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Weekly Digest
April 26, 2022 |
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JACL's physical offices remain officially closed. Staff continue to do the work of the organization remotely with some visits to the physical office. Please direct all phone calls to our Washington, D.C. Office at (202) 223-1240 and we will get back to you as quickly as possible. Otherwise, we will all be available via email. All staff emails can be found HERE. Stay safe everyone and we hope to see you all in person again soon. - JACL National Staff |
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2022 JACL National Convention Registration is Open! Resolutions and Nominations Forms Available Now! |
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JACL Members enjoy early bird pricing if you register before May 15th! After this date, the price will increase by $50! Registration closes July 27th, 2022 so be sure to register before then - we will NOT be having on-site registration this year! We also have Virtual Rates! For this year's special hybrid format, we have expanded access to allow our members to attend from all around the world! Tickets are limited. |
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From the JACL Nominations Committee Los Angeles, CA - The National JACL Nominations Committee is seeking members who are interested in running for a seat on the National JACL Board of Directors. The initial filing deadline shall be Saturday, June 5th, 2022. After that date, those wishing to submit their names as candidates must run from the floor of the National Convention and are subject to additional requirements. The term of office for this election shall be two years covering the 2022-2024 Biennium.
Positions include National President, National Secretary/Treasurer, Vice President of General Operations, Vice President for Planning & Development, Vice President for Membership, Vice President for Public Affairs, National Youth/Student Council Chair, and National Youth/Student Council Representative. A description of the officers and their duties can be found in the JACL Constitution and Bylaws.
The election will be held at the 2022 JACL National Convention. Voting will be conducted electronically for in-person delegates on Saturday, August 6th. The process and procedures for those who wish to run can be found in the Nominations and Guidelines at this link. For more information on running for office, please contact Nominations Committee Chair Eric Langowski at elangowski@jacl.org. |
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Play Ball! The Japanese American Experience and the National Pastime |
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In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the JACL will bring together a panel of speakers who will unravel the rich history of baseball, and consider its significance for those who were wrongfully incarcerated during WWII. The extraordinary lessons that resulted from that time will be examined in order to understand how diversity within the sport can be better fostered today. Speakers, ranging from historians to advocates, will highlight the contributions of Japanese-American players and celebrate the mark that they left on the American Pastime. |
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JACL Centennial Education Fund Spring 2022 Update! |
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Members and supporters like you have ensured our story and values are passed from generation to generation. Spring into action by donating using the button below! You can also check out all our Centennial Education Fund updates www.jacl.org/centennial |
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JANM 30th Anniversary Benefit this Saturday and 30 Under 30 Changemakers |
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From our friends at JANM: "We cordially invite you to join us for a special evening of celebration on the historic occasion of JANM’s 30th Anniversary. We’ll reflect on all we’ve accomplished in our first three decades and the timeliness and timelessness of our mission as we continue to illuminate the Japanese American experience and promote greater understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity. Most of all, it’s a chance for us to come together and look forward to our next 30 years as we apply history’s hard-won lessons and innovative new strategies to reimagine the museum experience, inspire the next generation, and continue the struggle for inclusion and social justice." For us, at JACL we are excited to see several JACL members, current as well as former board members, and current staff among those who are being honored. We congratulate all of the awardees on this momentous honor! |
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Jewpanese Oral History Project - Info Session |
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From the Jewpanese Community Group: Since May 2020, a community of Jewpanese people and Jewpanese families all over the world began to meet virtually on the second Sunday of the month in celebration of Jewish and Asian Heritage Months. This group wants to document their lived experiences and record their stories on the intersectionality of being Jewish and Japanese. This project is being conducted by a founding member of the Jewpanese community, Carmel Tanaka. Her maternal grandparents are Holocaust survivors and her paternal grandparents are Japanese Canadians who were interned during WWII. She is the founder and executive director of JQT Vancouver, a Jewish queer trans non-profit, where she designed and conducted the "BC Jewish Queer & Trans Oral History Project" (https://www.jqtvancouver.ca/jqt-oral-history-bc). Learn more about Carmel at www.carmeltanaka.ca As an ADL Collaborative for Change Fellow, Carmel has received funding to use by the end of 2022 to help support this project, specifically video equipment, travel, accommodation, interview transcribing, online exhibit curation, as well as honoraria for Carmel and interviewee participants: https://www.adl.org/.../adl-collaborative-for-change... There will be an info session on the JEWPANESE Oral History Project on May 8, 2022 from 10-11AM PDT. Please register here and you will receive a meeting link closer to the date: https://tinyurl.com/jewpanese |
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Meeting of the President’s Advisory Commission on AA and NHPIs |
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On May 12, 2022, the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, authorized under President Biden’s Executive Order 14031, will meet to discuss full and draft recommendations by the Commission’s Subcommittees. These Subcommittees are: Belonging, Inclusion, Anti-Asian Hate, Anti-Discrimination; Data Disaggregation; Language Access; Economic Equity; Health Equity; and Immigration and Citizenship Status. The meeting is open to the public. Register to receive the livestream link. |
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Our friends at Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages have made a list of upcoming pilgrimages for the Summer of 2022 including the 53rd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, the 2022 In-Person Amache Pilgrimage, 2022 Virtual Tule Lake Pilgrimage, and the 2022 In-Person Heart Mountain Pilgrimage! Click the link below to find out more! |
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JACL Organizational Sign Ons |
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The Samurai Code: How Bushido Changes Lives presented by Puyallup Valley JACL |
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The Puyallup Valley JACL is hosting a new speakers program featuring author and speaker, Lori Tsugawa Whaley! She'll be discussing Bushido - the Samurai Code and how it's affected the Japanese American community even today. Use the link below to RSVP for Zoom. |
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Art of Inclusive Communication Workshop with San Diego JACL |
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JACL is hiring for a new position in the San Francisco National Headquarters Office! Director of Finance/CFO - Regular - 32 hours/week
- Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid/work from home schedule available)
- The Director of Finance/CFO is responsible for the financial health of the organization with an annual budget of $2 million and growing. JACL has a diverse source of revenues from membership dues, charitable contributions, corporate sponsorships and partners, annual convention, grants, and a newspaper with advertising revenue.
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2022 JACL Legacy Fund Grants Now Open! |
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JACL Chapters and Districts are eligible to apply for a grant to support a project or activity that is supportive of the National JACL Strategic Plan. Grants of up to $6,000 each will be awarded by the Legacy Fund Grants Committee to selected applicants. Funding for the program grants is provided by Legacy Fund revenues. |
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