Manzanar Committee
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Sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969
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The Manzanar Committee mourns the loss of Art Hansen, Emeritus Professor of History and Asian American Studies at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). He authored numerous books, was a keynote speaker at annual pilgrimages and was honored with the Sue Kunitomi Embrery Legacy Award in 2014.
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The Manzanar Committee mourns the loss of Art Hansen, Emeritus Professor of History and Asian American Studies at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF). He authored numerous books, was a keynote speaker at annual pilgrimages and was honored with the Sue Kunitomi Embrery Legacy Award in 2014.
Thanks to @aclu_norcal for this blog highlighting the work of the Manzanar Committee and others to push back against the Trump regime's illegal attempts to whitewash history.
#ProtectOurParks #NoMoreManzanars #NoErasure
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#ProtectOurParks #NoMoreManzanars #NoErasure
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History Being Erased Before Our Eyes: Pushing Back on Attempts to Whitewash U.S. History | ACLU of Northern CA
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October 30, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Thanks to @aclu_norcal for this blog highlighting the work of the Manzanar Committee and others to push back against the Trump regime's illegal attempts to whitewash history.
#ProtectOurParks #NoMoreManzanars #NoErasure
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#ProtectOurParks #NoMoreManzanars #NoErasure
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Our sincere condolences to Kent's family and friends.
As the founder and first president of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), he was a fierce advocate for economic and racial justice.
Rest in Power Kent Wong.
As the founder and first president of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), he was a fierce advocate for economic and racial justice.
Rest in Power Kent Wong.
October 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Our sincere condolences to Kent's family and friends.
As the founder and first president of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), he was a fierce advocate for economic and racial justice.
Rest in Power Kent Wong.
As the founder and first president of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), he was a fierce advocate for economic and racial justice.
Rest in Power Kent Wong.
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Here’s how it works. The bill would:
1) Stop utilities from baking the money they spend on political influence into rates;
2) Establish new transparency reforms to ensure they follow the law;
3.) Mandate penalties if they break the rules.
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1) Stop utilities from baking the money they spend on political influence into rates;
2) Establish new transparency reforms to ensure they follow the law;
3.) Mandate penalties if they break the rules.
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
California passes bill curbing utilities use of ratepayer money for political spending
State lawmakers last week made California the seventh state to pass a bill limiting investor-owned utilities from using customer money to pay for political and lobbying costs.
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October 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Here’s how it works. The bill would:
1) Stop utilities from baking the money they spend on political influence into rates;
2) Establish new transparency reforms to ensure they follow the law;
3.) Mandate penalties if they break the rules.
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
1) Stop utilities from baking the money they spend on political influence into rates;
2) Establish new transparency reforms to ensure they follow the law;
3.) Mandate penalties if they break the rules.
energyandpolicy.org/california-l...
Actions by the Trump administration to remove signage that discusses slavery, Japanese-American incarceration during WWII, and climate change are absolutely unacceptable.
We unequivocally stand against this erasure
#NoErasure #ProtectOurParks
We unequivocally stand against this erasure
#NoErasure #ProtectOurParks
National parks remove signs about climate, slavery and Japanese detention
The removals come after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in March seeking to remove “improper partisan ideology” from federal institutions.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Actions by the Trump administration to remove signage that discusses slavery, Japanese-American incarceration during WWII, and climate change are absolutely unacceptable.
We unequivocally stand against this erasure
#NoErasure #ProtectOurParks
We unequivocally stand against this erasure
#NoErasure #ProtectOurParks
Check out this important coverage from KQED about the Trump administration's attempts to erase our history and our efforts to take a stand against this white nationalist effort.
#NoErasure #ProtectEveryPark #NeverAgainIsNow #NeverAgain #NoMoreManzanars
#NoErasure #ProtectEveryPark #NeverAgainIsNow #NeverAgain #NoMoreManzanars
As Trump Targets National Parks that 'Disparage Americans,’ Advocates Warn California History Is At Stake | KQED
Everything from national park exhibits to gift store merchandise is now under review by the Trump administration for materials that "inappropriately disparage Americans." Advocates ask: What will this...
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September 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Check out this important coverage from KQED about the Trump administration's attempts to erase our history and our efforts to take a stand against this white nationalist effort.
#NoErasure #ProtectEveryPark #NeverAgainIsNow #NeverAgain #NoMoreManzanars
#NoErasure #ProtectEveryPark #NeverAgainIsNow #NeverAgain #NoMoreManzanars
Join us on Monday, September 15 at 5pm PT for a virtual event - Silencing History: Protecting Truth in Public Spaces and Museums
Speak out against the Trump Administration's efforts to erase history
RSVP: www.janm.org/events/2025-...
#NeverAgainIsNow #NoErasure #NeverAgain #NoMoreManzanars
Speak out against the Trump Administration's efforts to erase history
RSVP: www.janm.org/events/2025-...
#NeverAgainIsNow #NoErasure #NeverAgain #NoMoreManzanars
September 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Join us on Monday, September 15 at 5pm PT for a virtual event - Silencing History: Protecting Truth in Public Spaces and Museums
Speak out against the Trump Administration's efforts to erase history
RSVP: www.janm.org/events/2025-...
#NeverAgainIsNow #NoErasure #NeverAgain #NoMoreManzanars
Speak out against the Trump Administration's efforts to erase history
RSVP: www.janm.org/events/2025-...
#NeverAgainIsNow #NoErasure #NeverAgain #NoMoreManzanars
The parallels between what is happening today against communities of color, including Latino, Asian, and African people, and what happened to our Japanese and Japanese American community in 1942 are alarming and unacceptable.
#NeverAgainisNow #NoRaids #NoMoreManzanars #NeverAgain #Manzanar
#NeverAgainisNow #NoRaids #NoMoreManzanars #NeverAgain #Manzanar
Supreme Court upholds 'roving patrols' for immigration stops in Los Angeles
The high court says agents may stop and question people they suspect are undocumented based on them working at a car wash, speaking Spanish or having brown skin.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The parallels between what is happening today against communities of color, including Latino, Asian, and African people, and what happened to our Japanese and Japanese American community in 1942 are alarming and unacceptable.
#NeverAgainisNow #NoRaids #NoMoreManzanars #NeverAgain #Manzanar
#NeverAgainisNow #NoRaids #NoMoreManzanars #NeverAgain #Manzanar
Check out the great coverage by the @rafushimpo of our #NeverAgain Day of Action
#NeverAgainIsNow #NoErasure #NoRaids #protecteverypark #nomoremanzanars #Manzanar
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#NeverAgainIsNow #NoErasure #NoRaids #protecteverypark #nomoremanzanars #Manzanar
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‘Never Again Is Now’ - Rafu Shimpo
Activists Call for Action Following ICE Raid in Little Tokyo By J.K. YAMAMOTORafu Shimpo A crowd estimated at over 500 attended a rally Aug. 23 outside the Japanese American National Museum for a Day ...
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September 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Check out the great coverage by the @rafushimpo of our #NeverAgain Day of Action
#NeverAgainIsNow #NoErasure #NoRaids #protecteverypark #nomoremanzanars #Manzanar
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#NeverAgainIsNow #NoErasure #NoRaids #protecteverypark #nomoremanzanars #Manzanar
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Great coverage of our Day of Action to #ProtectEveryPark at Manzanar in the Inyo Register. Thanks to the 100+ people, incredible speakers and our partners NPCA INYO350 and Friends of the Inyo for such a powerful event.
We stand together to say #NeverAgainIsNow #NoErasure #NoRaids #NoMoreManzanars
We stand together to say #NeverAgainIsNow #NoErasure #NoRaids #NoMoreManzanars
‘Never Again is Now’: Day of action held in defense of national parks and U.S. history
Pat Sakamoto was born in Manzanar War Relocation Center during World War II. Her family experienced detention, ostracism, separation, post-traumatic stress, and following release, lingering prejudice.
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August 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Great coverage of our Day of Action to #ProtectEveryPark at Manzanar in the Inyo Register. Thanks to the 100+ people, incredible speakers and our partners NPCA INYO350 and Friends of the Inyo for such a powerful event.
We stand together to say #NeverAgainIsNow #NoErasure #NoRaids #NoMoreManzanars
We stand together to say #NeverAgainIsNow #NoErasure #NoRaids #NoMoreManzanars
"At a protest last weekend at Manzanar, where his mother was once incarcerated, Embrey and about 100 others decried censorship attempts and voiced support for the site’s mission to tell an unvarnished version of this chapter of American history."
#ProtectEveryPark
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#ProtectEveryPark
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Protest over history at Manzanar Japanese internment camp
Amid fears that their history will be erased by new Trump administration guidelines, Japanese Americans and others protested at Manzanar National Historic Site.
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August 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"At a protest last weekend at Manzanar, where his mother was once incarcerated, Embrey and about 100 others decried censorship attempts and voiced support for the site’s mission to tell an unvarnished version of this chapter of American history."
#ProtectEveryPark
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#ProtectEveryPark
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Over 500 people gathered on Saturday August 23rd in Little Tokyo to take a stand against the Trump administration’s attacks on truth, justice and democracy.
Check out the video by Alan Kondo of Nikkei Progressives here on the Manzanar Committee YouTube:
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Check out the video by Alan Kondo of Nikkei Progressives here on the Manzanar Committee YouTube:
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Never Again Day of Action 2025
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August 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Over 500 people gathered on Saturday August 23rd in Little Tokyo to take a stand against the Trump administration’s attacks on truth, justice and democracy.
Check out the video by Alan Kondo of Nikkei Progressives here on the Manzanar Committee YouTube:
youtu.be/e9lc3FF-UdU?...
Check out the video by Alan Kondo of Nikkei Progressives here on the Manzanar Committee YouTube:
youtu.be/e9lc3FF-UdU?...
Check out the full program at the #ProtectEveryPark Day of Action at Manzanar National Historic Site where about 125 people gathered on Saturday August 23, 2025 to demand #NoErasure #NoRaids #NeverAgainisNow
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Protect Every Park - Day of Action
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August 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Check out the full program at the #ProtectEveryPark Day of Action at Manzanar National Historic Site where about 125 people gathered on Saturday August 23, 2025 to demand #NoErasure #NoRaids #NeverAgainisNow
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The use of national security rhetoric to justify mass incarceration today echoes the same logic that led to the incarceration of Japanese Americans. It is inconceivable that the US is once again building concentration camps, denying the lessons learned 80 years ago.
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Japanese American groups blast use of Fort Bliss, former internment camp site, as ICE detention center
“The use of national security rhetoric to justify mass incarceration today echoes the same logic that led to their forced removal and incarceration,” one advocate said.
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August 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The use of national security rhetoric to justify mass incarceration today echoes the same logic that led to the incarceration of Japanese Americans. It is inconceivable that the US is once again building concentration camps, denying the lessons learned 80 years ago.
www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...
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Join us for a Day of Action to defend the truth of WWIl Japanese American incarceration history. Hear from incarceration survivors, community activists, and allies to honor our history and demand that this injustice never happens again. #ProtectEveryPark
Saturday, August 23, 10am @ JANM Plaza
Saturday, August 23, 10am @ JANM Plaza
August 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Join us for a Day of Action to defend the truth of WWIl Japanese American incarceration history. Hear from incarceration survivors, community activists, and allies to honor our history and demand that this injustice never happens again. #ProtectEveryPark
Saturday, August 23, 10am @ JANM Plaza
Saturday, August 23, 10am @ JANM Plaza
We are seeing horrific history repeat itself and we are standing up to defend truth, justice and democracy.
#NoRaids #NoErasure #NeverAgainIsNow
Image credit: @stopaapihate.org
#NoRaids #NoErasure #NeverAgainIsNow
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August 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We are seeing horrific history repeat itself and we are standing up to defend truth, justice and democracy.
#NoRaids #NoErasure #NeverAgainIsNow
Image credit: @stopaapihate.org
#NoRaids #NoErasure #NeverAgainIsNow
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Former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland supports the #ProtectEveryPark National Day of Action.
Join us at #Manzanar National Historic Site or Little Tokyo on Saturday August 23 to honor our history and demand that this injustice never happens again.
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Join us at #Manzanar National Historic Site or Little Tokyo on Saturday August 23 to honor our history and demand that this injustice never happens again.
npca.org/campaigns/day-of-action
August 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland supports the #ProtectEveryPark National Day of Action.
Join us at #Manzanar National Historic Site or Little Tokyo on Saturday August 23 to honor our history and demand that this injustice never happens again.
npca.org/campaigns/day-of-action
Join us at #Manzanar National Historic Site or Little Tokyo on Saturday August 23 to honor our history and demand that this injustice never happens again.
npca.org/campaigns/day-of-action
Manzanar Committee is hosting an event for #ProtectEveryPark Day of Action on Saturday, August 23, 2025, 2-4pm at Manzanar National Historic Site to denounce the Trump Administration attacks on our history and rights.
Join us!
#neveragainisnow #Manzanar #NoMoreManzanars
Join us!
#neveragainisnow #Manzanar #NoMoreManzanars
August 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Manzanar Committee is hosting an event for #ProtectEveryPark Day of Action on Saturday, August 23, 2025, 2-4pm at Manzanar National Historic Site to denounce the Trump Administration attacks on our history and rights.
Join us!
#neveragainisnow #Manzanar #NoMoreManzanars
Join us!
#neveragainisnow #Manzanar #NoMoreManzanars
Join us for a Day of Action to defend the truth of WWII Japanese American incarceration history. Hear from WWII incarceration survivors, community activists, and allies to honor the people and places that shaped our history and demand that this injustice never happens again.
#NeverAgain
#NeverAgain
August 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Join us for a Day of Action to defend the truth of WWII Japanese American incarceration history. Hear from WWII incarceration survivors, community activists, and allies to honor the people and places that shaped our history and demand that this injustice never happens again.
#NeverAgain
#NeverAgain
“We will not allow our history to be erased by anyone. Our experience is too important because the forced removal of 125,000 persons of Japanese ancestry during WWII serves as a cautionary tale about the fragility of our democracy.” Bruce Embrey, Manzanar Committee Co-Chair
#Manzanar #DEI
#Manzanar #DEI
New Signs Posted at Manzanar Under Trump’s Directive Against ‘Negative’ Historical Information - Rafu Shimpo
By J.K. YAMAMOTORAFU SHIMPO Civil rights advocates are expressing alarm over new signs that have been posted at Manzanar National Historic Site and other locations operated by the National Park Servic...
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July 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Check out the great coverage by Pacific Citizen on the recent Manzanar Pilgrimage: Truth Justice and Democracy
Read the full story online here:
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Read the full story online here:
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May 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Check out the great coverage by Pacific Citizen on the recent Manzanar Pilgrimage: Truth Justice and Democracy
Read the full story online here:
www.pacificcitizen.org/wp-content/u...
Read the full story online here:
www.pacificcitizen.org/wp-content/u...
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🚨 #AB1280 just passed key CA committees!
It will:
✅ Cut toxic factory pollution
✅ Protect frontline communities
✅ Fund clean tech & good jobs
Let’s keep pushing for a cleaner, healthier CA. 🌿💪 #CleanAirForAll @earthjustice.org justice.org @industriouslabs.bsky.social @sierraclubca.bsky.social
It will:
✅ Cut toxic factory pollution
✅ Protect frontline communities
✅ Fund clean tech & good jobs
Let’s keep pushing for a cleaner, healthier CA. 🌿💪 #CleanAirForAll @earthjustice.org justice.org @industriouslabs.bsky.social @sierraclubca.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🚨 #AB1280 just passed key CA committees!
It will:
✅ Cut toxic factory pollution
✅ Protect frontline communities
✅ Fund clean tech & good jobs
Let’s keep pushing for a cleaner, healthier CA. 🌿💪 #CleanAirForAll @earthjustice.org justice.org @industriouslabs.bsky.social @sierraclubca.bsky.social
It will:
✅ Cut toxic factory pollution
✅ Protect frontline communities
✅ Fund clean tech & good jobs
Let’s keep pushing for a cleaner, healthier CA. 🌿💪 #CleanAirForAll @earthjustice.org justice.org @industriouslabs.bsky.social @sierraclubca.bsky.social
Tune in to the powerful statement Bruce Embrey, chair of the Manzanar Committee, shared at the 56th Annual Pilgrimage on Saturday April 26th 2025
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#NoMoreManzanars #NeverAgainIsNow #Manzanar
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#NoMoreManzanars #NeverAgainIsNow #Manzanar
May 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Tune in to the powerful statement Bruce Embrey, chair of the Manzanar Committee, shared at the 56th Annual Pilgrimage on Saturday April 26th 2025
manzanarcommittee.org/2025/05/10/b...
#NoMoreManzanars #NeverAgainIsNow #Manzanar
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#NoMoreManzanars #NeverAgainIsNow #Manzanar
The Manzanar Committee extends our deepest gratitude to Dr. Satsuki Ina for her powerful keynote address at the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
Watch the video here:
manzanarcommittee.org/2025/05/02/d...
Watch the video here:
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Dr Satsuki Ina’s Keynote Address at 2025 Manzanar Pilgrimage
The Manzanar Committee extends our deepest gratitude to Dr. Satsuki Ina for her powerful keynote address at the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
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May 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The Manzanar Committee extends our deepest gratitude to Dr. Satsuki Ina for her powerful keynote address at the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
Watch the video here:
manzanarcommittee.org/2025/05/02/d...
Watch the video here:
manzanarcommittee.org/2025/05/02/d...
The 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is set to take place on Saturday April 26, 2025. See the flyer pictured for more information.
April 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is set to take place on Saturday April 26, 2025. See the flyer pictured for more information.