by Bruce Embrey LOS ANGELES — After decades of annual Pilgrimages, lobbying and finally, an act of Congress, the Manzanar National Historic Site was created in 1992. The first of ten War Relocation Authority concentration camps built to incarcerate more than 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry, Manzanar became the first site of conscience that tells... Continue Reading →
Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey Calls On LADWP To Find Another Location For Solar Farm
On November 16, 2013, a meeting was held at the headquarters of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) in Downtown Los Angeles where LADWP officials detailed their plans for the proposed Southern Owens Valley Solar Ranch. This project would be a 1,200-acre solar energy generating station built in close proximity to the... Continue Reading →
