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A photo of and article regarding the signs that went up at #Manzanar and other National Park sites this week.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/photo-shows-controversial-new-sign-at-california-internment-camp-for-japanese-americans/ar-AA1GV03A

@ai6yr Everybody should visit Manzanar, and fast, before the fascists erase it.

#manzanar #fascism

SFGate: Signs to police 'negative' history went up at Manzanar. Historians are nervous.

https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/signs-negative-history-manzanar-historians-20376758.php

#Manzanar #Racism #Fascism #NationalParks #NPS

War Is Peace.

Freedom Is Slavery.

Ignorance Is Strength.

Truth down the memory hole?

#manzanar

https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/signs-negative-history-manzanar-historians-20376758.php

Interior structure of an abandoned wash plant near the Manzanar Interment Camp, Independence, California June 2025 (shot on an Iphone 14+) #washplant #abandoned #photography #blackandwhite #desert #Manzanar

This should be interesting.

An extension of the "memory hole" approach that explains why we didn’t learn about WWII Japanese incarceration in high school. All legitimate, documented, extended moments of shame in US history are being "cleansed," 1984-style.

#manzanar #EO9066

https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/national-parks-negative-history-trump-20343308.php

@georgetakei

Saw this while touring San Juan Capistrano today and thought of you because my wife and I saw Allegiance and it left an impression we won't forget.

The Ito family was interned at Manzanar.

#japaneseinternment #manzanar

Historical marker about the Ito family, once interned at the Manzanar concentration camp, losing everything, and then rebuilding their lives by starting a nursery in San Luis Obispo, California.

Obelisk and tokens placed in memory, Main Cemetery, Manzanar Internment Camp, Independence, California. April 2021. When we give in to fear and xenophobia we get places like this. I could not and still cannot shake the evil here #shame #manzanar #photography #cemetery #internmentcamp #blackandwhite

What are the odds that Mango Mussolini or his henchmen will want to revive #Manzanar ?

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/05/nx-s1-5387239/trump-alcatraz-reopen

Being a non American, I've been wondering where I've heard of the "Alien Enemies Act" before. It's the 1798 law the Trump regime is using to disappear "non-citizens" to that prison complex in El Salvador.

Well, the law was last invoked during WWII in one of (the many) shameful and xenophobic periods in US history by President Roosevelt to imprison Japanese-Americans and others in prison camps like Manzanar in California.

#USpol #Trump #Racism #Manzanar

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/26/japan/japanese-incarceration-alien-enemies-act/

More than 10,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated at Manzanar Relocation Center, Calif., during World War II. Playing and watching baseball was one of the ways these Americans tried to retain some sense of normalcy. Dan Kwong is a longtime volunteer at Manzanar, which became a national historic site in 1992 — his late mother, Momo Nagano, was incarcerated there as a teenager. Here's the story of how he built a baseball field at the site in honor of Momo, who wrote extensively about her time at the camp in order that future generations would never forget this piece of history.

Link: https://flip.it/obdTz7

#History #USHistory #InternmentCamps #AlienEnemiesAct @histodons #Baseball #Manzanar #JapaneseAmericans

Image of a baseball field in the middle of the Sierra Nevada region of California, with mountains looming in the background.

Weathered post, Manzanar Internment Camp, Independence, California. April 2021. When we give in to fear and xenophobia we get places like this #shame #manzanar #photography #cemetery #internment camp #blackandwhite #racism #Japanese #xenophobia

Want to see what Trump's America has in store for our nation?

Go to #Manzanar National Historic Site and spend some time in the Visitor Center there. Spend some time viewing what is left of the site.

#MAGA represents what is ugly and evil that lies under the surface of our nation: America.

Don't think that it could not happen again. It is already happening as we sit and watch it happening.

@georgetakei

Ask George Takei if this could never happen in America. He was there.

#Manzanar

@georgetakei

Ask George Takei if this could never happen in America. He was there.

#Manzanar

A guard tower in Manzanar National Historic Site

Some of the buildings at Manzanar National Historic Site

Obelisk, Main Cemetery, Manzanar Internment Camp, Independence, California. April 2021. When we give in to fear and xenophobia we get places like this #shame #manzanar #photography #cemetery #internment camp #blackandwhite #racism #Japanese #xenophobia

Japanese relocation, California. Ester Naite, an office worker from Los Angeles, is shown operating an electric iron in her quarters at Manzanar, California, a War Relocation Authority center where evacuees of Japanese ancestry will spend the duration. Miss Naito works in an office at the center

#Japanese #California #Naite #LosAngeles #Manzanar #Naito #theWorldWarII #JapaneseAmericans #UnitedStates #EstherNaito #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017699971/

A black and white photograph of a woman ironing clothes on an ironrite in what appears to be her quarters at Manzanar, California. The setting is indicative of the World War II internment of Japanese Americans during which they were relocated by the United States government into concentration camps known as war relocation centers or "relocation centers." In this image, a woman identified as Esther Naito is shown working in an office at one such center.

Japanese relocation, California. A view of the quarters at Manzanar, California, a War Relocation Authority Center where evacuees of Japanese ancestry will spend the duration. Mount Whitney, highest peak in the United States, is in the background

#Japanese #California #Manzanar #MountWhitney #theUnitedStates #WorldWarII #DorotheaLange #America #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017699966/

The black and white photograph shows a snowy landscape with several small, wooden structures that appear to be temporary housing units. These could likely represent the quarters at Manzanar, California as mentioned in Japanese relocation information about War Relocation Authority Centers where evacuees of Japanese ancestry were placed during World War II for duration internment.

In the background are snow-covered mountains and a tree with barren branches indicative of winter or late fall season. There's an electrical pole standing tall on one side of the image, suggesting this area is somewhat connected to infrastructure despite its rural setting. The ground appears covered in white which could either be snow or perhaps fog given that it obscures some details about what lies beyond.

There are a few people visible within and outside these quarters - likely evacuees themselves - adding life into an otherwise stark scene. Their presence underscores the human element of this historical event captured by Dorothea Lange, known for her work during such periods documenting both suffering as well as resilience in face adversity like war-related internment camps across America.

This image serves not only as a visual document but also prompts reflection on history and social justice issues surrounding mass incarceration without due process.

Japanese relocation, California. Maye Noma, behind the plate, and Tomi Nagao, at bat, in a practice game between members of the Chick-a-dee softball team, which was kept intact when the players were evacuated from Los Angeles to Manzanar, California, a War Relocation Authority Center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry

#Japanese #California #MayeNoma #TomiNagao #LosAngeles #Manzanar #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017699970/

The image depicts an outdoor scene with a group of nine individuals, seemingly engaged in a softball game. In the foreground, there is a woman who appears to be swinging a baseball bat while wearing casual clothing and sandals.

Behind her are eight other people, all attentively watching or waiting for their turn to play; they appear to be sitting on the ground or crouching down with similar casual attire as the player in front. The backdrop features an industrial building and clear sky, suggesting this activity is taking place at a large outdoor area like a field near such facilities.

The photograph seems monochromatic, indicating it was taken during earlier times when color photography may not have been prevalent or used for documentation purposes. Additional information about the image can be found in Japanese relocation contexts within California.

Japanese relocation, California. Memorial Day services at Manzanar, California, a War Relocation Authority center where evacuees of Japanese ancestry will spend the duration. American Legion members and Boy Scouts participated in the services

#Japanese #California #Manzanar #AmericanLegion #california #American #japanese #japanese-american #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017699973/

#Manzanar

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