Manzanar Hosts Special Events April 23 and 24 For Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

April 17, 2010 2 Comments

The following is a press release from the National Park Service.

 

To download a printable flyer,
click on the image above.

INDEPENDENCE, CA — Manzanar National Historic Site invites the public to participate in a weekend of special activities surrounding the Manzanar Committee’s 41st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. This year visitors will be able to experience music, paintings, speeches, a book signing, and a public reception. All events are free.

On Friday, April 23, the Independence Chamber of Commerce and the Friends of Eastern California Museum will host a public reception from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Eastern California Museum in Independence. The museum’s exhibits include Shiro and Mary Nomura’s Manzanar collection, a special exhibit, Faces Through Time – Pioneering Women of Inyo County, and the Anna and O.K. Kelly Gallery of Native American Life. Eastern California Museum is located at 155 Grant Street in Independence and open daily 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Read more of this post

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Keith Bright To Receive Manzanar Committee’s Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award Posthumously

April 15, 2010 3 Comments

LOS ANGELES — On April 15, the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee announced that the late Keith Bright, a long-time resident of the Owens Valley and a former Inyo County Supervisor, has been chosen as one of the 2010 recipients of the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy “Baka Guts” Award.

Bill Michael, the former Director of the Eastern California Museum in Independence, California, was also named as a recipient (see Bill Michael Named Co-Recipient of Manzanar Committee’s Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award).

Keith Bright (lower right) was honored by the Eastern California Museum and the Friends of Manzanar
on April 25, 2008.
NPS Photo by Tom Clayton

The award, named after the late chair of the Manzanar Committee who was one of the founders of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and was the driving force behind the creation of the Manzanar National Historic Site, will be presented at the 41st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, scheduled for 12:00 PM PDT on Saturday, April 24, 2010, 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.

The Manzanar Pilgrimage is free and is open to the public. Read more of this post

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Bill Michael Named Co-Recipient of Manzanar Committee’s Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award

April 15, 2010 4 Comments

Bill Michael
Photo: Alisa Lynch

LOS ANGELES — On April 15, the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee announced that long-time Eastern Sierra local Bill Michael has been chosen as one of the 2010 recipients of the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy “Baka Guts” Award.

The late Keith Bright, a former Inyo County Supervisor who served on the Manzanar National Historic Site Advisory Commission, was also named as a recipient (see Keith Bright To Receive Manzanar Committee’s Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award Posthumously). Read more of this post

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UCLA Kyodo Taiko To Perform At 41st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage

April 5, 2010 6 Comments

PILGRIMAGE: Bus transportation still available from Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — UCLA Kyodo Taiko will perform at the 41st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, sponsored by the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, scheduled for 12:00 PM PDT on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, located on US Highway 395 in California’s Owens Valley, between the towns of Lone Pine and Independence, approximately 230 miles north of Los Angeles.

UCLA Kyodo Taiko opens the
40th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage
on April 25, 2009.
Photo: Gann Matsuda

Each year, hundreds of students, teachers, community members, clergy and former internees attend the Pilgrimage and the Manzanar At Dusk program, which follows the afternoon program, starting at 5:00 PM at Lone Pine High School.

UCLA Kyodo Taiko, the first collegiate taiko group in North America, was founded in 1990 and made its debut at the Opening Ceremony of the University of California, Los Angeles’ commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Japanese American Internment, which was held in 1992. Read more of this post

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41st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage Set For April 24, 2010 – Printable Flyer Available

February 26, 2010 2 Comments

UPDATED February 26, 2010: Preliminary details announced. Printable flyer available for download.

LOS ANGELES — The 41st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, sponsored by the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, is scheduled for 12:00 PM PDT on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at the Manzanar National Historic Site, located on US Highway 395 in California’s Owens Valley, between the towns of Lone Pine and Independence, approximately 230 miles north of Los Angeles.

To download a printable flyer,
click on this image (6.9 MB).

Each year, hundreds of students, teachers, community members, clergy and former internees attend the Pilgrimage. Planning is underway for the afternoon event as well as for the Manzanar At Dusk program, scheduled for 5:00 PM that same evening. Read more of this post

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