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.
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.
The story told at Manzanar is “a cautionary tale,” said Bruce Embrey, who co-chairs the Manzanar Committee that his mother, who was incarcerated at Manzanar, co-founded in 1970.
For Embrey, the signage review at parks like Manzanar is “a white nationalist effort to erase our history'
For Embrey, the signage review at parks like Manzanar is “a white nationalist effort to erase our history'
September 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The story told at Manzanar is “a cautionary tale,” said Bruce Embrey, who co-chairs the Manzanar Committee that his mother, who was incarcerated at Manzanar, co-founded in 1970.
For Embrey, the signage review at parks like Manzanar is “a white nationalist effort to erase our history'
For Embrey, the signage review at parks like Manzanar is “a white nationalist effort to erase our history'
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
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
Image credit: @stopaapihate.org
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
Image credit: @stopaapihate.org
Day Of Action:
Saturday, August 23rd, 2pm - 4pm at Manzanar National Historic Site - Cemetery in Payahunaduu / Owens Valley
#noraids #noerasure #nomoreManzanars
Saturday, August 23rd, 2pm - 4pm at Manzanar National Historic Site - Cemetery in Payahunaduu / Owens Valley
#noraids #noerasure #nomoreManzanars
August 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Day Of Action:
Saturday, August 23rd, 2pm - 4pm at Manzanar National Historic Site - Cemetery in Payahunaduu / Owens Valley
#noraids #noerasure #nomoreManzanars
Saturday, August 23rd, 2pm - 4pm at Manzanar National Historic Site - Cemetery in Payahunaduu / Owens Valley
#noraids #noerasure #nomoreManzanars
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
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
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...
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...
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
manzanarcommittee.org/2025/05/10/b...
#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
manzanarcommittee.org/2025/05/10/b...
#NoMoreManzanars #NeverAgainIsNow #Manzanar
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.
The Inyo County Free Library's Mobile Memory Lab will be present at the 56th annual Manzanar Pilgrimage to digitize items related to Japanese American incarceration during World War II.
To schedule an appointment, contact Memories Without Borders at mwb@californiarevealed.org.
To schedule an appointment, contact Memories Without Borders at mwb@californiarevealed.org.
April 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Inyo County Free Library's Mobile Memory Lab will be present at the 56th annual Manzanar Pilgrimage to digitize items related to Japanese American incarceration during World War II.
To schedule an appointment, contact Memories Without Borders at mwb@californiarevealed.org.
To schedule an appointment, contact Memories Without Borders at mwb@californiarevealed.org.
“It’s important to remember before forcibly removing our families, our government and the media whipped up racist and xenophobic hysteria to demonize our community,” Embrey said at the Nikkei Progressives press conference."
March 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“It’s important to remember before forcibly removing our families, our government and the media whipped up racist and xenophobic hysteria to demonize our community,” Embrey said at the Nikkei Progressives press conference."
MT: Bruce Embrey is the co-chair of the Manzanar Committee, which organizes annual pilgrimages to Manzanar, one of the Japanese American camps. He called Trump’s AEA proclamation “outdated and draconian,” “undemocratic” and a “dangerous escalation of the administration’s attacks on civil liberties.”
March 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
MT: Bruce Embrey is the co-chair of the Manzanar Committee, which organizes annual pilgrimages to Manzanar, one of the Japanese American camps. He called Trump’s AEA proclamation “outdated and draconian,” “undemocratic” and a “dangerous escalation of the administration’s attacks on civil liberties.”
History repeating itself, Japanese Americans, immigrants condemn Trump's use of 18th century law
Article by LA Daily News
www.dailynews.com/2025/03/21/h...
Article by LA Daily News
www.dailynews.com/2025/03/21/h...
March 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
History repeating itself, Japanese Americans, immigrants condemn Trump's use of 18th century law
Article by LA Daily News
www.dailynews.com/2025/03/21/h...
Article by LA Daily News
www.dailynews.com/2025/03/21/h...
The Manzanar Committee opposes President Trump's unlawful attempt to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to enforce deportations
This 18th century law was used by President Roosevelt in 1942 to justify the unconstitutional incarceration of 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry in concentration camps
This 18th century law was used by President Roosevelt in 1942 to justify the unconstitutional incarceration of 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry in concentration camps
March 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The Manzanar Committee opposes President Trump's unlawful attempt to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to enforce deportations
This 18th century law was used by President Roosevelt in 1942 to justify the unconstitutional incarceration of 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry in concentration camps
This 18th century law was used by President Roosevelt in 1942 to justify the unconstitutional incarceration of 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry in concentration camps
The Irei Project will be traveling to the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
As part of the pilgrimage, Irei Project representatives will present the interactive memorial Ireichō Book of Names which documents the 125,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII.
As part of the pilgrimage, Irei Project representatives will present the interactive memorial Ireichō Book of Names which documents the 125,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII.
February 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Irei Project will be traveling to the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
As part of the pilgrimage, Irei Project representatives will present the interactive memorial Ireichō Book of Names which documents the 125,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII.
As part of the pilgrimage, Irei Project representatives will present the interactive memorial Ireichō Book of Names which documents the 125,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII.
Join us at the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26th, focusing on the theme of Truth, Justice, and Democracy.
Information on how to register for bus transportation from Little Tokyo and Gardena can be found on our website: manzanarcommittee.org/2025/02/05/5...
Information on how to register for bus transportation from Little Tokyo and Gardena can be found on our website: manzanarcommittee.org/2025/02/05/5...
February 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Join us at the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26th, focusing on the theme of Truth, Justice, and Democracy.
Information on how to register for bus transportation from Little Tokyo and Gardena can be found on our website: manzanarcommittee.org/2025/02/05/5...
Information on how to register for bus transportation from Little Tokyo and Gardena can be found on our website: manzanarcommittee.org/2025/02/05/5...
The Manzanar Committee is glad to be sharing updates here on Blue Sky. Our work is more important than ever.
#NeverAgainisNow #NoMoreManzanars #NoMoreCamps
#NeverAgainisNow #NoMoreManzanars #NoMoreCamps
January 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Manzanar Committee is glad to be sharing updates here on Blue Sky. Our work is more important than ever.
#NeverAgainisNow #NoMoreManzanars #NoMoreCamps
#NeverAgainisNow #NoMoreManzanars #NoMoreCamps