WATCH NOW: Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
At the foot of the majestic snow-capped Sierras, Manzanar, the WWII concentration camp, becomes the confluence for memories of Payahuunadü, the now-parched “land of flowing water.” Intergenerational women from Native American, Japanese American and rancher communities form an unexpected alliance to defend their land and water from Los Angeles.
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Three generations of the Yamamoto family return for the Manzanar Pilgrimage and visit the Arai Fish Pond on April 29, 2017.
Indigenous and Japanese American Activists Unite to Fight the Power: The new documentary “Manzanar, Diverted” explores the relationship between Indigenous and Japanese American communities impacted by environmental racism and human rights abuses. Read more from The Progressive.
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Manzanar, Diverted: Converging Commemorations held a National Day of Action that commemorated how people lost their lands to outsiders in the name of environmental racism. In case you missed it, watch the live-stream replay.
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