The Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument (VJAMM) sits on the northwest corner of Venice and Lincoln Boulevards. The 9′ 6″ tall solid black granite obelisk marks the spot where some 1,000 persons of Japanese ancestry from Venice, Santa Monica, and Malibu lined up with only what they could carry in April, 1942. Buses transported them directly to Manzanar.
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APPLY NOW – 2025 Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant
Applications DUE January 3, 2025
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Past Recipients of the Annual Arnold Maeda Manzanar Pilgrimage Grant
Ryan Horio (2023), UCLA
Terumi Tanisha Garcia (2022), CSU Pomoma
Charlene Tonai Din (2022), UCLA
Leslie Aguilar (2021), UCLA
Click on the names below to read their winning essays.
• Ryan Horio, 2023.
• Terumi Tanisha Garcia, 2022
• Charlene Tonai Din, 2022
• Leslie Aguilar, 2021