LOS ANGELES — On October 18, the Manzanar Committee announced that their annual Katari: Keeping Japanese American Stories Alive program for college students, a partnership with the National Park Service staff at Manzanar National Historic Site, will return to a live, in-person program in November 2022, conditions permitting, after being forced to switch to an... Continue Reading →
Volunteers Needed for Preservation Work at Manzanar’s Children’s Village Site
The following is a press release from the National Park Service. The public is cordially invited to join Manzanar National Historic Site and others over Labor Day Weekend (September 2-6) in preserving Manzanar’s Children’s Village, the only World War II Japanese American incarceration camp orphanage. We will be joined by former Manzanar orphans Karyl Matsumoto... Continue Reading →
Community Members Invited to Join Manzanar Volunteer Weekend, July 9-10, 2022
The following is a press release from the National Park Service. The National Park Service will hpst a Volunteer Work Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, July 9-10, 2022, from 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM at the Manzanar National Historic Site. Everyone is invited to join the Manzanar staff for an outdoor work project. The volunteer... Continue Reading →
Manzanar Visitor Center To Open Daily Starting July 1, 2022
The following is a press release from the National Park Service. INDEPENDENCE, CA — Manzanar National Historic Site’s visitor center will be open 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM every day, beginning July 1, 2022. “We look forward to having our visitor center opened seven days a week to accommodate summer travelers,” said Superintendent Brenda Ling.... Continue Reading →
2021-22 Katari Program: Inspired to Learn More About Japanese American Incarceration
Since January 2022, the college students who participated in our annual program, Katari: Keeping Japanese American Stories Alive, have shared their thoughts about this year’s program. Katari, a program of the Manzanar Committee and the Manzanar National Historic Site, is in its fifth year, working to give young people some of the tools they’ll need... Continue Reading →
2021-22 Katari Program: “An Eye-Opening Experience Dealing with a Topic I Barely Knew”
In the coming weeks, the college students who participated in our annual program, Katari: Keeping Japanese American Stories Alive, will share their thoughts about this year’s program. Katari, a program of the Manzanar Committee and the Manzanar National Historic Site, is in its fifth year, working to give young people some of the tools they’ll... Continue Reading →
2021-22 Katari Program: Those Who Need a Voice
In the coming weeks, the college students who participated in our annual program, Katari: Keeping Japanese American Stories Alive, will share their thoughts about this year’s program. Katari, a program of the Manzanar Committee and the Manzanar National Historic Site, is in its fifth year, working to give young people some of the tools they’ll... Continue Reading →
Brenda Ling Selected as Superintendent of Manzanar National Historic Site
Thefollowing is a press release from the National Park Service. SAN FRANCISCO — The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Brenda Ling to serve as the permanent Superintendent of Manzanar National Historic Site. She is currently the Director of the Public Affairs Division at Gateway National Recreation Area in New York and New Jersey. Ling... Continue Reading →
2021-22 Katari Program: Finally Learning More
Editor’s Note: The 2021-22 Katari program, held this year during the January 15-16, 2022 weekend, is usually held in early November at the Manzanar National Historic Site. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had to be moved to an online format for the second consecutive year. Despite the loss of the extremely important placed-based... Continue Reading →
