| JACL Weekly Digest January 14, 2025 |
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| | | JACL Membership Updates - JACL Membership Payments - Please complete renewal payment through our donation page on our website or at https://jacl.salsalabs.org/donationpage/index.html and notate "Membership renewal" in the dedication section of the form. Alternatively, you can also call our office to make a payment over the phone.
- Pacific Citizen Subscriptions - 2025 Pacific Citizen subscriptions have been increased by $5 from the previous amount of $17 up to $22.
- Please contact mbr@jacl.org if you have any questions or issues with your membership payments, renewals, or sign up.
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| | 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 |
| | NCWNP District Youth Board Oshogatsu Mochitsuki |
|  | Join the JACL NCWNP District Youth Board as we celebrate the new year with our Oshogatsu Mochitsuki on Saturday, January 25 at 10:00 AM in Palo Alto! Immerse yourself in the tradition of mochi-pounding (mochitsuki), where you can help make delicious rice cakes. RSVP here.
This event is perfect for all ages, so bring your friends and family to share in the celebration! We also welcome people of all backgrounds, and JACL membership is not required.
Admission is free, but donations are welcome to support future events. We can't wait to ring in the new year with you—mark your calendars! If you have any questions, please email us at ncwnpyouthboard@jacl.org |
| | San Mateo JACL Daifuku Making |
|  | | | 14th Annual Florin Mochi Madness co-hosted by Florin JACL - Sacramento Valley |
|  | | | Kimekomi Doll Demonstration with Nakayoshi and Monterey JACL |
|  | | Call for 2025 Day of Remembrance Events! |
|  | 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 |
| | Wasatch Front North JACL DOR - Register Now and Book Your Hotel by Jan 16th! |
|  | | | | Support KIYOSHI: A Legacy of Activism |
|  | Please support KIYOSHI. a feature length documentary film that presents the remarkable life of Kiyoshi Kuromiya – Japanese American author, civil rights, anti-war, gay liberation and HIV/AIDS activist. Kuromiya's story begins in a WWII incarceration camp in Heart Mountain, Wyoming, and intersects with many watershed moments in American history. KIYOSHI is produced in collaboration with the William Way LGBT Center in Philadelphia. |
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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. |
| | | National Air and Space Museum Summer Internship Applications Open Now! |
|  | From the National Air and Space Museum - We have launched our application for the National Air and Space Museum's 2025 Summer Internship Program. Each year, our summer interns learn from knowledgeable mentors in a variety of disciplines across the museum field, all in the dynamic atmosphere of Washington, DC. Interns work with distinguished scholars, accomplished professionals, and iconic artifacts in an immersive experience as multifaceted as the Museum itself.
The traditional summer internship period lasts for 10 weeks, from early-June through early-August. These full-time internships take place at one of our locations in the DC area and interns receive a stipend of $7,500. Apply by January 31 to be considered for the 2025 Summer Internship Program. |
| | | 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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Washington, D.C. 20006
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