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Manzanar’s Community Archeology Program Receives National Recognition Posted On Volunteers uncover features of Manzanar Children’s Village, the only orphanage in the ten incarceration camps managed by the War Relocation Authority during World War II. The “village” was home to more than 100 children ranging in age from newborn to 19 years old. In all, the U.S. government incarcerated 120,313 Japanese Americans based solely on their ancestry. (National Park Service/Manzanar) Manzanar National Historic Site’s Community Archeology Program has received the prestigious 2021 Award for Excellence in Public Archaeology Programming from the Society for American Archaeology (SAA). Founded in 1934, the SAA is an international organization dedicated to the research, interpretation, and protection of the archaeological heritage of the Americas. With more than 7,000 members including professional and avocational archaeologists, archaeology students in colleges and universities, an

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