Visiting Manzanar National Historic Site: The Importance of Remembering

On episode 76, we travel to the Manzanar National Historic Site. This is a part 2 to our prior podcast where we took you to Lone Pine California.

In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women, and children to leave their homes and detained them in remote, military-style camps. Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where the US government incarcerated Japanese immigrants ineligible for citizenship and Japanese American citizens during World War II.

Today, Manzanar National Historic Site provides an opportunity to learn about the experience of over 10,000 Japanese Americans who spent all or part of World War II at Manzanar.   

Visiting Manzanar

Among the highlights on this episode, we'll take you through what we see and our impressions in both the visitor center (actually more of a museum).  We also spent many hours on the grounds visiting each of the stops that are available for visitors.

Resources

Densho.org - Preserving Japanese American stories of the past forthe generations of tomorrow

Books About Manzanar: - Visit our Amazon page for reading options related to Manzanar

 

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Inspiring Your Future Travels

We hope this episode inspires you to consider a visit to Manzanar.  

Which activities will you plan on your trip?   Drop us a line if you have an adventure in this National Historic Site.

 

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