 | | Weekly Digest
November 14, 2023 |
| | Otoshidama Gift Memberships Coming Soon! |
|  | New Year's Day holds a special place in Japanese culture. During this season, families come together to celebrate the dawning of a new year by engaging in traditional activities, such as Otoshidama. Otoshidama is the tradition of presenting children with a monetary gift in the form of a special envelope that bears the new year's zodiac sign (next year is the Dragon). We hope you join us in celebrating and honoring the long-standing Japanese tradition of Otoshidama by gifting or renewing a membership for someone you cherish dearly. More details coming soon! |
| | We're Hiring! Join JACL through one of our three new positions! |
|  | Communications Manager Under the general direction of the Executive Director, the Communications Manager
conveys the JACL’s values, mission, and goals regarding current issues through public
and social media. This role is instrumental to JACL’s mission as a civil rights
organization. - Salary Range: $45,000-$70,000
- Status: Regular Full-Time
- Preferred Location: Washington, DC, San Francisco, CA or Los Angeles, CA
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| | Mike Masaoka Congressional Fellow The Mike M. Masaoka Fellowship Fund was established in 1988 to honor Mike M. Masaoka (1915-1991) for a lifetime of outstanding public service in promoting justice, civil rights and human dignity. The Masaoka Fellowship is designed to develop leaders for public service, particularly at the national level, and provides fellows the unique opportunity to be placed in a Congressional office where they gain firsthand knowledge of policy creation. The fellowship is housed in the D.C. office of a member of the U.S. Senate or the U.S. House of Representatives. The length of the fellowship is decided upon by the selected fellow and by the Congressional office and can last from 6 months to over a year. Specific duties in the office vary depending on the Congressional office and on the Fellow’s experience and knowledge of Congressional functions. - A stipend of $3,750 monthly for the duration of the fellowship.
- Health insurance reimbursement of up to $500 per month
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Domestic round-trip transportation to Washington, D.C. -
Must have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree. Preference will be given to those who have a higher degree and demonstrate a commitment to Asian American issues, particularly those affecting the Japanese American community. -
Be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or individual who is legally authorized to work full-time without restriction for any U.S. employer and who possesses lawful evidence of employment authorization -
Priority Application Deadline: November 27, 2023 at 11:59pm HST |
| | Norman Y. Mineta Policy Fellow 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, collectively working to mobilize and inform local chapters. - Salary: $43,000
- Live in Washington, D.C.!
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Candidates must be a U.S. citizen who has completed at least an undergraduate degree. Preference will be given to those who have demonstrated a commitment to Asian American issues, particularly those affecting the Japanese American community. Communication skills, especially in writing, are important. -
You do NOT have to be a JACL member to apply! -
Priority Application Deadline: November 27, 2023 at 11:59pm HST |
| | | Fundraising for WWII memorial stone at Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego |
|  | In honor of our Japanese American World War II Veterans who are buried in Miramar National Cemetery, the San Diego JACL is raising funds to donate a stone memorial currently being designed by award-winning architect Dennis Otsuji. If you are interested in making a donation, please visit our gofundme page (QR code and link in the attached flyer) or send a check to the SDJACL, 2317 Mica Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92009. Thank you in advance for your generosity! Fundraising will conclude December 31, 2023. |
| | | JACL Chicago Annual Meeting! |
|  | | | JACL D.C. Chapter's Annual Mochitsuki |
|  | 12 pm to 2:30 pm Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023 Thomas Pyle Middle School, 6311 Wilson Ln, Bethesda, MD 20817 More info here: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../jacl-dc-chapter-mochitsuki... Free entry! We'll have mochi pounding lead by Kota Mizutani. You can lend a hand. You can pre-order bentos for the whole family. The Crafty Ladies will be selling their beautiful Japanese-inspired crafts, perfect for holiday gifts. We'll have our famous raffle. Meet up with longtime friends and make new ones. See you there! |
| | | | Help Mobilize and Support AAPI Voters this Fall with our Friends at APIAVote! |
|  | | | See Omoiyari a Song Film by Kishi Bashi! |
|  | | | Watch the Premiere of the New Short Film Baseball Behind Barbed Wire |
|  | From the team at Diamond Diplomacy and Baseball Behind Barbed Wire - Baseball Behind Barbed Wire tells the story of the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans, through the uncommon yet popular lens of baseball, America’s national pastime. The All-American pastime became a favorite for many incarcerees at all ten camps stretching from California to Wyoming to Arkansas – where we're having the film's WORLD PREMIERE.
Some of the camps had two or three fields and some had as many as thirty teams! If there was one thread that ran through this unforgiving history, it was baseball, still popular and still shared by the U.S. and Japan.
Next month, we're going to five major film festivals — Hot Springs, AR; Honolulu, HI; Newport Beach, CA; Washington, DC; and Palo Alto, CA.
And that's just October! So make sure to check out our upcoming screenings page for more schedules, tickets, and updates! |
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1765 Sutter Street
San Francisco, California 94115
(415) 921-5225 | mbr@jacl.org |
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JACL DC Office
1629 K Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 223-1240 | policy@jacl.org |
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