Election Day is Today!

Have questions or need help voting this fall? Call APIAVote and Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC’s Asian voter hotline at 1-888-API-VOTE (1-888-274-8683) for assistance!

Bilingual support is available in:

English, Mandarin (普通話), Cantonese (廣東話), Korean (한국어), Vietnamese (tiếng Việt), Tagalog, Urdu (اردو), Hindi (हिंदी), Bengali/Bangla (বাংলা), and Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ).

In the weeks leading up to Election Day, the hotline will operate through voicemail, and callers will receive a callback from the team.

In the weeks leading up to the General Election, the hotline will be taking voicemails and providing callbacks. During Election Day, the hotline will be LIVE from 7am-11pm EST.

Spread the word and support AAPIs exert their voting power this fall

Tomorrow! Communicating with Empathy - Having Conversations Across Differences with NCAPA

NCAPA is hosting an educational panel tomorrow, Wednesday, November 5th.

Join Communicating with Empathy: Having Conversations Across Differences next week to share tips, perspectives, and strategies for approaching difficult conversations. 

Wednesday 11/5 at 1pm PT / 4pm ET
Register at: bit.ly/CommunicatingWithEmpathy
We will be hearing from a panel of advocates who will share their experience with relevant community programming and real life examples.

JACL New Member Orientation - November 6, 2025!

How can you make the most of your JACL membership? Join us for a first look at JACL's education videos, hear from JACL leadership, meet other new members, and find out all JACL has to offer. We will have prizes!

JACL NY/SC Sticker Art Contest!

The NY/SC is excited to announce a new art contest to design our next merch item — stickers! We want to create a platform and encourage the creativity of our community. Whether you are an avid artist or just enjoy a quick doodle every now and again, we encourage you to apply! Your design will be submitted via this google form, and your submission will be judged by current NY/SC members. Application will close November 7th at 11:59 PM HST

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!

November 6: Ireicho in Chicago Evening Event and Volunteer Form

November 6: Shamisen and Minyo Performance with Anju Madoka

November 9: Arizona Buddhist Temple and JACL Arizona Chapter Picnic

November 13: San Diego JACL November Monthly Community Dialogue  

November 15: Conversations for Action hosted by Berkeley JACL and Berkeley NSU

November 11: JAVA and NJAMF Annual Veterans Day Program in Washington, D.C.

Nichi Bei 2026 Films of Remembrance Call for Submissions!

The Nichi Bei Foundation is now accepting submissions for its 15th annual Films of Remembrance, the premier showcase of films commemorating the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans in American concentration camps during World War II.

Selected films will be included at showcase screenings in

• San Francisco’s Japantown on February 21, 2026
• San Jose’s Japantown on February 22, 2026

Additional screenings in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo and in Gardena, CA, in March 2026 are under consideration.

In addition, selected films may be eligible to be included in Films of Remembrance On Demand, our new streaming platform dedicated to films on the Japanese American incarceration experience. 

Eligible films should be recent productions on the topic of the Japanese American wartime incarceration experience and its aftermath, in either documentary, narrative, animation, or experimental forms. Works in progress may be considered if they are under production and guaranteed to be completed by the film submission deadline.

PRIORITY DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 7, 2025

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.

Kakehashi Project 10th Anniversary - Looking for Story Submissions - EXTENDED!

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the KAKEHASHI Project, which was launched in 2015. To celebrate this special milestone, we’re creating a commemorative booklet “My KAKEHASHI Story”— and we’d love for YOU to be part of it!

You’re invited to share your KAKEHASHI story in the form of either:
• a short article (featured on one A4 page), or
• a short message (up to 100 words)

Let’s celebrate this journey together — and inspire the next generation of international exchange participants!

Note that outstanding stories may be recognized by JICE and selected for special interviews. We hope this opportunity could greatly enhance your career path!

Our Debt of Gratitude - Seeking Stories!