Your morning catch-up: Reduced access to California’s best preserved WWII Japanese detention camp, a crisis in 'Chinese Beverly Hills' and more big stories

by Glen Kitayama, Vice-Chair of the Manzanar Committee “This [injustice] is still happening today. We’re not alone. We have to be like the Quakers [during World War II]. They were not afraid to sup…

The Manzanar Committee is honored to announce that noted Civil Rights Attorney Dale Minami will be the keynote speaker at the 57th annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Minami is …

The Manzanar Committee mourns the loss this week of our dear friend, ally, and educator Kathy Jefferson Bancroft. She was a tireless advocate for indigenous rights and was a fierce defender of her …

The Trump administration is removing signs about slavery at the Philadelphia Independence National Historic Park in an attempt to erase American history. We stand against this erasure. We must know an...

We are pleased to announce that the 6th annual Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant is open. The program provides a $1,000 Grant to encourage college students to research the activism and legacy …

80 years ago, most of the 10 camps that held some 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II were closed — two months after Japan surrendered to the Allied Forces. Two women, who were children at ...

State lawmakers last week made California the seventh state to pass a bill limiting investor-owned utilities from using customer money to pay for political and lobbying costs.

The removals come after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in March seeking to remove “improper partisan ideology” from federal institutions.

Everything from national park exhibits to gift store merchandise is now under review by the Trump administration for materials that "inappropriately disparage Americans." Advocates ask: What will this...

The high court says agents may stop and question people they suspect are undocumented based on them working at a car wash, speaking Spanish or having brown skin.

Activists Call for Action Following ICE Raid in Little Tokyo By J.K. YAMAMOTORafu Shimpo A crowd estimated at over 500 attended a rally Aug. 23 outside the Japanese American National Museum for a Day ...

Pat Sakamoto was born in Manzanar War Relocation Center during World War II. Her family experienced detention, ostracism, separation, post-traumatic stress, and following release, lingering prejudice.

Amid fears that their history will be erased by new Trump administration guidelines, Japanese Americans and others protested at Manzanar National Historic Site.

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“The use of national security rhetoric to justify mass incarceration today echoes the same logic that led to their forced removal and incarceration,” one advocate said.

By J.K. YAMAMOTORAFU SHIMPO Civil rights advocates are expressing alarm over new signs that have been posted at Manzanar National Historic Site and other locations operated by the National Park Servic...

The Manzanar Committee extends our deepest gratitude to Dr. Satsuki Ina for her powerful keynote address at the 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

The institution said it would continue to embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in the face of widespread government funding cuts and pressures.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: gkitayama@manzanarcommittee.org Los Angeles – The Manzanar Committee is proud to announce that Dr. Satsuki Ina will be the keynote speaker at the 56th Annual Manzanar …

Experts warn victory for Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a Trump donor, could have a ‘chilling’ effect on free speech