I have been leading the re-envisioning of the Civic Center Master Plan and have required that the community be a key player in decisions that are made about the city properties.

The forced removal of Japanese Americans to incarceration facilities like Amache during World War II is a shameful.In addition to the now seven national parks that recount the unjust incarceration of Japanese Americans.

which was the first in the National Park System during the Biden-Harris Administration.) introduced the Amache Study Act to assess Amaches historical significance and determine the feasibility of adding the site to the National Park System.who visited the Amache site in February 2022.

and Amache Preservation Society for their support and contributions to achieving this milestone.The NPS extends its appreciation to the National Park Foundation.

was one of 10 incarceration sites established by the War Relocation Authority during World War II to detain Japanese Americans forcibly removed from the West Coast under the terms of Executive Order 9066.

which Biden signed the following year.Check the website for the latest information: www.

(NPS photo)In this place of painful memory.Volunteers played another game of baseball after clearing the infield and placing bases on the field at Manzanar.

(NPS photo)Its been extremely rewarding to have helped make this transformational project a reality.The volunteers cleared three acres of tumbleweed — an area about the size of two football fields side-by-side.