LOS ANGELES — The Manzanar Committee announces the program for the 37th Annual Manzanar
Pilgrimage to be held Saturday, April 29, 2006, at the Manzanar National Historic Site.

Themed “Footsteps in the Hallway: The Effect of Internment on America’s Youth,” the program will include a
welcome by new Manzanar Superintendent Tom Leatherman and Lisa Sarno, Interim General Manager of
the City of Los Angeles, Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, as well as featured speakers Frank Chin
(Born in the U.S.A.: A Story of Japanese America, 1889 – 1947) and Jane Wehrey (Voices
From This Long Brown Land: Oral Recollections of Owens Valley Lives and Manzanar Pasts); Co-Chair of
Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (formerly National Coalition for Redress/Reparations) and Campaign for
Justice, Richard Katsuda,  Pomona College student and granddaughter of Sue Embrey, Monica Embrey and
Cal State Long Beach Nikkei Student Union member Corey Miyano.

Music will be shared by Victor Silva (original composition inspired by the pilgrimage) and Grateful Crane
Ensemble member Darrell Kunitomi. A roll call of all ten WRA camps will be followed by a traditional
memorial Scottish hymn by Drew Anderson leading to the interfaith service at the cemetery. The pilgrimage
will conclude with a gathering for all toparticipate together in traditional Japanese ondo (folk) dances.

The young adult/family discussion program, “Manzanar at Dusk” will take place this year at Lone Pine High
School (538 S. Main Street in Lone Pine), beginning at 7:00 p.m. with the 40-minute version of
“The Camp Dance: The Music and the Memories” by Grateful Crane Ensemble (sponsored by the
Manzanar Committee, Manzanar History Association and Friends of Manzanar).

Other associated events during the weekend include a reception at the Eastern California Museum on Friday
afternoon from 4 – 6 p.m. (sponsored by Friends of the Eastern California Museum) as well as screenings of
the film “Music Man of Manzanar” and featuring special guests Arnold and Brian Maeda on Sunday from
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and a weekend-long exhibit of works by renowned artist Henry Fukuhara at the Manzanar
Interpretive Center.

The Manzanar Committee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, volunteer organization (Federal ID # 95-3078317) that
depends on community support to hold its yearly pilgrimages to the Manzanar National Historic Site, where
approximately 10,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were held without due process during WWII.

Updated: 12/07