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JACL/OCA Leadership Summit Applications Due August 15! |
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The 2021 program will take place in person in Washington, D.C., with application of programmatic and government COVID-19 guidelines to promote a safe event. We will require all participants who are able to be vaccinated. Masks will be required for all activities. Both JACL and OCA will be closely monitoring the COVID-19 numbers in the coming weeks, and if necessary may alter the program including the possibility of shifting to a virtual event, postponement, or cancellation. You must be an active member of JACL to apply as a JACL participant. For more information and FAQs you can visit our page HERE. Submit your application no later than Sunday, August 15th at 11:59pm Hawaiian Standard Time to take part in the 2021 JACL/OCA Leadership Summit. |
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The Japanese American Experience Curriculum and Resource Guide: An Ed-Camp Style Teacher Training from JACL National Education Committee |
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San Diego JACL Presents - Israel and Palestine: A Fundamental Understanding |
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Centennial Education Fund and "Our League of Dreams - Documentary of the JACL" |
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Centennial Education Fund On Friday, July 16, JACL Vice President for Planning and Development and past National President, David Lin, launched the JACL Centennial Education Fund to raise $3 million for JACL. Upon the campaign launch, David Lin stated, “It is my distinct honor and privilege to lead the JACL Centennial Education Fund campaign. We will raise the much-needed funds to sustain the JACL in furthering its mission to educate Americans about the tragic lessons of Japanese American incarceration during World War II, and in envisioning the next 100 years of civil rights in America, so future generations of Americans will be able to live in a more inclusive and more accepting society.” Former Secretary of Commerce and Transportation and Chair of the Campaign's Honorary Board in formation, Norman Y. Mineta encouraged JACL members attending the virtual Sayonara Gala on Saturday to give to the campaign in order to ensure the future of JACL and re-affirm the commitment to its mission of public education. |
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Our League of Dreams - Documentary of the JACL JACL National and film producer Lane Nishikawa have agreed to work together to produce the first educational documentary film about the 90-year history of the JACL. OUR LEAGUE OF DREAMS received a $25,000 Japanese American Community Foundation Grant Award through the assistance of the San Diego Chapter JACL. This will cover the costs of shooting in the first five cities. We need your help to meet our production budget goals. Lane has mapped out seventeen cities that he would like to shoot interviews. Your individual donation or JACL Chapter donation will go a long way towards helping us achieve our goals. We will make sure that your names are prominently highlighted in the end credits of the film.
Once the film is completed, JACL National and Lane will work with any JACL Chapter that wants to hold a public film screening event in their city to fundraise for their chapter, to educate their youth, and network to new audiences for potential new members. |
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JACL Welcomes new Daniel K. Inouye Fellow - Alex Shinkawa! |
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JACL is excited to welcome Alex Shinkawa as the new Daniel K. Inouye Fellow! Alex Shinkawa is a recent graduate from the University of California Santa Barbara with a double major with honors in Asian American Studies and Political Science. He was born in Sunnyvale, California and his interests focus on immigration policies and community building. On campus he was a member of the Political Science Honors Society, and he worked to spread awareness about the Japanese American community as the Culture chair for the Nikkei Student Union. He is also a past member of the Campus United party and worked as a campaign manager for his classmate. During his senior year, Alex wrote a research thesis on the effects of hate crimes on Asian American civic organizations in the California Bay Area during Covid-19. Alex has a passion for community development and has worked as an intern for the Japantown Community Congress of San Jose to fight gentrification and promote community safety. He has also volunteered at the Asian Law Alliance and helped at-risk members of the community with filing N-400 citizen applications and DACA forms. On a more national level, Alex is a former development intern for OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates and worked to help with their 2020 online summit. Alex hopes that this fellowship will give him the opportunity to meet with legislators and activists within the Asian American community in order to hear their stories. He also hopes that he can participate in non-profit work centered on immigration reform and see new ways to change policy in order to help people. In his free time, Alex enjoys cooking, biking, hiking, board games, and watching Netflix. |
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Tadaima 2021 Starts August 29th! |
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"Camp Harmony" Dedication Ceremony - August 22, 2021 |
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Remembering Gila River - August 28, 2021 |
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Berkeley Oral History Project Seeking Project Participants |
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UC Berkeley's Oral History Project is seeking Nikkei who have had parents/grandparents/great grandparents who have been incarcerated in Manzanar and Topaz concentration camps. How do people heal? Through new oral history interviews, this project will document and disseminate the ways in which intergenerational trauma and healing occurred after the U.S. government's incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. These interviews will examine and compare how private memory, creative expression, place, and public interpretation intersect at two sites of incarceration: Manzanar in California and Topaz in Utah. To nominate yourself or someone else for this project please complete the Nomination Form. |
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JACL Anti-Hate and Hate Crime Resources For resources, toolkits, articles, and more about anti-hate programs and hate crimes, you can visit our page on JACL.org by clicking the link below. |
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Healthcare.gov Available through August 15! |
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There’s a new Special Enrollment Period that allows you to sign up for or change health insurance through August 15, 2021, due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This Special Enrollment Period is available to residents of the 36 states that use HealthCare.gov. (If your state runs its own Marketplace, check their website. Most states are offering similar options to enroll.) After you fill out and submit your application at HealthCare.gov, you have 30 days to enroll in a plan. Coverage starts the first day of the month after you enroll. For example, if you enroll any time in March, your coverage starts on April 1. You may qualify to save money — most people do! In fact, 9 out of 10 people who enroll are eligible for savings. Millions more people can find plans for lower premiums due to the COVID relief law. In fact, 4 out of 5 can find a plan for $10 or less after savings. |
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H.R. 40 Updates and Join in Support |
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Last Wednesday, April 14, the House Judiciary Committee voted for the first time in the bill's 30 year history to advance H.R. 40 to the House floor for a full vote! This is a monumental step in bill's life and a start towards righting another wrong in our nation's history. JACL Executive Director, David Inoue, discusses JACL’s support of H.R. 40. H.R. 40 would create a commission to examine the institution of slavery, its legacy, and make recommendations to Congress for reparations, beginning a process of repairing and restoring after centuries of enslavement. Click the image above to watch the full video statement. |
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