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Weekly Digest
January 30, 2024 |
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Today is Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution |
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"The internment notice came out, and it burned me up, you know. Here I am, an American, and I have to go to an internment camp. I was really upset. And I said, ‘I’m not going to go. I’m an American and that’s what I am and I’m going to stay that way.’” – Fred T. Korematsu
On January 30, we celebrate Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. In 2010, the state of California passed the first Fred Korematsu Day bill, making January 30 the first day in the U.S. named after an Asian American. But as much as the day is about civil rights and civil liberties, Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution is also about our Constitution. Fred Korematsu learned about the Constitution in high school. And he believed he had rights as an American citizen. Read our full statement on #FredKorematsuDay here: http://tinyurl.com/3bhycr7j |
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Statement from CAPAC on Fred Korematsu Day |
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CAPAC Chair, Judy Chu (CA-28) said: “After Executive Order 9066 was issued on February 19, 1942, Fred Korematsu was not only turned away from enlisting to serve his country, but also became one of the over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry who was forced into incarceration. Today, we remember Fred’s determination to challenge the U.S. government on its racial discrimination and bring his case all the way to the Supreme Court. We also honor his enduring legacy as a civil rights advocate who, after witnessing the wrongful imprisonment of Muslim community members made under the same guise of national security in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, filed numerous amicus briefs with the Supreme Court warning the government not to repeat its shameful mistakes of the past. As we commemorate this day on what would have been Mr. Korematsu’s 105th birthday, we must remain vigilant to keep prejudice out of our national policies and continue speaking up for civil rights and equality for all.” |
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Fred Korematsu Day at Cal Poly Humboldt |
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024 from 4-6pm Fred Korematsu Day at Cal Poly Humboldt The theme will be Resilience & Recovery, focusing on our Japanese-American community and cross-solidarity with BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities |
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Defining Courage Coming to San Francisco! |
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Winter 2024 JACL National Board Meeting |
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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. (PLEASE NOTE: Hybrid only allows for attendees to listen in. They will NOT be able to participate or talk over Zoom) 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 must be fully vaccinated according to CDC guidelines and it is highly recommended that attendees wear masks. |
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Call for Day Of Remembrance Events! |
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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 |
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2024 JACL National Scholarship Program Applications Available Now! |
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2024 JACL Chicago Chapter Scholarships Available Now! |
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San Diego JACL Monthly Virtual Dialogues |
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The 2024 Minoru Yasui Student Contest is open for submissions! |
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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. |
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Sneak Peek of the New Film "Kintsukuroi" in San Jose |
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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. |
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JACL Arizona Chapter Annual Essay Contest! |
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See Omoiyari a Song Film by Kishi Bashi! |
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