The Official Blog of the Los Angeles-based Manzanar Committee, sponsor of the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage since 1969
December 14, 2010 Leave a comment
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Okazaki was a guest on Quality of Life, a weekly show on KVPR. The show, entitled “Pearl Harbor Remembrance,” aired on December 7, 2010, the 69th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Read more of this post
March 26, 2010 7 Comments
The following is a press release from California State University, Fresno (Fresno State).
HONORARY DEGREES: Fresno State will hold a special Commencement ceremony and luncheon on May 20, 2010, for Japanese Americans receiving honorary degrees and their families. The event will begin at 11:00 AM in the Satellite Student Union on campus.
California State University, Fresno is trying to locate 87 Japanese American former students who may be eligible for honorary degrees because their college studies were interrupted by Executive Order 9066, issued February 19, 1942. Read more of this post
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41st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage: Reflecting and Revisiting Living History
June 1, 2010 by Manzanar Committee PR 10 Comments
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LiAnn Ishizuka (left) with Jaymie Takeshita (right) at the Manzanar cemetery during the 41st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 24, 2010.
Photo: LiAnn Ishizuka
When I looked out the car window as we approached the barren landscape of dust and tumbleweeds, I couldn’t help but notice the majesty of the Sierra Nevada backdrop. Snow was sprinkled atop the rocky foundation as if perfectly layering the mountains in a picturesque way—something that could have been taken straight from a promotional Mammoth tourism leaflet.
Mother Nature’s beauty was overwhelming.
We continued to drive until I saw it. In the distance, a hanging placard was at the entrance of the Manzanar site. At a closer glance, the words, “Manzanar War Relocation Center” were carved into the wood. It was the entrance to a place that was once Native American land but became an internment camp, and now a place of living history. Read more of this post
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