The National Park Service (NPS) has published a Report on Fiscal Year 2009 Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program Awards. Read the rest of this entry »
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Report On 2009 Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program Published
November 5, 2009 — Gann MatsudaManzanar National Historic Site Volunteer Spotlight: Cathy Erickson
October 31, 2009 — Gann Matsuda
Editor’s Note: The following is the second edition of a (hopefully) monthly article written by the staff of the Manzanar National Historic Site. Your feedback on their work would be deeply appreciated! Please leave a comment by clicking on the Comments link at the bottom of the story.
by Mandy Harmon, Park Guide
Imagine hundreds of pieces of fabric in shapes, sizes, colors, and patterns sitting next to a sewing machine. You may not immediately see a connection between the swatches and the incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast of the United States during World War II, but meeting Cathy Erickson and seeing her quilts could change your mind. Read the rest of this entry »
Japanese Latin American Commission Bill Passes House Judiciary Committee
October 22, 2009 — Gann Matsuda
The following is a press release from Campaign For Justice – Los Angeles.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2009
Contact: Christine Oh
(213) 500-9346
info@campaignforjusticejla.org
LOS ANGELES — On October 21, a bipartisan majority of members of the House Judiciary Committee voted to favorably report the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act (H.R. 42). Now that the legislation passed the full Committee, it is ready for passage in the House of Representatives. Read the rest of this entry »
Video: Interview With Former Manzanar Committee Chair, Sue Kunitomi Embrey – Parts 10-11
October 19, 2009 — Gann Matsuda
In the final segments of a 1997 interview featuring former Manzanar Committee chair and one of the founders of the Manzanar Pilgrimage, Sue Kunitomi Embrey, discusses the contributions of the various organizations involved in the redress movement, along with her thoughts on the legacy of the redress struggle. Read the rest of this entry »
Video: Interview With Former Manzanar Committee Chair, Sue Kunitomi Embrey – Parts 7-9
October 19, 2009 — Gann Matsuda
Parts 7-9 of a 1997 interview featuring former Manzanar Committee chair and one of the founders of the Manzanar Pilgrimage, Sue Kunitomi Embrey, delves into her work with the Manzanar Committee and their contributions to the redress movement, along with the contributions of other organizations to the fight for redress. Read the rest of this entry »
Video: Interview With Former Manzanar Committee Chair, Sue Kunitomi Embrey – Parts 4-6
October 19, 2009 — Gann Matsuda
In parts 4-6 of a 1997 interview, former Manzanar Committee chair and one of the founders of the Manzanar Pilgrimage, Sue Kunitomi Embrey, talks about her experiences after leaving Manzanar for the Midwest, her return to Los Angeles after World War II, and her early days as an activist. Read the rest of this entry »
Video: Interview With Former Manzanar Committee Chair, Sue Kunitomi Embrey – Parts 1-3
October 19, 2009 — Gann Matsuda
Back in September, 1997, former Manzanar Committee chair and one of the founders of the Manzanar Pilgrimage, Sue Kunitomi Embrey, was interviewed during the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, which was sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Read the rest of this entry »
When Politics Was Sidelined
October 19, 2009 — Gann Matsuda
In their Monday, October 19, 2009 edition, the Los Angeles Times published a story about the Manzanar High School football team that played against Big Pine High School back on October 25, 1944. Read the rest of this entry »
Archeological Digs Highlight Summer Work At Manzanar National Historic Site
September 16, 2009 — Gann Matsuda
Editor’s Note: The following is the first edition of what we hope will be a monthly article written by the staff of the Manzanar National Historic Site.
Their monthly article might be just an update about what they are working on, or it could be much more than that. In any case, we look forward to these monthly stories so we can shine a spotlight on the work of the National Park Service at the Manzanar National Historic Site.
by Carrie Andresen, Volunteer Coordinator and Mandy Harmon, Park Guide
This summer, Manzanar National Historic Site had three separate archaeological digs, thanks to special National Park Service cultural resources funding.
Park archaeologist, Jeff Burton led a crew of dozens of volunteers at three different locations, including the Camouflage Net Factory, the Chicken Ranch, and Merritt Park. Read the rest of this entry »
September 2009 Events At Manzanar National Historic Site
September 16, 2009 — Gann Matsuda
The following are upcoming events at the Manzanar National Historic Site.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Presentations 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Book Signing 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Dr. Don Hata, Emeritus Professor of History from California State University Dominguez Hills, will present a talk entitled, The World War II Imprisonment Of Nikkei Was Not an Isolated Event in U.S. History. He will link the Japanese American experience to similar events throughout U.S. nhistory. Following the talks, Dr. Hata will sign copies of his interpretive essay in the Manzanar History Association bookstore.
Special Guests: WRA Staff Children Art Williams and Fred Causey. Read the rest of this entry »
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