| JACL Weekly Digest May 7, 2024 |
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| | | Early Bird Registration for the 2024 JACL National Convention Ends May 12! |
|  | 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! |
| | | |  | | | New Trailer for "League of Dreams"! |
|  | A new trailer is available for our documentary film being made in conjunction with filmmaker, Lane Nishikawa! "The League of Dreams", examining the 95-year history of the JACL. The film is currently in its final stages of production and will be screened at the 2024 JACL National Convention this summer! Be sure to join us in Philadelphia to get your first look. |
| | | Century Club History Request |
|  | The Membership Department is looking for any information on the founding of the Century Club. If you know anything, please contact mbr@jacl.org or call (415) 921-5225 ext. 25. Thank you! |
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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 |
| | Stamp Our Story Screening Tomorrow! |
|  | The film, Stamp Our Story, will be screening at the GI Film Festival on May 8, 2024, 5:00 PM, at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. 1649 El Prado San Diego California 92101 Documentary Shorts: Wars in Asia In this program, the film is paired with another very important and impactful film, The Volunteer, by Director David Brodie. The Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers of WWII Forever stamp is still available online at: Stamp Our Story NEW award-winning documentary “Stamp Our Story” website & trailer: While remembering the achievements and struggles of Japanese American soldiers during WWII, this short documentary tells the extraordinary story of how, after 15 years, a grassroots movement led by three elderly Nisei (2nd generation) women overcame all odds to successfully campaign for the Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers of WWII, US postage stamp. |
| | Sacramento Japantown Mural Fundraiser |
|  | | | San Diego JACL Monthly Virtual Dialogue |
|  | In Defiance of Racism: How a Black and a Chinese American family defied racism together in early San Diego Despite systemic racism in the early 1900s, the Thompson family, early Coronado Black landowners, rented to the Dong family, recent Chinese immigrants. Despite animosity towards non-whites, the Thompsons promoted inclusion and support. The Dongs eventually purchased the home that they had rented in a rent-to-own fashion.
Ronald Dong recalls the overt racism of the era, where children of color were excluded from social events yet banded together to create their own social circles. Despite the strong social pressures of anti-miscegenation, Ron met Janice and created a successful family and life. The family bucked societal norms and instead promoted individual affirmation and happiness.
Although the Dongs have since moved away from San Diego, they continued to manage their Coronado property until selling it recently. With the proceeds from the sale, they will be gifting $5 million to the Black Resource Center of San Diego State University in honor of the Thompsons. The money will help fund student scholarships and help with upkeep of the Center.
Join us to hear about this inspiring and heartwarming story from Janice and Ronald Dong on Thursday, May 9th at 6:30 pm PDT. RSVP to sandiegojacl@gmail.com to get the link. |
| | | Ventura County JACL APA Film Festival |
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| | | | Okaeri Voices Watch Party Featuring Al Nakatani! |
|  | | | Defining Courage Coming to Houston! |
|  | From the Organizing Committee: Thanks to the support of our generous sponsors, we are pleased to be able to extend a 50% discount on tickets to all veterans and students who would like to attend. Discount code for veterans: TEXASVETS Discount code for students: TXSTUDENTS |
| | | Volunteer project documenting the contributions of Japanese American farmers in Sacramento/Yolo Counties |
|  | Hello! My name is Amanda Mei Kim and I’m the lead researcher/founder of www.KanshaHistory.org. We are a community history project that is documenting the incredible contributions of Japanese American farmers prior to World War II. Volunteers are transcribing and proofing the farm transfer records of 6,000 California Japanese American farmers who lost their farms/homes/livelihoods during World War II. This is a lost history for many Nikkei families because most were renters and could never return home after the war. This project began in the fall of 2023. Since then, we have recruited 50 volunteers and transcribed 1,000 records. Our next project, June-July 2024, will focus on the 600 records of the Sacramento Delta, where AAPIs have a rich agricultural history. This portion of the project is funded by the APIs Rise Fund. Volunteers range in age from teens to 80s. Family groups, clubs, youth and seniors are all welcome! If you have 10 hours, reliable internet, an email account, and basic data entry skills, join us! Volunteer Orientations:
May 25, 10 am
Jun 3, 6 pm To join us, sign up here: https://forms.gle/N9cEj4xpvT2J3frt5 See attached for examples. Every record is a precious family story. We are a fiscally sponsored project of the nonprofit California Black Media which provides us with discounted financial services and administrative oversight. We also use their taxpayer ID# so that all donations to Kansha History are tax-deductible. At the time of the incarceration, California’s Black newspapers were the most vocal, and in many communities, the only non-Nikkei opponent of the incarceration. Help us connect descendants to their powerful family stories. To read more about the volunteer experience, please check out these testimonials. If you can’t volunteer, please spread the word and donate. |
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