JACL Weekly Digest

November 12, 2024

JACL National News

Introducing Our New Membership Manager, Ariel Imamoto!

We are excited to announce that Ariel Imamoto, our former Norman Y. Mineta Fellow, will stay on with JACL as our incoming Membership Manager! Anytime our fellows can remain on as permanent staff is always a time for celebration. On her promotion, Ariel said, "I am excited to continue working with the JACL and cannot wait to continue to meet and serve our community!"

Chapters or members with any membership needs, you can continue to use the mbr@jacl.org email address which Ariel will now be monitoring! Please stay tuned for upcoming campaigns and more from Ariel as she settles into her role. 

Applications for the 2025 Norman Y. Mineta Fellowship are Available Now!

The Norman Y. Mineta Fellowship is named for the late Secretary and Congressman from San Jose, CA. 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.

This fellowship provides the opportunity to work on advocacy issues and educational programs at a national level through the JACL Washington, D.C. Office. As a fellow, you will become a key component of the national staff; representing JACL and its members within D.C. and various community networks. Fellows can expect to play a large role in policy initiatives and execute programs such as JACL / OCA Leadership Summit, the Kakehashi Program, and JACL National Convention.

Final Deadline: Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM HST. 

Program Dates: Start January 2025. This fellowship term lasts 1 year, with the possibility of being extended for an additional year.

Fall 2024 JACL National Board Meeting this Saturday, November 16

On Saturday, November 16th, 2024, the JACL National Board will be hosting its quarterly board meeting at the National Headquarters building in San Francisco Japantown. The address is 1765 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94115. This meeting will include a Zoom option however, it will be view ONLY. Attendees will NOT be able to participate, including asking questions. 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. The meeting will start at 9:00am Pacific Time (12:00pm Eastern Time).

JACL is Hiring! Looking for a Director of Fundraising and Membership Development

JACL Chapters News

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

Care & Consumption J-Talks: Godzilla Edition Part 2 & 3 hosted by JACL MDC

JACL Midwest District Council (MDC) will continue its partnership with the Japan Exchange & Teaching (JET) Program Alumni Association (JETAA) of Chicago on the return of the webinar series J-Talks: Strengthening Ties Through Dialogue which centers around themes of identity, social issues, cultural understanding, and leadership as experienced by people with meaningful connections to Japan.

Thank you to those in our community who joined us for Part 1 of our webinar series with Derrick Fields, complete our trilogy (of course those new attendees welcomed too!), and join us for the second and third installments of the J-Talks: Godzilla Edition - Care & Consumption Webinar series. More information & RSVP Required via Guestlist: https://www.jetaachicago.com/post/j-talks-godzilla-editions-2-3

In honor of Godzilla’s 70th anniversary, this year’s J-Talk Webinars are a series of interviews that center around the themes of Care & Consumption in relation to the King of the Monsters' origins, history, and cultural impact. Join us as we connect with JET alumni and members of the US-Japan community about how we interact with Japanese culture and how our perception evolves over time.

San Diego JACL Monthly Virtual Dialogue November 2024

Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement Screening in Philadelphia

JACL Philadelphia is the proud co-sponsor of Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival's Philly premiere screening of the new feature length documentary Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement. The screening will take place on Wednesday, Nov 13 6:30pm at Asian Arts Initiative.

Nobuko Miyamoto is a trailblazing Sansei artist-activist, who was a member of the Yellow Power movement era folk trio Yellow Pearl. Miyamoto continues to do incredible work bringing communities together through her FandangObon event, which celebrates the shared traditions and cultural overlap within Japanese, Mexican, and West African cultures.

Read more about the film and reserve your tickets online: https://tickets.paaff.org/2024/movies/nobuko-miyamoto-a-song-in-movement

From Our Partners

DOJ Community Relations Service is Hiring

DOJ Conciliation Specialist with the Community Relations Service

This is a Conciliation Specialist position in the Department of Justice, Community Relations Service (CRS). CRS' mission is to provide tension reduction and conflict resolution services to diverse stakeholders to both resolve and prevent community-level disputes. CRS provides facilitated dialogue, mediation, training, and consultation to assist these communities to come together, develop solutions to the conflict, and enhance their capacity to independently prevent and resolve future conflict.

NPS Announces JACS and JACE Grant Applications Now Available!

The National Park Service is accepting project applications for two types of grants that help preserve and interpret United States sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II and educate the public about the historical legacy of the federal government’s war-time policy. 

The deadline to apply for a JACS or JACE grant is Thursday, November 14, 2024. The Notices of Funding Opportunities outlining the grant application and selection process for both grants are available online at www.grants.gov. 

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