JACL Weekly Digest

March 12, 2024

JACL National News

Registration and Hotel Booking Now Open for the 2024 JACL National Convention!

2024 JACL National Scholarship General and Arts Apps Due April 1!

JACL Chapters News

San Diego JACL Monthly Virtual Dialogues

Springtime Shodo hosted by the JACL NCWNP District Youth Board!

The JACL NCWNP District Youth Board is partnering with Reverend Masato Kawahatsu of the Konko Church of San Francisco to host Springtime Shodo, the first event in Northern California to reunite alumni of the Kakehashi Project! Springtime Shodo will provide Kakehashi alumni from all years the opportunity to learn Shodo (Japanese calligraphy), understand how to get involved with the JA community, and make new friends over food and shared experiences. The purpose of the event is to help attendees deepen their connection to their Japanese heritage and to continue conversations about ways to engage in the Japanese American community. 

There will be a $10 material fee per person to participate. For the food, we kindly ask that each attendee bring at least one dish to share (please include a note with the ingredients). If possible, try to incorporate an ingredient that reminds you of one of the places you visited during your Kakehashi trip!

WHEN: Saturday, March 30 at 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

WHERE: San Francisco JACL Headquarters (1765 Sutter St. San Francisco, CA 94115)

WHO: Alumni of the Kakehashi Project

RSVP: You can RSVP at tinyurl.com/springtime-shodo

From Our Partners

JAPAN & AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY NETWORKING EVENT

JACL Kakehashi Project Alumni in the LA area are invited to attend!

Co-Hosted by:

Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of International Affairs

The Government of Japan sponsored five African American young business leaders nominated by the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of International Affairs on a visit to Japan in February 2024. Please join us for an evening of sharing by delegation members about their experiences in Tokyo and Los Angeles’s sister city Nagoya, celebrating 65 years of friendship this year.

The program will include special guest remarks and presentations on Japanese leading environmental technologies with a reception following the program featuring Japanese food and beverage, including dishes from Nagoya.  

Date: March 14, 2024 (Thursday)

Time: 5:30pm – doors open; 6pm – program begins; reception to follow   

Location: Japanese American National Museum 

100 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90012

https://www.janm.org/visit

Summer Internships at Minidoka National Historic Site!

Minidoka National Historic Site is recruiting for summer 2024 interns! This paid opportunity through Northwest Youth Corps is geared towards motivated future park rangers , maintenance workers, historians, teachers , and community leaders! We are recruiting for positions in the Facilities Management and Interpretation/ Education fields.

Application Deadline: April 15, 2023. Applications will stay open until all positions are filled!

Service Dates: May 20, 2024 – September 9, 2024 (16 Weeks).

Program Benefits: $8960 total living allowance, prorated monthly.

While housing is not provided, housing fund may be available upon request.

Interpretation and Facilities Internship: https://nwyouthcorps.workbrightats.com/jobs/1076227

Maintenance internship: https://nwyouthcorps.workbrightats.com/jobs/1076204

2024 Minoru Yasui Day in Portland, OR

In 2016, Oregon’s legislature designated March 28 Minoru Yasui Day in perpetuity to honor the state’s only Presidential Medal of Freedom awardee’s tireless fight for equality, justice, democracy, and civil rights. 

Join us for the 2024 Minoru Yasui Day program hosted by the Minoru Yasui Legacy Project and the Japanese American Museum of Oregon (JAMO). The event is free but registration is encouraged. We hope to see you in person or on the livestream as we honor the legacy of Minoru Yasui, discuss the challenges democracy faces, and explore strategies for protecting our democratic values. 

Blossoms on a Poisoned Sea by Mariko Tatsumoto Available Now! 

This elegantly told yet ultimately horrifying novel is based on the true story of one of
history’s most shocking corporate betrayals and industrial disasters.

This novel is based on the same true events that inspired Johnny Depp’s film MINAMATA. Audience: Those interested in historical novels, the 1960s, and the environment, especially those concerned about industrial pollution, toxic waste, and corporate corruption. Tatsumoto has contacts with NGOs and other organizations focused on environmental health, especially Minamata Disease, mercury poisoning, and corporate corruption. She has well-established subscriber groups and contacts with book bloggers and other influencers.

Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage Fundraiser!

The Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage Committee is currently working with Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages (JAMP) to make the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage — scheduled for June 5-8, 2024, in Arkansas — an amazing and successful community focused event. 

We need your help.  While registration fees and grants cover part of the cost of the pilgrimage (bus transport, meals, and programming), we still need additional funds to ensure that we can provide a positive and accessible experience to our full community. This includes such important elements like making presentations and intergenerational conversations available via a virtual / online experience, as well as providing scholarships for elders.

Whether you are a first-timer or returning, we encourage you to donate to the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage.

Your donations will build and enhance the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage — this year and beyond. Contributions to the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage fundraiser will help with three goals:

1.  Help finance and improve this year's pilgrimage, including the establishment of an organized group to take the lead in the planning and execution of future annual pilgrimages, as well as the preservation of the two sites.

2.  Honor Jerome and Rohwer family members, including tributes and recognition of loved ones who were incarcerated at Jerome and Rohwer.

3.  Develop programs to preserve and share the Jerome/Rohwer story, including panel discussions with Jerome/Rohwer survivors and cultivating partnerships with other Japanese American and community groups with ties to Jerome and Rohwer.

All donations to the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage Fundraiser will be used to support and successfully run the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage. 

Thank you for your generosity!

The Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage Committee

(The group photo above was taken at the 2023 Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage, credit: Dean K. Terasaki)

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