| JACL Weekly Digest June 11, 2024 |
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| | | Register Now for the 2024 JACL National Convention! 1 Week left! |
|  | Registration closes on June 18th, 2024! Sponsorship information, committee forms, and volunteer registration are all available online now! Click the button to take you to the convention page below! The tentative convention schedule is also now available to view! |
| | | |  | |  | | JACL Condemns Newly Announced Immigration Restrictions |
|  | June 4, 2024 "[Last week], the Biden Administration issued an executive order imposing new restrictions on asylum seekers and migrants at the Southern border. These restrictions impose a daily limit for what are considered “illegal” border crossings. Anyone who crosses after this limit is reached asylum seekers entering at an unsecured port of entry would be deported and become permanently ineligible to seek asylum. This is not the reform we nor potential immigrants deserve." |
| | | JACL Disappointed by Proposal to Desecrate Minidoka National Historic Site |
|  | June 6, 2024 "The Bureau of Land Management released its Final Environmental Impact Study (FEIS) [last week] regarding the Lava Ridge Wind Project. The proposed project would consist of 241 wind turbines, 660 feet tall, within viewing distance of the Minidoka National Historic Site. The addition of these wind turbines to the viewshed of the Minidoka Site would permanently alter the sense of solemnity appropriate to the recognition and remembrance of the 13,000 people forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated there only because of their Japanese ancestry." |
| | | Daniel K. Inouye Fellowship Application Now Open! |
|  | The Daniel K. Inouye Fellowship is named for the late United States senator from Hawaii. The fellow will monitor key legislative initiatives of importance to the JACL mission, and design and implement JACL-sponsored programs among other tasks and duties. The fellowships provide the opportunity to work on advocacy at a national level through the National JACL office based in Washington, D.C. As a fellow, you will become a key component of the D.C. team. In this position, you will be working with JACL staff, other fellows, and the executive director to mobilize and inform local chapters. As part of this D.C. branch of National JACL, fellows are integral in establishing a voice for JACL and its members within D.C. and the various networks. This voice is critical regarding policy issues affecting our communities and collaborating with other organizations to establish a stronger collective voice. Priority Deadline: June 24th, 2024 at 11:59 PM HST. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Program Dates: Start August 2024 or later. This fellowship term lasts 1 year, with the possibility of being extended for an additional year. |
| | | New Membership Benefit Coming Soon! |
|  | JACL is partnering with Grouper to offer eligible members, age 65 or older, payments for staying healthy and socially active. Through participating Medicare Advantage and Supplemental plans, Grouper provides an initial $50 check and $20 quarterly payments for ongoing activities. We will send an official invite email this month! |
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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 |
| | Silicon Valley JACL Trivia Night! |
|  | | | Greater Los Angeles JACL Free Pickleball Lesson |
|  | | | San Diego JACL Monthly Dialogues |
|  | | | Kansha Project Culmination 2024 |
|  | Over the past eleven years, the Kansha Project has grown from a mere idea into a flagship program of JACL Chicago, sending over 100 alumni across ten cohorts to Little Tokyo, Los Angeles and Manzanar National Historic Site. The Kansha Project is a transformative program that provides young Japanese Americans the opportunity to learn about our community’s history, develop unique insights about our community’s legacy, and allows participants to explore their identity with other Japanese American young adults. In addition, the Kansha Project provides an entry point for community engagement and a pathway for youth leadership that is vital to the future of the Japanese American community at large. After a brief pause due to the pandemic, the Kansha Project took two cohorts of ten participants in 2022 and restarted the ALB with nine members. This year, the trip will take place from June 6-9 and celebrate the 2024 Kansha Project cohort with Culmination in Chicago on Saturday, June 29. - Conal Abatangelo
- Emiko Akiyama Tahara
- Sai Clayton
- Mia Combs
- Amy Do
- Mariko Dowling
- Yukiko Nakano
- Sophia Saito
- Gabriela Senno
- Kei Smith
- Haruka Yukioka
We invite you to join us at Culmination to celebrate this year’s Kansha Project with the Kansha Alumni Leadership Board (ALB) and the 2024 program participants! Participants will share reflections of their experience of their trip to Little Tokyo, LA and Manzanar Historic Site and present their unique projects summarizing their experience to the community. We hope you'll join us for this celebration of community, youth leadership, and legacy. Questions? Contact JACL Program Director, Rebecca Ozaki at kansha@jaclchicago.org. Learn more at https://jaclchicago.org/programs/kansha-project/ |
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| | | | Researching Your LGBTQ+ Ancestors - A Webinar Hosted by Densho |
|  | On June 12th at 10 AM PT genealogists Stewart Traiman and Linda Harms Okazaki will present a new family history webinar with Densho on researching your LGBTQ+ ancestors.
In this course, we'll explore the historical presence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer individuals in our family histories. Contrary to assumptions, confirmed bachelors or spinster aunts may not have been single; they might have had partners, even if there's no legal documentation or family acknowledgment. We'll investigate census records, newspapers, obituaries, military records, photographs, archives, and more to uncover clues about our LGBTQ+ ancestors. The class will also delve into LGBTQ+ history and stories, providing context for available records. The class goal is to enrich our family history by discovering and including the stories of our LGBTQ+ ancestors. |
| | | |  | Okaeri Matsuri is a community festival that gathers our Nikkei LGBTQ+ community to celebrate queer joy, inspired by Japanese summer festivities! The event is free, open to all LGBTQ+ communities and friends, and will include: Matsuri Circle Dancing, Performances, Games, Food, and more!
RSVP is required, please register here. Any questions, please email us at info@okaeri.org |
| | Upcoming Events from the Japanese American Resource Center of Colorado |
|  | Monday-Friday, April 15 - June 17 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm The University of Denver Museum of Anthropology Presents: Artistic and Archaeological Explorations of Internment Gardens Featuring art of Amache survivor, Lily Havey and Archaeological research led by DU's Dr. Bonnie Clark / 2000 E. Asbury / Sturm 102 / Denver, CO see attachment to register (artistic and archaeological) Saturday - Sunday, June 22-23 / Sakura Foundation and The Tri-State Buddhist Temple The 50th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival Sakura Square: Between 19th & 20th Street and Lawrence & Larimer Saturday - Sunday, June 22-23 Japanese American Resource Center of Colorado (JARCC) In conjunction with the Cherry Blossom Festival at Sakura Square JARCC's "All Things Japanese Sale" + JARCC's "International Room" THANK YOU! to all of our Generous Donors and Tireless Volunteers! Saturday, July 6, 2024 / Colorado Okinawa Association 50th Anniversary Celebration / 11:00 am - 3:30 pm / Free Admission Douglas County Event Center / 500 Fairgrounds Rd. / Castle Rock, CO see attachment for more information (thumbnail) |
| | | | Voices in Solidarity - Virtual Fundraiser and Evening in Community |
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