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Weekly Digest
August 29, 2023 |
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Jacksonville Shooting Highlights Need to Continue the Work of Racial Reconciliation and Repair as Highlighted by the March on Washington |
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Reflection from March on Washington 60th |
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Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. On Saturday, JACL joined nearly 200 organizations and thousands of individuals in continuing the work from that march 60 years ago. Todd Endo, one of the original marchers for JACL in 1963 joined the group for the morning along with members of his family and were able to hear addresses from three representatives from the Asian American community. Kiran Kaur Gill from SALDEF was one of the first speakers to kick off the day followed by Norman Chen of TAAF, and JACL Executive Director spoke to close out the first hour. In his remarks, Inoue called for action on African American reparations as a continuation of the ongoing work from 60 years ago to bring social and economic justice for the African American community. Photo Credit to JACL DC Chapter and APIAVote |
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Upcoming NPS Listening Sessions on New Norman Y. Mineta JACE Grants |
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From our friends at the National Park Service: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 established a new competitive grant category, the Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Grants, to be administered through the current Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant program. These new grants, referred to as Japanese American Confinement Education or JACE Grants, will be awarded to Japanese American Organizations that promote the understanding and appreciation of the ethnic and cultural diversity of the United States by illustrating the Japanese American experience throughout the history of the United States. The legislation establishing these new grants provides some general parameters for this new category, and we are seeking public comments to help us better understand the perspectives of the larger community in the development of grant guidelines. A newsletter and press release were distributed last month, and a website has been created to help gather this input. In order to answer questions you might have about this new category of grants we will be hosting two general information sessions to give a brief overview of the enabling legislation and provide a forum for you to ask questions about the development of the guidelines. These meetings are scheduled at following dates and times: - Thursday, August 31 2:30 PM CST / 1:30 PM MTN / 12:30 PM PST
Link to Teams meeting Call in number if you don't have the ability to use teams: 202-640-1187 Conf ID:198414647# - Thursday, September 7 12:30 PM CST / 11:30 PM MTN / 10:30 PM PST
Link to Teams meeting Call in number if you don't have the ability to use teams: 202-640-1187 Conf ID:73003165# If you have not attended a meeting and you have questions about the program, please join by selecting a link or phoning into the meeting with the information provided above. At these meetings we will have an open conversation about the new grant category, but will not be capturing your comments. All comments that you wish to have considered in the development of the guidelines should be submitted through the official comment website linked here, prior to September 15. |
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Special Performance of Defining Courage to Support #MauiStrongFund! |
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Last Week to Take the Keiro Community Survey! |
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Our friends at Keiro are conducting a community-wide needs survey on senior living services they may, or may not, anticipate needing in the future. Those eligible to participate include individuals who are part of the Japanese and Japanese American community and reside (or have a loved one who resides) in LA, Orange, or Ventura counties. Individuals have between now and August 31st to go on the Keiro website to sign up to participate. |
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San Diego JACL Monthly Community Dialogues - Kristen Taketa |
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2023 Crystal City Pilgrimage Save the Date |
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2023 Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium Education Conference at JANM |
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The Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium (JACSC) and USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture (USC Ito Center) will host the conference at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles, California. We will convene around the theme of Memory and Monument-making: Repairing our Racial Karma from September 22nd - 24th. Detailed information on the speakers, session topics, and evening activities will be announced in the coming weeks. The conference is free and open to the public. We hope that you will join us! We have arranged for a limited block of rooms that can be booked at a reduced rate at the Miyako Hotel across the street from JANM. These rooms are available on first come, first served until August 25th. Please feel free to begin making those travel arrangements around the following schedule:
Schedule Friday, September 22, 2023
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
Saturday, September 23, 2023
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Business Meeting for JACSC Members
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Conference Sessions
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Optional Evening Activities
Sunday, September 24, 2023
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. NPS Information Session: JACE and JACS Grants
10:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. Conference Sessions
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Optional Evening Activities
Please register via the following link: https://9644p.blackbaudhosting.com/9644p/packagetickets?tab=3&txobjid=30FB55F6-E90A-4BE6-8637-C6D809C5C415 Please read the registration page carefully, as it provides the option to register for the full 3 days OR to register for events individually. We appreciate your care in this step, as we will base our food and beverage orders based on the registration numbers for the appropriate events. Please also register separately for the business meeting for members. Please direct any questions regarding registration to Emily Anderson at eanderson@janm.org. |
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JACL DC Chapter Keiro Kai |
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Poston Preservation Society Announces 2023 Poston Pilgrimage |
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The Poston Community Alliance Pilgrimage will take place October 13-14. 2023 at the Blue
Water Casino and other nearby sites in Parker, Arizona. Pilgrimage capacity is limited to 250 attendees due to facility space. Early bird registration is $195 for adults and $100 for children up to 12 years old until August 31. After that the fee is $245 for adults and $145 for children. For registration information and updates, please visit the Poston Community Alliance Website at: https://www.postonpreservation.org. Registration will be on the Eventbrite website which will be at the Poston Preservation Website. |
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