Official Web site of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969 and the more recent Manzanar At Dusk program
During the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 25, 2015, we honored the Reverend Paul T. Nakamura, pastor of Lutheran Oriental Church in Torrance, California as the recipient of the 2015 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award. The award was named after the late chair of the Manzanar Committee who was also one of the founders... Continue Reading →
The following is the final installment of a two-part series on Reverend Paul Nakamura, who will be the 2015 recipient of the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award. An abbreviated version of this story appears in the printed program for the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, scheduled for April 25, 2015. Be sure to read the first... Continue Reading →
The following is Part 1 of a two-part series on Reverend Paul Nakamura, who will be the 2015 recipient of the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award. An abbreviated version of this story appears in the printed program for the 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, scheduled for April 25, 2015. Be sure to read the second installment... Continue Reading →
PILGRIMAGE: Seats available on second bus from Downtown Los Angeles to 46th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, but are going fast. See below for details. LOS ANGELES — On April 12, the Manzanar Committee announced that long-time religious leader and community activist, Reverend Paul T. Nakamura, pastor of Lutheran Oriental Church in Torrance, California, has been chosen... Continue Reading →
MANZANAR NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, NEAR INDEPENDENCE, CA — To most in attendance at the 40th Manzanar Pilgrimage, it was probably just another award, like so many that are handed out at community events. But a closer look at the affable recipient tells a very different story. On April 25, 2009, during the 40th Manzanar Pilgrimage,... 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 →
