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DESCRIPTION:This is a very unique opportunity for folks to learn from and b
 e able to talk to some of the great supporters of Manzanar's preservation 
 throughout the years (who stood with the JA community despite local resist
 ance).  This great occasion of bringing these special folks together is in
  celebration of Ranger Jane Wehrey's collection of insightful oral histori
 es: "Voices of This Long\, Brown Land."  Songbird of Manzanar Mary Nomura 
 is in the book and will be present at the program.  The coordinators encou
 rage folks to bring family/friends who were at camp\, too\, to share their
  experiences as part of the program.  \n\n* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * \nPost Office Box 149 • Independence\, CA • 
 93526\n\nFor Immediate Release: September 7\, 2006\nContact: Mary Daniel\n
 Phone: 760-878-2411\n\nManzanar History Association News Release\n\n\nStep
  into the past with authors\, historians and special guests as they engage
  you in lively discussions about Owens Valley history\n\nPersonal stories 
 of the Eastern Sierra’s colorful past will be on the program Saturday Se
 ptember 30 at 7 pm at Manzanar National Historic Site\, when the Manzanar 
 History Association hosts “Remembering This Long Brown Land:  Conversati
 ons on Life and History in the Owens Valley and at Manzanar.”  Local res
 idents as well as visitors are invited to bring to this informal evening t
 heir own recollections of growing up\, living\, or vacationing amid the re
 gion’s stunning beauty and often tumultuous history. \n\nSharing their m
 emories and reflections will be former Inyo County Supervisor Keith Bright
 \, former Manzanar internee Mary Kageyama Nomura\, long-time Independence 
 resident and civic volunteer Elsie Ivey\, and other present and former Owe
 ns Valley residents.  Also on hand to lend knowledge and insights will be 
 Lone Pine film historian Chris Langley\, local author and historian Jane W
 ehrey\, and former Eastern California Museum Director William H. Michael. 
  Dr. Arthur Hansen\, professor of history emeritus at California State Uni
 versity\, Fullerton\, will moderate the discussion. \n\nThis will be a uni
 que opportunity for residents and visitors to gather and learn more about 
 the history of the valley as told by those who have been part of it. Each 
 of these participants brings to the program his or her own unique perspect
 ive on the Owens Valley past\, explains program coordinator Jane Wehrey\, 
 and it is through these personal perspectives that history takes on color 
 and meaning. Though we often like to separate the events of history into n
 eat categories of topic\, time\, and meaning\, in reality\, the past of an
 y is far more interwoven and complex\, and therefore\, more intriguing. \n
 \nA short slide presentation will focus on the Owens Valley\, its landscap
 e\, history\, and people\, and there will be a refreshment time for contin
 ued story-telling. Author Jane Wehrey will be available to sign copies of 
 her 2006 book\, Voices From This Long Brown Land:  Oral Recollections of O
 wens Valley Lives and Manzanar Pasts.  \n\n\n“Remembering This Long Brow
 n Land:  Conversations on Life and History in the Owens Valley and at Manz
 anar” is on Saturday\, September 30 at 7 pm\,  Manzanar National Histori
 c Site Interpretive Center\; doors open at 6:30.  Admission is free and do
 nations will be accepted. Manzanar is located at 5001 Highway 395\, betwee
 n Lone Pine and Independence\, CA.  For more information call 760-878-2727
  or 877-878-2727.\n\n-- END --\n
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SUMMARY:Great program on Manzanar history at Manzanar - September 30 at 7 p
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