| JACL Weekly Digest February 4, 2025 |
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| | | 2025 Day of Remembrance Events Start This Week! |
|  | There is still time to send in your 2025 DOR Events! Please send any information you have on your DOR events, including date(s), times, any website/social links, and images/flyers you might have! Send any program information you have to Education Programs Manager, Matthew Weisbly at mweisbly@jacl.org |
| | | Update on NPS Website Issue |
| On Friday afternoon, JACL and other community partners were made aware that several National Park Service pages, including the page for the Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During WWII, were offline and inaccessible. While looking into the issue, this page came back online though others such as the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial remained down through the weekend. On Monday, NPS confirmed that there had been a technical issue that caused the pages to go down, which has since been corrected. We remain concerned that many other government websites have been removed intentionally due to content related to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility, LGBTQ+ related content, and many scientific, medical, and datasets. While many of these sites have been preserved through third party websites, JACL will continue to work to end the government's censorship of this public information. |
| | The JACL Denounces President Trump’s Executive Order Expanding Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp |
|  | | | JACL Joins 77 Organizations to Honor Fred Korematsu's Legacy |
|  | January 30, 2025 - "On the occasion of what would have been Fred T. Korematsu’s 106th birthday, JACL joins 77 other organizations in celebrating the introduction of two bills to honor Korematsu’s legacy. Introduced this week in the House are H.R. 77, which would designate January 30th as “Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution” and H.R. 821 which seeks to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Fred Korematsu in recognition of his contributions to civil rights and his loyalty and patriotism to the Nation." |
| | | Live Fact Sheet on Federal Funding Freeze from our Partners at OCA |
|  | OCA has created this fact sheet regarding the potential impacts of the federal funds freeze and how it will affect the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Given how quickly things were unfolding and the confusion surrounding it, we wanted to provide a clear and accessible resource to help our community stay informed. If you have questions or have been impacted, please email us at oca@ocanational.org. |
| | | 2025 JACL National Scholarship Applications Available Now! |
|  | | | JACL is Hiring! Looking for a Director of Fundraising and Membership Development |
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| | | If any JACL Chapters would like to submit stories or events to the Weekly Digest, please send inquiries to Education Programs Manager, Matthew Weisbly at mweisbly@jacl.org |
| | San Diego JACL Monthly Virtual Dialogues |
|  | | | 2025 Kansha Project Applications Available Now! |
|  | Applications are now available for the 2025 Kansha Project! The Kansha Project is a JACL Chicago program founded in 2011 that connects self-identified Japanese American/Nikkei youth ages 18-25 from the Midwest to their identity, history, and community. Application deadline is March 1st at 11:59pm CST. Find more information on our website at https://jaclchicago.org/programs/kansha-project/. |
| | Intergenerational Conversations: Ripples of the Past |
|  | Intergenerational Conversations: Ripples of the Past will be held on Saturday, March 1st, 2025 from 2:30-4:30 PM (location to be announced soon). Advanced registration is required due to limited space. Masking during this event is required. Participants must register by 5pm on February 19th, 2025. Intergenerational Conversations: Ripples of the Past is a JACL Chicago program that brings Chicago-area Nikkei (people of Japanese ancestry) of all ages together to connect and process the trauma of WWII forced displacement and incarceration through personal story sharing. It was created to bridge the gap in programming for the community’s need for containers to reflect on and heal from the generational impact of incarceration. |
| | Announcing: JACL Chicago 2025 Scholarships - Apply Now! |
|  | The Chicago Chapter of JACL offers scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $5,000+ to undergraduate and graduate students who have demonstrated a commitment to JACL’s mission. Scholarships are awarded based on an applicant’s understanding of and alignment with JACL’s mission, as well as academic performance and extracurricular involvement. Scholarships are open to all, regardless of race or ethnicity. Visit our website for more information: https://jaclchicago.org/programs/scholarship-program/ All application materials are due by email to scholarships@jaclchicago.org by 11:59 PM Central time on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Awards will be distributed at the annual Scholarship Luncheon on Sunday, May 18, 2025. For more information, contact Christine Munteanu, JACL Chicago Scholarship Committee Chair, at scholarships@jaclchicago.org. |
| | Announcing: Seattle JACL 2025 Scholarships - Apply Now! |
|  | Seattle JACL is proud to announce we are now accepting applications for our six 2024
Youth Scholarships to support students to continue their education.
Each of the six scholarships were established in honor of Seattle-area Japanese American
activists and leaders that made strides in community engagement and advancing access to
education. They are the:
- Aki Kurose Memorial Scholarship (Min.-$3,000)
- Cherry and Mas Kinoshita Scholarship ($3,000)
- Dr. Susumu Shimokon Memorial Scholarship ($5,000)
- Elaine Reiko Akagi Scholarship ($5,000)
- Minoru Tamesa Scholarship ($3,000)
- Bunshiro Tazuma Scholarship ($3,000)
Those eligible to apply include graduating high school seniors, current undergraduate,
graduate, and medical school students.
All scholarship applications and supplemental documents are due on Sunday, March 3,
2025. For more information on the Seattle JACL Scholarship Program please visit our
website: http://seattlejacl.org/programs/scholarships/
Seattle JACL is grateful for a recent generous bequest from the Shigeo and Toshiko Iseri
Family Trust which will sustain our scholarship program for the future. |
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| | | | Motion Picture Association Entertainment Law and Policy Fellowship |
|  | The MPA Entertainment Law & Policy Fellowship is an entertainment-focused law and policy program that is dedicated to advancing the cause of inclusion, community, and belonging in the entertainment industry. This prestigious program ensures the best and brightest students have the opportunity to participate in the entertainment industry, regardless of their background, by providing the selected Fellows with stipends for living and housing, and reimbursement for certain fellowship-related travel expenses to participate in the year-long program. Fellows will gain relevant experience working at the MPA as well as its member studios and interact with senior executives and policymakers, while building the skills needed to prepare them to be the next generation of law and policy leaders in the entertainment industry. |
| | | | 2025 Minoru Yasui Student Contest Now Open! |
|  | | | Go For Broke Collector's Set Still Available! |
|  | Note: Full sheets of the Go For Broke stamps have now sold out! This is the only way to still get these stamps before they're gone! |
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