30th Anniversary Screening of "Picture Bride" hosted by The Repertory Screenings Forum and Greater Los Angeles JACL

The Repertory Screenings Forum and Greater Los Angeles JACL are co-sponsoring a special one-time benefit screening of the award-winning 1995 movie “Picture Bride”.

The screening will take place from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14, at the 700-seat Gardena Cinema, located at 14948 Crenshaw Blvd. in Gardena, Calif. Built in 1946, the vintage Gardena Cinema is one of Los Angeles County’s last remaining independently owned, standalone movie houses. Tickets may be purchased online using the link below.

A portion of the proceeds from the screening will benefit Pacific Citizen, the 96-year-old newspaper of the Japanese American Citizens League.

Salt Lake City JACL Oral History Project!

We want to hear from you! Japanese Americans are not a monolith. We each have unique family histories and stories to share. Help us preserve the legacy of Japanese Americans in Utah and highlight the rich history and diversity of our community.

Please email Kelly Asao at kellyasao@gmail.com to participate in our oral history project!

December 6: JACL Detroit Chapter Mochitsuki!

December 6: Monterey JACL Mochi Making

December 7: JACL DC Chapter Mochitsuki

December 9: What does it mean to be Japanese American? Hosted by San Diego JACL

December 13/14: SELANOCO JACL Mochitsuki

January 10: Florin JACL - Sacramento Valley 90th Anniversary Luncheon

2026 Minoru Yasui Student Contest

Tsuru for Solidarity is Hiring! Director of Operations and Community Organizer 

Tsuru for Solidarity’s mission is to educate, advocate, and protest to close all detention sites; build solidarity with other communities of color that have experienced forced removal, detention, deportation, separation of families, and other forms of racial and state violence; coordinate intergenerational, cross-community healing circles addressing the trauma of our shared histories. Tsuru for Solidarity is a program of Community Initiatives.