Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969.
Editor’s Note: The following is a commentary/reflection piece on the 40th Manzanar Pilgrimage and Manzanar At Dusk 2009 written by Yo Miyamoto, President, UCSD Nikkei Student Union. SAN DIEGO, CA — As the President of the UCSD Nikkei Student Union, I have always marveled at what makes our annual journey to the Manzanar Pilgrimage one... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — Members of the Manzanar Committee have returned to Southern California after a long, hard weekend in the Owens Valley for the 40th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and Manzanar At Dusk programs on Saturday, April 25. We are all very tired and relieved that the events are over. But at the same time, at... Continue Reading →
PILGRIMAGE: Bus transportation still available from Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES — UCLA Kyodo Taiko will perform at the 40th Manzanar Pilgrimage, sponsored by the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, which is scheduled for 12:00 PM PDT on Saturday, April 25, 2009, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, located on US Highway 395 in California’s Owens Valley,... Continue Reading →
PILGRIMAGE: Bus transportation from Los Angeles still available. LOS ANGELES — Ron Wakabayashi, Regional Director, United States Department of Justice Community Relations Service, will be the keynote speaker at the 40th Manzanar Pilgrimage, sponsored by the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, scheduled for noon PDT on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the Manzanar National Historic Site,... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — Manzanar - Never Again, a short film by critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, will be screened at the Manzanar At Dusk program, to be held on Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Lone Pine High School gymnasium, starting at 5:00 PM PDT. Manzanar At Dusk follows the traditional Manzanar Pilgrimage program, which... Continue Reading →
Updated details about the 40th Manzanar Pilgrimage are available at:Ron Wakabayashi To Keynote 40th Manzanar Pilgrimage Ken Burns Short “Manzanar - Never Again” To Be Screened At Manzanar At Dusk Program LOS ANGELES — The 40th Manzanar Pilgrimage, sponsored by the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, is scheduled for 12:00 PM PDT on Saturday, April 25,... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — On March 2, the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee announced that it has been selected as the recipient of a $5,000.00 grant from the Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Community Outreach Program Fund, sponsored by the UCLA Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center For Japanese Studies. This fund is designed to promote deeper... Continue Reading →
by Tom Leatherman When I came to Manzanar National Historic Site in 2005, I thought I was going to work at a site which preserved the history of a World War II Japanese American internment camp. It turned out to be so much more. I was quickly introduced to the talented and dedicated staff and... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — On May 8, President Bush signed into law Senate Bill 2739, the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, which expanded the boundaries of the Minidoka Internment National Monument to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial commemorating the Japanese Americans of Bainbridge Island, Washington, who were the first to be forcibly removed from... Continue Reading →
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