San Jose JACL

02/15/2023

IKKAI means once: a transplanted pilgrimage WORLD PREMIERE. February 25, 2023 – 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin Annex –640 N. Fifth Street, San Jose, CA 95112.

Inspired by her participation in San Jose JACL’s 2019 Manzanar Pilgrimage, in 2020 Yayoi Kambara partnered with San Jose JACL to win a $150,000 Hewlett Foundation grant to allow the creation and nearly three-year development of IKKAI. Come and be immersed in a creative dance interpretation of the Japanese American incarceration experience.

Contemporary Dance, Japanese American Pilgrimage

02/14/2023

You don't need to be Japanese, but you do need to be a JACL member to apply. Grants go up to $10,000. Check it out.

Scholarship application for 2023.

02/08/2023

Our 2023 Scholarship Application is now available!

Scholarship application for 2023.

10/28/2022

Probably one of the most important duties in a democratic republic is to VOTE!! Whatever political persuasion you may have doesn't matter. Your voice as an individual is crucial to the Democratic process in so many ways...

Yes, in the aggregate, candidates are selected which puts the wheels in motion for overarching future leadership decisions. But also, in the disaggregate, when individuals register and vote it reinforces the fact that we in the community have a voice and perhaps more compellingly, a choice.

Voting shows that we are watching, and engaged, and we care what is happening, and we respond when our leaders may or may not fulfill their duties on our behalf.

And on a personal level, voting reinforces that pride that we each feel being the integral part of our democracy ruled "by the people".

So people, thank you for being a part of the JACL, for supporting justice for all and for participating in arguably one of the most important elections in our republic's democratic travails. We see.

Take care everyone! Stay safe out there!

08/12/2021

It is amazing to see that our San Jose Chapter's web page is liked by people living throughout 10 countries in the world! Welcome all and we appreciate your involvement!

09/25/2020

07/22/2020

Don't miss this exciting program happening this Saturday at 1pm. It will be streamed live on the Japanese American Museum of San Jose page. Go to:
http://facebook.com/JAMsjOfficial

Before the Japanese. Before the Filipinos. Before any other Asian community in San Jose, there were the Chinese. Did you know that five Chinatowns existed in San Jose? And, did you know that the fifth Chinatown (Heinlenville) provided the nurturing environment that gave birth to San Jose Japantown?

In episode 2 of "Discovering the Hidden Histories of San Jose Japantown," historian Connie Young Yu and Brenda Hee Wong of the Chinese Historical and Cultural Project will discuss "Heinlenville" Chinatown, the Ng Shing Gung temple, and the interconnected histories of the Chinese and Japanese in San Jose.

Join us for the livestream at https://www.facebook/JAMsjOfficial/
Saturday, July 25, 2020 from 1pm to 2pm

Discover the historic and cultural treasures through the Hidden Histories of San Jose Japantown, an Augmented Reality art project.

06/28/2020

Win Kris’ latest CD
Like us on Facebook. Share this email. and post on Facebook and you’ll be entered in the raffle. Entrants must be in attendance at the ZOOM event to win on Wednesday, 7/1 https://www.facebook.com/catsasiantheater/
Contemporary Asian Theater Scene

06/24/2020

Jeannie Barroga, Ron Muriera, and Norman Gee recounts the uprising of protests at San Francisco State 50 years ago.
Join in the discussion today at 5:30pm on Zoom and Facebook
"Asians/Asian Americans and the African American Community: Solidarity Through the Arts.

Sign up for this FREE presentation.
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