| JACL Weekly Digest October 8, 2024 Note: JACL National Offices will be closed on Monday, October 14th in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day. Staff will be back in the office on October 15th. |
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| | | Looking Into the Future Together - Make Your Suggestions and Contributions to JACL |
|  | This past summer, JACL gathered in Philadelphia for its 54th National Convention themed “Looking Into the Future Together”. With our partners APIAVote and OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates, we brought together the Asian American civil rights community for three days of programming. Together, members were able to learn about and discuss issues affecting our communities ranging from the local issues of disappearing ethnic neighborhoods to the global issues of anti-China rhetoric impacting us as Asian Americans. Joining forces also primed us to think about the future of the Asian American community and the role we play in our government and society, culminating in the Presidential Town Hall which featured remarks from Vice President Kamala Harris... After reflecting on what our organization has done, we look forward to what JACL will be. *Okagesama de, kodomo no tame ni. Because of our ancestors, we are in relatively privileged positions so for the sake of our children, let us invest together and be ancestors they will also look up to. We ask you to contribute to JACL by telling us what JACL means to you and what you envision JACL to be for your descendants, whether they be third generation or 8th generation, Japanese American or simply passionate about protecting civil and human rights. We also need your financial support. After you give us your suggestions, please donate what you can so JACL will have the resources to respond to a changing world and our changing Japanese American community. We are one community with many voices and we want yours to be heard. All comments will contribute to preparing JACL for our centennial in 2029 and beyond. |
| | | There's Still Time to Register to Vote! |
|  | Voter registration deadlines are coming up this month! Be sure to register or check your registration status before it's too late. You can also check if your state offers early/mail-in voting and find your nearest polling or drop-off location! Click below to view some voter resources. |
| | | Coming Soon: New Membership Categories! |
|  | Thanks to the unanimous support at the 2024 National Council, we are launching New Premium and Life Membership Categories! Feel free to upgrade now or when we officially transition in January 2025. Check out our page here. Please reach out to mbr@jacl.org with any questions! |
| | | Webinar on Voters' Rights, Conducting Voter Registration, and Election Rules for Nonprofits/501(c)3s |
|  | | | Your Family, Your History with Genealogist Linda Harms Okazaki and the Center |
|  | Discover your family's history over a year of monthly online genealogy workshops and create a photo book telling your family's story to share with the rest of your family and future generations! Special Offer for JACL Members! Register for any individual online workshop or the full 12-month course at discounted Center member rates! Monthly Online Workshops - 1st Thursday of Each Month From October 3, 2024 - October 2, 2025, 6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific
- Additional In-Person Research Field Trips for Bay Area Participants
- Hardcover Photobook Project for Full Course Participants
- Session Recordings Provided to All Registrants
Full Course Fees (Includes all workshops, field trips, and Shutterfly photobook): - $250 Center & JACL Members
- $300 General Public
Single Workshop Fees: $25 Center & JACL Members |
| | | JACL is Hiring! Looking for a Director of Fundraising and Membership Development |
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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 |
| | Reparations: Building Solidarity and Community - A screening of Jon Osaki’s film Reparations and a panel discussion |
|  | When: Wednesday, October 30, 6:00PM
Where: Seattle Central College, Room 1110
Cost: Free, All are welcome | | | In 1988, reparations and an apology from the U.S. government were awarded for the World War II racist mass incarceration of 125,000 West Coast Japanese Americans. Since then, Japanese Americans have felt a deep moral imperative to support the demand of Black communities for reparations for the ongoing harms of Black slavery, which have lasted to this day. Jon Osaki’s film Reparations explores the struggle for repair and atonement for slavery in the United States. Black and Asian Americans reflect on slavery, the inequities that have persisted for 160 years, and the critical role that solidarity between communities has in addressing systemic racism.
The filmmaker will present the 30 minute film, followed by a panel discussion. Joining us on our panel will be a representative from the Seattle-King County African American Reparations Committee (SAARC). Event sponsored by: - AANAPISI (Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution)-Seattle College
- Seattle Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
- Tsuru for Solidarity
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| | Nikkei Dogs - Florin JACL Scholarship and Youth Programs Fundraiser |
|  | | | Salinas Valley Teacher Training Workshop! |
|  | | | New Mexico JACL Aki Matsuri |
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| | | | FEMA Hiring for Jobs to Support Hurricane Helene Clean Up |
|  | FEMA Jobs to help with Hurricane Helene clean up Customer service representative
EXC-24-FOCE/W-12563837 GS-1101-09/11
Temp SCH A - Fulltime
Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience (ODR&R), Field Operations Center – East/West
Duty Location: Location Negotiable
Open Period: 09/30/2024 – 10/15/2024 Number of Vacancies: Many https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/812067300
Public affairs specialist
EXC-24-FOCE/W-12563429 GS-1035-09/11
Temp SCH A - Fulltime
Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience (ODR&R), Field Operations Center – East/West
Duty Location: Location Negotiable
Open Period: 09/30/2024 – 10/15/2024
Number of Vacancies: Many https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/812074200 |
| | 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. |
| | | Poston Pilgrimage Registration Now Open! |
|  | Poston Pilgrimage – Oct 25 & 26, 2024 The Poston Pilgrimage is an opportunity to learn more about the Poston Incarceration Camp, where approximately 18,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II. Visit the current Poston site, learn of our preservation efforts, attend our various workshop and hear from our keynote speaker. In collaboration with the CRIT Tribal Council, we are upholding the memories of camp life and highlighting the significant links and relationships between the Japanese American incarcerates and members of the tribal community. |
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