Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument

05/19/2026

The illegal ads have returned. Help us restore the site to what it was in the beginning. Councilmember Traci Park, we ask you to commit to excluding this site, the Venice Japanese American Monument, from any future signage districts or digital billboard expansions, in order to preserve its dignity and meaning. Contact Council member Traci Park's Venice Deputy [email protected] or (310) 568-8772.

05/16/2026

The Song Bird of Manzanar.

05/04/2026

Link to the City of Santa Monica presentation (1:09:33 - 1:20) https://www.youtube.com/live/V02BLTcmjjE?si=6TjxfPY27L3XTqD9

04/29/2026

Every year we ( Manzanar Committee) publish a printed program for the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, which includes articles connecting our history and current events, information about our speakers and performers, and updates about what’s going on at the Manzanar National Historic Site.

Check out the printable program for the 57th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage:

Every year we publish a printed program for the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, which includes articles connecting our history and current events, information about our speakers and performers, and upd…

04/29/2026

Every year we publish a printed program for the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, which includes articles connecting our history and current events, information about our speakers and performers, and upd…

12/22/2025

Thank you, Venice Community Housing Westside Youth Academy, Marisol, for gathering the VJAMM maintenance volunteers: Sumaiyya, Maria, Micah, Iris, David, Michelle, and Denise, and to Phyllis Hayashibara VJAMM Committee, for keeping the monument and area around it clean.

10/29/2025

10/28/2025

Thank you to Allison Ito, Kristi Ikemoto, NIke Broughton, and Taiga Koyama of the Nikei Student Union of UCLA, and to Marisol Perez, Sumaiyya, Micah Johannes and Maria of Venice Community Housing for coming out for the October VJAMM maintenance! Thank you for sweeping the debris from the sidewalks and street curbs, and Windexing the granite of the VJAMM obelisk! Next VJAMM maintenance scheduled for Friday, Nov 21 at 12 noon! Photos: Phyllis Hayashibara.

08/19/2025