 | | Weekly Digest
June 7, 2022 |
| | | JACL's physical offices remain officially closed. Staff continue to do the work of the organization remotely with some visits to the physical office. Please direct all phone calls to our Washington, D.C. Office at (202) 223-1240 and we will get back to you as quickly as possible. Otherwise, we will all be available via email. All staff emails can be found HERE. Stay safe everyone and we hope to see you all in person again soon. - JACL National Staff |
| | 2022 JACL National Convention Registration and Reminders! |
|  | Join us in person or virtually for our 2022 National Convention! Registration closes July 27th, 2022 so be sure to register before then - we will NOT be having on-site registration this year! We also have Virtual Rates! For this year's special hybrid format, we have expanded access to allow our members to attend from all around the world! Tickets are limited. |
| | REMINDER: Resolution Files are due on June 17th! Visit the convention page above for more information! Convention Schedule at a Glance! |
|  | | Tomorrow! JACL-ADL's Virtual Pilgrimage to Heart Mountain: A discussion on identity, holocaust, and incarceration |
|  | | Thank you to those who attended the previous program, "Japanese and Jewish: A panel on the intersection of Jewish and Japanese identity, anti-AAPI hate, and antisemitism". It was delightful to see many people in person and to be joined by over 100 guests on Zoom. For those who were unable to join, a link to watch the recording is here. |
| | |  | Come one, come all! The DC Chapter is hosting their annual in-person picnic on Sunday, June 12th, from 12:00 - 2:30 PM at the Cabin John Group Picnic Area, 7701 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac, Maryland. Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of great food, games, raffles, and prizes~! To register, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jacl-dc-picnic-tickets-327446981737 For directions to the park, click here: https://cumaps.net/en/US/cabin-john-group-picnic-area-p3010316 |
| | Baseball’s Bridge to the Pacific: Celebrating the Legacy of Japanese American Baseball |
|  | Schedule: - Opening: June 15, 2022, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
- Showcase Event: July 19, 2022 - MLB All-Star Game, Dodger Stadium
- Roadshow: Angel Stadium of Anaheim (TBD)
“Baseball’s Bridge to the Pacific: Celebrating the Legacy of Japanese American Baseball” pays tribute to the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 and the 150th anniversary of US-Japan Baseball diplomacy (1872-2022). The exhibition consists of historical panels and prewar artifacts that chronicle the introduction of baseball to Japan in the early 1870’s to the first Japanese American teams in 1903, the early tours by these Nikkei teams to Asia starting in 1914 helped usher in the start of professional baseball in Japan in 1936. These marginalized, invisible and forgotten American ballplayers could not play and raise the bar in MLB due to the racial prejudice of their times, so they played in leagues of their own against Negro Leagues and Latin American teams. During WWII, the U.S. government imprisoned their own citizens, yet still Japanese Americans kept the all-American Pastime alive, even from behind barbed wire in the ten major incarceration camps. Post-war resettlement brought the healing agent of baseball back to the communities and third-generation Nikkei players were finally welcomed to professional baseball Exhibit Sponsored by: - Nisei Baseball Research Project
- Arizona Baseball Legacy and Experience
- JACL-AZ Chapter
Project leads: Support the exhibit with a donation! Contact Kerry Yo Nakagawa, nbrp@comcast.net, 559-824-3210 |
| | Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication |
|  | Forty years after the murder of Vincent Chin and the miscarriage of justice that followed, amid a climate of anti-Asian hate similar to today’s, a four-day commemoration will be held in Detroit and virtually, featuring: -
special screening of the acclaimed “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” -
national conversation on democracy, racial justice, and Asian Americans -
Vincent Chin 40th Commemorative Film Series -
2022 Midwest Asian American Documentary Filmmakers Convening -
community dialogues -
public art and cultural performances -
interfaith remembrance ceremony |
| | | JACL MDC Youth Pilgrimage for Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance |
|  | The MDC invites JACL youth members from the Midwest District Council to join the JACL Detroit Chapter to attend the Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication in Detroit, MI from June 17th-19th. This event honors the civil rights legacy following the Vincent Chin case and the solidarity against AAPI hate that we still see today. The cost of housing for 6/17 & 6/18 in a shared Airbnb, as well as gas or bus (please reach out to Ayako first), will be covered. We are asking that each chapter organizes carpools for their interested youth members. For any questions, or if you are a youth representative organizing carpool for your chapter, please reach out to MDC Youth Chair Ayako Tischler latisch@umich.edu. Please fill out this form by 6/9 to register! |
| | Not Your Model Minority - Screening and Discussion with Jon Osaki |
|  | The Northern California Western Nevada Pacific (NCWNP) District Youth Board will be hosting their first event: a film screening of Not Your Model Minority, followed by a Q&A session with the film’s director Jon Osaki. The film screening is open to any JACL youth (25 & under) and will be held over Zoom next Thursday, June 16th, from 7 - 8:15 PM PT. Please register here: https://tinyurl.com/NCWNP-not-your-model-minority. And if you have any questions, reach out to ncwnpyouth@jacl.org. |
| | Coming soon - NCWNP Spring Summit! |
|  | NCWNP Spring Summit will be on Saturday, June 25th, from 11 - 3 PM. The Summit will include a museum tour of the Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMSJ), an interactive workshop, and much more! RSVP at tinyurl.com/ncwnpyouthsummit. For those who RSVP for the event, we will be providing a free bento lunch (please include any dietary restrictions in your RSVP). Please note: the JAMSJ requires proof of vaccination and boosted status, a valid ID, and face coverings to be worn at all times within the museum. If you feel ill or have been recently exposed, please practice social distance when possible. |
| | Memorial Services for Secretary Norman Mineta |
|  | From Dianne Fukami and Debra Nakatomi at Mineta Legacy Project, The Mineta family has asked us to convey information about Norm’s memorial services and ways to honor his memory with memorial gifts in lieu of flowers or Japanese koden, and how you can share your personal memories and anecdotes of this incredible man.
On the Mineta Legacy Project website we have created a section to access information on Memorial Services, Memorial Gifts, and Sharing Memories. Information will be updated regularly.
If you would like your friends or family to know more about Norm and the impact that he’s made in so many ways throughout his life, we are streaming the documentary film, Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story, now and until the end of June, which you can view here.
During Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, educators may want to teach students about Norman Y. Mineta in lessons created for our curriculum, “What Does It Mean To Be An American?” In our Immigration module, you can view the lesson about the Mineta family immigration story; explore more about the Japanese American incarceration experience and what families like Norm’s endured; how Norm’s boyhood friendship with Alan Simpson played a role in the fight for redress and reparations; and how Norm worked to strengthen the ties between the United States and Japan.
Thank you for helping us keep Norm’s legacy alive for future generations. |
| | |  | Our friends at Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages have made a list of upcoming pilgrimages for the Summer of 2022 including the 53rd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, the 2022 In-Person Amache Pilgrimage, 2022 Virtual Tule Lake Pilgrimage, and the 2022 In-Person Heart Mountain Pilgrimage! Click the link below to find out more! |
| | | JACL Organizational Sign Ons |
| | | | Go For Broke National Education Center 2022 Essay and Poetry Contest |
|  | | | |  | JACL is hiring for a new position in the San Francisco National Headquarters Office! Director of Finance/CFO - Regular - 32 hours/week
- Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid/work from home schedule available)
- The Director of Finance/CFO is responsible for the financial health of the organization with an annual budget of $2 million and growing. JACL has a diverse source of revenues from membership dues, charitable contributions, corporate sponsorships and partners, annual convention, grants, and a newspaper with advertising revenue.
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