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Manzanar National Historic Site
Public Law 109-441

Preservation of Japanese American Confinement Sites

Please join Manzanar and other sites of confinement in determining how best to distribute the available grant funding. Attend a public meeting or print and mail a comment form with your thoughts. Thank you for your interest and support.

Learn more about the program

Download a comment form

Submit your comments electronically on the park's Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) site

Please attend one of the public meetings listed below. For directions, or more information, call Tom Leatherman at 760-878-2194, extension 2701.

City

Day

Date

Time

Location

Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seattle

Thu

9/27/2007

10:00 AM

Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project

1416 South Jackson, Seattle, WA 98144

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bainbridge Island

Thu

9/27/2007

4:00 PM

Bainbridge Island Commons

402 Brien Dr. SE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portland

Fri

9/28/2007

3:00 PM

Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center

121 NW 2nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97209

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Jose

Tue

10/9/2007

10:00 AM

Yu-Ai Kai, Japanese American Community Services

588 North 4th Street, San Jose, CA 95112

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco

Tue

10/9/2007

4:00 PM

 Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California

1840 Sutter Street, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA 94115

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salt Lake City

Tue

10/09/2007

6:30 PM

Salt Lake Buddhist Temple

211 West, 100 South, SLC, UT 84101

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sacramento

Wed

10/10/2007

3:00 PM

Buddhist Church of Sacramento

2401 Riverside Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95818

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles

Thu

10/11/2007

10:00 AM

Democracy Forum at the Japanese American National Museum

111 N. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gardena

Thu

10/11/2007

4:00 PM

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute

1964 W. 162nd Street, Gardena, CA 90247

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glendale, AZ

Thu

10/11/2007

NEW TIME

7:00

 PM

JACL-Arizona Chapter

5414 W. Glenn Dri

Glendale, AZ 85301

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Diego

Fri

10/12/2007

3:00 PM

Buddhist Temple of San Diego

2929 Market Street, San Diego, CA 92102

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denver

Mon

10/15/2007

6:30 PM

Denver Buddhist Temple

1947 Lawrence Street

Denver, CO 80202

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Rock

Mon

10/15/2007

7:00 p.m.

Donaghey Student Center

University of Arkansas-Little Rock

2801 South University  

Meeting Room D

Little Rock, AR 72204

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honolulu

Tue

10/16/2007

4:00 PM

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii

2454 South Bretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96826

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dumas, AR

Tue

10/16/2007

6:00 PM

Dumas Area Arts Center

100 South Main

Dumas, AR 71639

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington DC

Wed

10/17/2007

6:30 PM

National Trust for Historic Preservation

1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20036

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago

Wed

10/17/2007

6:30 p.m.

Japanese American Service Committee of Chicago

4427 North Clark Street (at Montrose)

Chicago, IL 60640   



 

Aerial view of Manzanar today. Photo by Michael Wehrey.  

Did You Know?
The city of Los Angeles gets much of its water from the Owens Valley, and it owns the majority of the land on the valley floor. The federal government leased the land for the camp from Los Angeles because it was vacant and had water.

Last Updated: September 28, 2007 at 18:28 EST