com or Montebruno-Saller at gmontebrunophd@gmail.

They expect to be joined by former Manzanar Superintendent Bernadette Johnson and local indigenous leaders in the area who are concerned about the erosion of democracy.and citizens in our communities in a way that we have not witnessed since our families were forcibly removed and incarcerated into concentration camps during World War II.

for a program at the Free Speech area from 2 to 4p.The Manzanar Committee will be representing at two sites for the NPCA National Day of Action:Embrey and Manzanar camp survivor Pat Sakamoto will be traveling up to the Manzanar National Historic Site on the morning of Aug.the Manzanar Committee will be joining other Nikkei civil rights groups in a press conference and rally at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) Plaza on First Street and Central Avenue in Little Tokyo on Aug.

it is an effort to gut efforts by the National Park Service from telling the story of the forced removal of indigenous people.and other civil rights sites such as Stonewall NHS (New York).

Sponsors for the event include National Park Conservation Association.

This nationwide event will take place at numerous National Park Service (NPS) locations to call attention to the crippling DOGE staffing and budget cuts and the QR codes recently installed at the parks by the Trump Administration in an attempt to erase historyon our work to shape the hearts and minds of our friends and neighbors.

our country has not learned the lessons from Executive Order 9066.who was born in Man-zanarBernadette Johnson.

This struggle is a struggle over who gets to shape the collective memory of our countryHow things turn out will depend.23 as part of the Day of Action protests.