44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage: In Photographs

May 2, 2013 by 1 Comment

Photo: Gann Matsuda/Manzanar Committee

A few days have passed since the 44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, and the 2013 Manzanar At Dusk program, held last Saturday, April 27, 2013. Members of the Manzanar Committee returned to Southern California on Sunday after a lot of hard work, especially in the days just prior to the events, and of course, on Saturday.

By all accounts, this year’s Pilgrimage was a huge success. The numbers aren’t in yet, but initial estimates put the crowd anywhere from 1,400 to 1,700 people.

We’ll have more on the Pilgrimage and the Manzanar At Dusk program in the coming days and weeks. But for now, here is our first photo essay on the Pilgrimage (photos from the 2013 Manzanar At Dusk program will be published separately).

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Manzanar Committee Honors Author, Former Manzanar Incarceree Hank Umemoto – Photos

March 17, 2013 by Leave a comment

Former Manzanar incarceree and author of the new book, Manzanar To Mount Whitney: The Life and Times of a Lost Hiker, Hank Umemoto, shown here with daughters Jasmine Grace (left) and Michelle Nakamura (right), was honored by the Manzanar Committee on March 17, 2013, in Gardena, California.
Photo: Gann Matsuda/Manzanar Committee

GARDENA, CA — On March 17, the Manzanar Committee honored former Manzanar incarceree Hank Umemoto, author of the new book, Manzanar To Mount Whitney: The Life and Times of a Lost Hiker, at a book signing party in Gardena, California.

Umemoto, who was born in 1928, grew up in Florin, California, near Sacramento. At the age of 14, he was sent to Manzanar in California’s Owens Valley, one of ten American concentration camps where over 110,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated during World War II.

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Manzanar Committee To Honor Author, Former Manzanar Incarceree Hank Umemoto

March 6, 2013 by Leave a comment

Photo: Heyday Books

LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee will honor Hank Umemoto, author of the newly-released book, Manzanar To Mount Whitney: The Life and Times of a Lost Hiker, at 12:30 PM on March 17, 2013, at the Merit Park Recreation Room, across the street from 56 Merit Park Drive, Gardena, California, 90247-3840 (see map below).

Umemoto, who was born in 1928, grew up in Florin, California, near Sacramento. At the age of 14, he was sent to Manzanar in California’s Owens Valley, one of ten American concentration camps where over 110,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry were unjustly incarcerated during World War II.

After Manzanar, Umemoto struggled, to say the least, spending over three years on the streets of Skid Row. But he endured, finishing high school, and attending Los Angeles City College before serving with the 38th Military Intelligence Service during the Korean War.

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Special Program at Manzanar National Historic Site: Hank Umemoto, December 21-23 and December 28-30

December 13, 2012 by Leave a comment

The following is an announcement from the Manzanar National Historic Site.

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MANZANAR NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, NEAR INDEPENDENCE, CA — Join Manzanar National Historic Site volunteer and author Hank Umemoto to appreciate history in a whole new light!

Hank’s amazing, and often amusing, adventures have taken him from Florin, California, where he was born in 1928, to Manzanar, Skid Row, and Korea, with the Military Intelligence Service. After college, careers, and a family, Hank, who is a regular volunteer at Manzanar National Historic Site, climbed Mount Whitney at age 71, and he still hasn’t slowed down!

Don’t miss Hank’s return to Manzanar December 21-23, and December 28-30, at 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM, to share his unforgettable stories and sign copies of his new autobiography.

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