the upcoming short film, The Song, based on Manzanar, and the Japanese American Incarceration story. Originally published... Continue Reading →
You can help urge the Los Angeles City Council to designate the site of the Tuna Canyon Detention Station as a Historic Cultural Mounment by signing the petition. For more information and to sign, go to Change.org LOS ANGELES — On June 8, the Manzanar Committee announced their support of efforts by the Historic Tuna... Continue Reading →
A few days have passed since the 44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, and the 2013 Manzanar At Dusk program, held last Saturday, April 27, 2013. Members of the Manzanar Committee returned to Southern California on Sunday after a lot of hard work, especially in the days just prior to the events, and of course, on Saturday.... Continue Reading →
PILGRIMAGE: Limited seats still available on bus to the Manzanar Pilgrimage from Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES — College students will once again take the lead role during the 2013 Manzanar At Dusk program, sponsored by the Manzanar Committee, scheduled from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the Lone Pine High... Continue Reading →
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