Manzanar National Historic Site (NHS) invites the public to a day of special events to celebrate the United Nations’ 2024 International Day of Peace on Saturday, September 28, 2024. With its large collection of Japanese gardens, Manzanar NHS is one of only 20 places across the continent selected to take part in the North American […]
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. The 2024 Manzanar At Dusk program will also be held following the 55th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage. The Committee also announced that bus transportation to the Pilgrimage […]
Japanese garden lecture in Lone Pine, followed by “Gardens For Peace” event at Manzanar site the next day, Sept. 18 Manzanar National Historic Site invites the public to recognize the United Nations’ 2021 International Day of Peace on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Manzanar is one of only 14 places across the continent selected by the […]
Forwarded for the Manzanar Committee 51st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage/2020 Manzanar At Dusk Set for April 25, 2020 PILGRIMAGE: Preliminary details announced for 51st Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage and 2020 Manzanar At Dusk; Bus transportation available from Downtown Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES (January 23, 2020) — Standing Together for Civil Rights is the theme for the 51st […]
Left to Right: Julianne Polanco (SHPO), Karyl Matsumoto (VIP), Dave Goto (staff), Laura Ng (VIP, Intern, staff), Elizabet Lara (VIP), Bob Mansfield (VIP), Roger Myoraku (VIP, staff), Paul Ashby (VIP), Marla Prochnow (VIP), Mitch Higa (VIP). Event photo taken in Sacramento, California on January 22, 2020. Photo Courtesy of California State Parks. (SHPO is the […]
Joint News Release: Inyo County Sheriff and Manzanar National Historic Site REMAINS DISCOVERED NEAR MT. WILLIAMSON DNA Results INYO COUNTY, CA. January 3, 2020- On October 7, 2019, two hikers discovered human remains near the far side of the “Williamson Bowl”, above the sixth lake on Mount Williamson. Several attempts were made to recover the […]
INDEPENDENCE, Calif — Manzanar National Historic Site is hosting a new photography exhibit on the visitor center’s gallery wall. MANZANAR PILGRIMAGE: Photographs from Manzanar National Historic Site 1983-2018 features the works of Mark Kirchner and Geri Ferguson. The show will run from April 14 to July 28, 2019. It features 35 black and white photographs […]
INDEPENDENCE, Calif.— Manzanar National Historic Site invites visitors to participate in a weekend of special events in conjunction with the Manzanar Committee’s annual Pilgrimage. The event’s theme is 50th Manzanar Pilgrimage: An Enduring Legacy For Civil Rights. All are welcome and the events are free. Pilgrimage Weekend begins Friday, April 26, with a public reception […]
Independence, CA (Dec. 22, 2018) – Due to the lapse of appropriations and the subsequent shutdown of the federal government, Manzanar National Historic Site is closed for the safety of visitors and park resources. Many other national park sites across the country will remain as accessible as possible while still following all applicable laws and […]