Five Who Were Incarcerated At Manzanar Featured in National Park Service’s Civil War to Civil Rights Trading Cards
July 13, 2012 1 Comment
The following is a press release from the National Park Service.
Photo: National Park Service
Manzanar Committee Urges Japanese American Citizens League To Ratify Power Of Words Handbook
June 22, 2012 5 Comments
The California State Historic Landmark plaque at the Manzanar National Historic Site was dedicated in 1973 after a year-long debate over whether
or not the term, concentration camp should be included.
(click to view larger image)
Photo: Gann Matsuda
The Power of Words Draft Handbook is an attempt by some JACL members to address the use and acceptance of euphemistic language to describe the experiences of Japanese Americans during World War II.
“From government documents and propaganda, to public discourse and newspapers, Read more of this post
Manzanar Committee Statement On The Passing Of Victor H. Shibata, One Of The Founders of the Manzanar Pilgrimage
April 19, 2012 5 Comments
Victor H. Shibata (foreground left), one of the founders of the Manzanar Pilgrimage,
shown here ondo dancing during a 1970’s Pilgrimage, died on April 17, 2012
(click to view a larger image).
Photo: Karen Ishizuka
Shibata, 67, was one of the founders of the Manzanar Pilgrimage, and of Yellow Brotherhood in the late Sixties, a self-help group based in Los Angeles’ Crenshaw District that helped Asian American youth get off of drugs, and stay out of gangs. Read more of this post
Revisiting Camp and Community: A Consideration of Its Relevance for the 2012 Day of Remembrance at the Manzanar National Historic Site
March 2, 2012 2 Comments
Dr. Arthur A. Hansen, shown here delivering the keynote address at the 39th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 26, 2008,
was a guest lecturer over President’s Day weekend at the
Manzanar National Historic Site, February 18-19, 2012.
Photo: Gann Matsuda
Dr. Arthur A. Hansen, Professor Emeritus of History and Asian American Studies, California State University, Fullerton, was the guest lecturer at the Manzanar National Historic Site, February 18-19, 2012, when he discussed Manzanar in a local, Owens Valley-related context, while highlighting universal themes such as fear, friendship, loss, and loyalty. The lectures were held in honor of the Day of Remembrance.
Dr. Hansen has graciously shared his presentation with us.
by Dr. Arthur A. Hansen
As probably many of you here today are well aware, the year 2012 marks the 70th anniversary of the signing on February 19, 1942, by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt of Executive Order 9066. It was this presidential order that set in motion the forced mass eviction of over 100,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry, or Nikkei—two-thirds of them U.S. citizens—from their West Coast homes and communities, and their subsequent incarceration in U S. Government-sanctioned confinement centers, such as the one here in the Owens Valley at this very Manzanar site. Read more of this post
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