Winter 2024 JACL National Board Meeting

On Saturday, February 3rd, 2024, the JACL National Board will be hosting its quarterly board meeting. A hybrid option will be available but you must RSVP in order to join. Details on joining the meeting and other information necessary will be sent out following registration, no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting's start time.

For those attending in person, the board meeting will be held at the JACL National Headquarters in San Francisco's Japantown at 1765 Sutter Street at 9:00 am PST on February, 3rd. Anyone attending in person will be required to follow COVID guidelines, including wearing a mask (when not speaking or eating) during the meeting, and must be fully vaccinated according to CDC guidelines.

RSVP Here

Sneak Peek of the New Film "Kintsukuroi" in San Jose

Please join us for a special “Sneak Preview” of the full-length Feature Film Kintsukuroi, benefitting the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and the New Dharma Center of the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin (SJB). Mark your calendars for February 10 th , 2024 at 2pm to take place at SJB, 640 N 5 th Street, San Jose, CA 95112. Tickets are $25 for Premium Seating and $20 for General Admission. Limited Availability!

Tickets available online: https://app.donorview.com/NZrZe

kintsukuroi n.
1. Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold
2. the beauty and strength found within something that has been broken

The promise that is America is within the grasp of two immigrant families living in Northern California. The Itos are industrious shopkeepers in San Francisco and the Ibatas are hardworking farmers from a small rural community.

With a stroke of his pen, President Roosevelt destroys their lives and the lives of another 120,000 Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Both families lose everything they own but the emotional cost of the war is even more devastating.

Sent to Utah and Wyoming, respectively, the two families live lives of quiet desperation behind barbed wire fences and gun towers. Some will go off to fight the war, others remain and resist but everyone will make sacrifices that change the course of their lives forever.

KINTSUKUROI will take you from San Francisco to the concentration camps in the American West to the battlefields of Europe and back again as the Itos and the Ibatas pick up the pieces of their broken lives.

The film was shot at locations in San Jose, San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area and Northern Californian. It features Ryan Takemiya, Kealani Kitaura, Ken Takeda, Ron Munekawa, Kiyomi Koide and Chizuko Omori.

Watch the Trailer Here

Norm Mineta Statue Unveiling at San Jose Mineta International Airport

January 25, 2024 Unveiling Event—Location/Parking Info.

The Mineta Statue Unveiling Event will be held in Terminal B Baggage Claim.
Parking Directions for Terminal B Baggage Claim: Please park in Lot 5 (1661 Airport Blvd.,
San Jose, CA 95110) or Lot 4 (1639 Airport Blvd., San Jose, CA 95110) for the closest
parking to the event. Please bring your parking ticket with you for validation.

The Airport offers complimentary Inter-terminal shuttle buses. The Inter-terminal shuttle
busses run every 7 to 10 minutes. The Inter-terminal pick-up/drop-off locations are
located at Stop 66 of the Terminal A Ground Transportation Island. For Terminal B, Stop77.

Please email mineta-institute@sjsu.edu to RSVP by January 18th!

Call for 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

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...

2024 JA Community Foundation Grant Applications Available Now!

The JA Community Foundation grant application process has two stages. You must first submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) and then, if invited, submit a full proposal. LOIs are being accepted from now through January 31st! Apply below!

Learn More and Apply Here!

Seattle JACL Annual Meeting and Shinnenkai Celebration!

When: Saturday January 27, 2024 - 12:30PM to 2:30PM
Where: Joyale Seafood Restaurant, 900 S Jackson St, Seattle WA 98104
Parking: Available at the restaurant - enter parking garage via S Jackson St & 10th Ave (Free for two hours)

All of us in the Seattle Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League wish you and your loved ones a very happy new year!

We are pleased to share our invitation for Seattle Chapter Members to join us at our annual membership meeting and Shinnenkai (Japanese New Years celebration).

Come meet our Board and Seattle JACL friends!

RSVP Here!

JACL Arizona Chapter Annual Essay Contest!

New Essay Prompt Encourages Intergenerational Interviews & Personal Storytelling

The JACL AZ Essay Challenge 2024 invites Arizona students to explore their heritage and the impact of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). The Essay Challenge is open until February 28, 2024, and encourages students residing in Arizona to participate. Students from grades 4-12 can enter, with separate categories for high school (grades 9-12) and elementary/middle school (grades 4-8).

To qualify, participants should have membership ties to the JACL-AZ Chapter, Arizona Buddhist Temple, or Phoenix Life Church (http://www.phoenixlife.church).

The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2024, 11:59 PM.

Apply and Submit Here!

Volunteer with JACL Arizona Chapter at the 2024 Arizona Matsuri!

The Arizona Matsuri Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2024. The two-day celebration of Japanese culture is scheduled for the weekend of February 24-25, 2024. JACL Arizona is looking for adult and teen volunteers at the Information Booth and the Soda/Water Booth. There are two shifts available, the first is 10 AM to 1:30 PM and the second is 1:30 to 5 PM.

Please contact Cathy Corella to be placed on the schedule. Cathy can be reached at 623-341-0134 or cycorella@gmail.com. Thank you in advance for your volunteerism!