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JACL Weekly Digest

February 13, 2023

Welcome to the redesigned JACL Weekly Digest! We hope this new design makes it easier to read and follow along with news from JACL National, JACL Chapters, and our partner organizations! The newsletter will be split into three sections: JACL National News, JACL Chapters News, and From Our Partners. Please find the relevant information in their respective categories below. 

 

JACL National News

 

Call for Day of Remembrance Events and Events List!

As we're coming up on Day of Remembrance, JACL is once again asking all of our chapters and supporters to send us information on any events that you know of so that we can share it with the wider membership and Japanese American community! 

Please send any information you have on your DOR events, including date(s), times, any website/social links, and images/flyers you might have! We'll continually update the listing so if you currently only have some information and are still waiting on more, send us what you have and we can update the event page. The event page and calendar will be made available later. 

Send any program information you have to Education Programs Manager, Matthew Weisbly at mweisbly@jacl.org

For a list of Day of Remembrance Events coming up please click the link below!

 

2024 JACL National Scholarship Applications Available Now!

 
 

JACL Chapters News

 

Seattle JACL Scholarship Applications Now Available!

Educating and empowering the next generation of community leaders has been the vision of JACL for generations. Seattle JACL is proud to announce it will offer six youth scholarships to support young leaders.

$20,000 in total, the 2024 scholarships are available for graduating high school seniors, undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students.

Following previous years, applications are handled completely online. Scholarship interviews will be conducted virtually. Applications must be submitted online by Sunday, March 3, 2024.

 

JACL Arizona Chapter Annual Essay Contest!

 

2024 JACL Chicago Chapter Scholarships Available Now!

 
 

From Our Partners

 

KAKEHASHI Online Talk Program (Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc.)

Hi KAKEHASHI Alumni,
 
We are holding an exclusive online alumni event on Wednesday, February 21 at 7:30pm EST (9:30am JST on February 22 in Japan) with BANDAI Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc.
We hope many Kakehashi alumni can join us for the event!
Please check the details and register for the event via the link below.

JICE will send you a ZOOM link by the day before the event.
Please make sure that you can receive relevant emails from JICE (@jice.org) since emails including a URL could be recognized as spam mails.

 

Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage Fundraiser!

The Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage Committee is currently working with Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages (JAMP) to make the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage — scheduled for June 5-8, 2024, in Arkansas — an amazing and successful community focused event. 

We need your help.  While registration fees and grants cover part of the cost of the pilgrimage (bus transport, meals, and programming), we still need additional funds to ensure that we can provide a positive and accessible experience to our full community. This includes such important elements like making presentations and intergenerational conversations available via a virtual / online experience, as well as providing scholarships for elders.

Whether you are a first-timer or returning, we encourage you to donate to the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage.

Your donations will build and enhance the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage — this year and beyond. Contributions to the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage fundraiser will help with three goals:

1.  Help finance and improve this year's pilgrimage, including the establishment of an organized group to take the lead in the planning and execution of future annual pilgrimages, as well as the preservation of the two sites.

2.  Honor Jerome and Rohwer family members, including tributes and recognition of loved ones who were incarcerated at Jerome and Rohwer.

3.  Develop programs to preserve and share the Jerome/Rohwer story, including panel discussions with Jerome/Rohwer survivors and cultivating partnerships with other Japanese American and community groups with ties to Jerome and Rohwer.

All donations to the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage Fundraiser will be used to support and successfully run the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage. 

Thank you for your generosity!

The Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage Committee

(The group photo above was taken at the 2023 Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage, credit: Dean K. Terasaki)

 

Defining Courage Coming to San Francisco!

 

The 2024 Minoru Yasui Student Contest is open for submissions!

This year's contest theme is advancing democracy and prompts students to think about what an ideal democracy looks like, challenges to achieving democracy, and how to overcome them. Contestants will express their answers through a visual art piece and artist statement. The contest has a Junior Division (5th-8th grade) offering a $500 grand prize and Senior Division (9th-12th grade) offering a $1,000 grand prize.

To view the full details of the contest, and submit your entry, visit the Minoru Yasui Student Contest webpage. Submissions must be completed and uploaded by 11:59pm PT on Friday, March 1, 2024.

Organized by the Minoru Yasui Legacy Project and the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, the Minoru Yasui Student Contest offers students the opportunity to explore societal topics in connection with the legacy of Minoru Yasui, the only Oregonian to have been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

 

See Omoiyari a Song Film by Kishi Bashi!

 
 
 

Follow JACL on:

 

JACL Headquarters
1765 Sutter Street
San Francisco, California 94115
(415) 921-5225 | mbr@jacl.org

JACL DC Office
1629 K Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 223-1240 | policy@jacl.org

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