55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, 2024 Manzanar At Dusk Scheduled for April 27, 2024; Bus Transportation Available from Downtown Los Angeles, Gardena

LOS ANGELES — On February 9, the Manzanar Committee announced that the 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is scheduled for Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Manzanar National Historic Site (see map below). The 2024 Manzanar At Dusk program will also be held following the 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. The Committee also announced that bus transportation... Continue Reading →

February 9, 2024 1

Watch the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage (2023)/2023 Manzanar At Dusk Here!

If you missed the 2023 Manzanar Pilgrimage (54th Annual), or if you just want to re-live the experience, you can watch the event here via our YouTube channel. Just click on the red arrow in the center of the window of the video (below) that you want to watch! Also available: video clips of each... Continue Reading →

June 25, 2023 0

Archived Live Stream of the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

Although our videos from the 2023 Manzanar Pilgrimage (54th Annual) and the 2023 Manzanar At Dusk program are still forthcoming, here is an archived recording of the live stream of the Pilgrimage that we broadcast on our Instagram feed (@manzanarcommittee). Please note that due to the loss of our cellular connection, latter portions of the... Continue Reading →

May 18, 2023 0

54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage Official Photo Essay

Even though we published photographs of the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage a few days ago, we’re also publishing our “official” photo essay from the event, featuring the stunning photographs by professional photographers Geri Ferguson and Mark Kirchner. Mark and Geri have generously provided photographs of the Manzanar Pilgrimage to us for several years now and,... Continue Reading →

May 11, 2023 0

54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage/2023 Manzanar At Dusk – In Photos

The 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, the first live, in-person Pilgrimage since 2019, when the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down, has come and gone. It was wonderful to return to Manzanar to remember those who were incarcerated there, and those who never left Manzanar, and to celebrate our community. We’ll have photographs from professional photographers Geri... Continue Reading →

May 3, 2023 1

CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu Statement for 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

The following statement by Rep. Judy Chu (D), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), who represents California’s 28th Congressional District, was sent to us in support of the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. As Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, I would like to extend my solidarity to all those attending... Continue Reading →

May 2, 2023 0

Manzanar Committee Advises Participants to Bring Chairs and Umbrellas to the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

LOS ANGELES — On April 19, the Manzanar Committee advised that those attending the 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 29, 2023, should bring their own chairs, and/or umbrellas/parasols to the event. Unlike recent Pilgrimages, there will be no tent/covered seating area, and possibly no chairs, or a very limited number of chairs, due... Continue Reading →

April 19, 2023 2

Manzanar Committee Seeks Community Support for “Manzanar Remembered” Archival Project

LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee seeks community support for its archival history project, “Manzanar Remembered: An Online Archive of Pilgrimages and the Endeavor to Establish the Manzanar National Historic Site.” The project seeks to preserve and digitize material related to the beginnings of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimages, and efforts to create the Manzanar National... Continue Reading →

April 17, 2023 0

MEDIA ADVISORY: 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and 2023 Manzanar at Dusk Program – April 29, 2023

LOS ANGELES — The 54th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage is scheduled for Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, located on U.S. Highway 395 in California’s Owens Valley, between the towns of Lone Pine and Independence, approximately 230 miles north of Los Angeles (see map below). Kyodo Taiko at UCLA will begin the... Continue Reading →

March 30, 2023 0

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