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Manzanar's meaning


In 1942, in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the federal government forced more than 110,000 Japanese Americans and Japanese living in the United States to leave their homes and move into internment camps.

On Saturday, a bus filled with Muslims from Orange County took a 240-mile ride to the closest of those internment camps, Manzanar.

The connection?

In the decade since Sept. 11, Muslims and Japanese Americans have forged a bond over the meaning of Manzanar.

Both groups understand being singled out. And some in both groups believe freedom in America can be a flimsy idea.

Their hope is that by reaching out to each other, and to all communities, they can help ensure that Manzanar remains a reminder of something that once happened, not a sign of things to come.

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