Lying just off the highway near the middle of the the Owens Valley near Mt. Whitney and the town of Lone Pine is an inconspicuous piece of history --
Manzanar.
This desolate and dusty place, which ranges from bitter cold to unbearable heat, was home to roughly a tenth of the 120,000 Japanese Americans imprisoned for the majority of the war's duration. A full two-thirds of the prisoners were native-born American citizens.
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| Anti-Japanese sentiment ran hot |
A visit to the small museum is a welcome break if driving between LA and Mammoth. It's a moving and personal view of the tragedy inflicted on innocents during wartime.
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| A page from the roster of prisoners |
The displays include reconstructions of daily life inside the prison camp, personal accounts and many stirring accounts of personal tragedy, persistence and triumph.
It's also free.
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| Row after row of barracks |
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