LOS ANGELES — On February 15, the Manzanar Committee announced their Sixth Annual Sue Kunitomi Embrey Student Awards Program, a creative works program in which K-12 students may submit essays, short stories, poetry, works of art, including drawings, collages, posters, and works involving technology, including animation, podcasts, movies, or videos. The program, which was previously... Continue Reading →
Manzanar Committee Mourns the Passing of Rose Ochi
LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee mourns the passing of former Manzanar Committee member Takayo Rose Matsui Ochi on December 13, just two days before she would have turned 82 years old. Ochi, a native of East Los Angeles, was three years old when she, along with her parents and three siblings, were among over... Continue Reading →
Jim Matsuoka To Receive 2019 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award at the 50th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage
PILGRIMAGE: Bus transportation to the 50th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is still available from Gardena, California. LOS ANGELES — On March 21, the Manzanar Committee announced that long-time community and redress activist Jim Matsuoka has been named as the recipient of the 2019 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award. The award, named after the late chair of... Continue Reading →
Manzanar NHS At 25 Years Old: More Relevant Now Than Ever Before
The following is an expanded version of a story that will appear in the printed program for the 48th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, April 29, 2017. LOS ANGELES — A little over 25 years ago, after decades of hard work, Japanese American community activists, along with allies in California’s Owens Valley, celebrated a victory when the... Continue Reading →
Former Inyo County Supervisor Bob Gracey To Receive 2016 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award
PILGRIMAGE: Bus transportation to Pilgrimage from Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo is available, but seats are going fast.LOS ANGELES — On March 31, the Manzanar Committee announced that Owens Valley native Robert W. “Bob” Gracey has been chosen as the 2016 recipient of the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award. The award, named after the late chair... Continue Reading →
Personal Approach Helped Stall DWP Solar Project
The following was originally published in the June 2, 2015 edition of the Inyo Register. It is reprinted here with permission. by Jon Klusmire Special to the Inyo Register INDEPENDENCE, CA — A personal approach that tapped into a shared history of past battles and victories was credited with delaying for a decade the industrial... Continue Reading →
Rev. Paul T. Nakamura To Receive 2015 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award
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 →
Dr. Arthur A. Hansen Named Co-Recipient of 2014 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award
LOS ANGELES — On March 26, the Manzanar Committee announced that renowned scholar and co-founder of the Japanese American Oral History Program, Dr. Arthur A. Hansen, has been chosen as one of the 2014 recipients of the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award. Educator and former Manzanar incarceree Mas Okui was also named as a recipient... Continue Reading →
Mas Okui Named Co-Recipient of 2014 Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award
LOS ANGELES — On March 26, the Manzanar Committee announced that educator Mas Okui has been chosen as one of the 2014 recipients of the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award. Scholar and author Dr. Arthur A. Hansen was also named as a recipient (see separate press release). The award, named after the late chair of... Continue Reading →
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