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The Japanese American Citizens League is a national organization whose ongoing mission is to secure and maintain the civil rights of Japanese Americans and all others who are victimized by injustice and bigotry.
On JA DoR Day 2/19/2026, JACL Chicago and Nikkei Uprising were honored to stand vigil outside of Broadview ICE facility alongside members of our community. The parallels between state violence now and in 1942, cannot be denied.
#DoR, #JapaneseAmerican, #civilrights
Feb 19: DoR Vigil at Broadview ICE Facility 12PM-1PM 1930 Beach St, Broadview IL 60155
Sign-Making Party: Feb 18, 5PM-8PM | JACL Chicago 5415 N Clark St, 60640
Join us as we stand vigil in Broadview.
Click here to sign up-carpools from Chicago available.
bit.ly/ChicagoDORVi...
The program brings Chicago-area people of Japanese ancestry together to connect and process the trauma of WWII forced displacement and incarceration through personal story sharing. #JACL, #japaneseamerican, #Internment
RSVP here bit.ly/IntergenConv...
#japaneseamerican, #fredkorematsu, #internment, #justice, #civilrights
Save the date. Chicago Day of Remembrance 2026
2/22/26 2-4pm. Chicago History Museum More info tinyurl.com/49jjmu6c
#dor, #japaneseamerican, #civilrights, #internment
Brandon Lee delivers the keynote at Our 80 anniversary. #jacl, #civilrights, #japaneseamerican
Tues, November 18, 6PM-8PM | JACL Office (5415 N Clark St, Chicago)
JACL Chicago and Nikkei Uprising are gathering on Tuesday, November 18, 6 - 8PM, for a zine- and whistle-packing night at the JACL Chicago office. #jacl, #civilrights, #activism
The Japanese Mutual Aid Society will host "Estate Planning: The Basic Building Blocks" 11/12, at the JASC. 7:00 pm. Doors Doors open and light refreshments at 6:30 pm. Admission is free, but attendees must register via QR code. See attached flyer. #estateplanning, #japaneseamerican, #JACL, #JASC
JACL Chicago 80th Anniversary Fundraiser
12/6/2025 5-8:30pm
New Furama Restaurant 2828 South Wentworth Avenue Chicago, IL 60616
Save the date for our 80th anniversary!
Sat Dec 6th. 5PM-8:30PM | New Furama (2828 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago IL 60616
fundraiser at New Furama. More info to come. #jacl, #civilrights, #socialjustice, #japaneseamerican
Post viewing panel of “Third Act” at The Chicago History Museum. #civiljustice, #japaneseamerican, #internment, #thirdactfilm
Detention Then & Now
Sunday 10/5
3-5pm CST
Christ Church Chicago
6047 N. Rockwell St.
#immigrationdetention
Third Act - Film Screening and Discussion
Sunday Sept 7, 2025 2-4pm
Chicago History Museum
1602 N Clark St Chicago
Tickets chicagohistory.org/thirdact
#thirdactfilm, #japaneseamerican, #parkinsonsdisease, #jacl
JACL Chicago in the streets at No Kings #japaneseamerican, #civilrights, #jacl, #nokings, #protest
It’s official-Nikkei Picnic-LaBagh Woods Grove #1 August 2nd 11am-5pm
#japaneseamerican, #Nikkeipicnic, #JACL
70th Annual Ginza Holiday Festival
Midwest Buddhist Temple, Old Town
435 W Menominee St. Chicago
Suggested $5 donation
Aug 8: 5–8 PM
Aug 9: 11 AM–7 PM
Aug 10: 11 AM–4 PM
ginzaholiday.com/
#japaneseamerican, #japanesefestival, #japaneseculture
2 day retreat w/workshops on activism and identity
Saturday, 7/12 & Sunday 7/13, 2025 10am – 4pm both days.
JASC 5700 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago IL
Light breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Register here by 6/15 bit.ly/campdaikon2025
#japaneseamerican, #identity, #activism
2025 Japan Fest Chicago 7/19/2025
Sports Park East Skokie, IL
11am to 6pm Free Admission
#japaneseamerican, #japaneseculture, #jacl, #jasc
Full Spectrum Features is looking for 100+ volunteers from the Japanese and Japanese American community to serve as extras on a film set for Reckoning with Redress, a short film and educational digital history project exploring the Japanese American Redress Movement.
Register tinyurl.com/ycnhnz4k
2025 JACL Chicago Kansha Culmination
6/28 3:30pm-6:30pm
Midwest Buddhist Temple 435 W. Menomonee St Chicago
RSVP bit.ly/kanshaculmin...
#jacl, #japaneseamerican, #civilrights, #internment, #illegalincarceration
JACLChicago
Kansha Fundraiser Thursday 5/8 6:30pm-9:30pm
3439 N Sheffield Ave Chicago
RSVP Here tinyurl.com/mpbjumt8
#niseilounge, #japaneseamerican, #kanshaproject, #fundraiser
Save the Date-Firm details coming soon.
Loyalty, Identity, and Resistance
IL Holocaust Museum
May 4, 2025 | 2:30pm CDT
9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL 60077
tinyurl.com/8bj8md7w
JACL Chicago Scholarship Luncheon
12PM 5/18/2025 Maggiano's Skokie, IL
Register here by 5/12
bit.ly/JACLscholars...
#japaneseamerican, #JACL, #scholarships, #civilrights
Day of Remembrance Chicago 2025
#jacl, #japaneseamerican, #civilrights #tanka, #poetry, #dayofremembrance, @poetryfoundation.bsky.social
A Letter from Day of Remembrance Committees to the Japanese American Community
tinyurl.com/mv8wpdd9
#jacl, #japaneseamerican, #civilrights, #dayofremembrance, #EO9066
Chicago Day of Remembrance 2025
Resilience in One Chicago Family
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark Street
Doors open at 1:30 pm | Program runs 2-4 pm CST (Reception to follow) Advanced Registration required chicagodor.wordpress.com
#japaneseamerican, #JACL, #internment
JACL members are invited. Thurs, Jan 30, 5:00pm PST/7pmCST/8:00pm EST. This briefing will cover National's policy priorities the next two years and how to stay informed/engaged w/policy and civil rights issues. Link to register for this meeting. tinyurl.com/2uaves7m
#JACL, #civilrights, #policy
JACL Chicago Scholarship Applications Available. Awards range from $2k to $5k+ to undergraduate and graduate students. More information here tinyurl.com/2xvzphx8 Application are due by 11:59 PM Central, 3/1/25. Email Christine Munteanu scholarships@jaclchicago.org
#JACL, #Scholarships, #civilrights
Applications Now Open for 2025
The JACL Chicago program connects Japanese American/Nikkei youth ages 18-25 from the Midwest to their identity, history, and community.
Applications jaclchicago.org/programs/kan... March 1st at 11:59pm CST deadline #jacl, #japaneseamerican, #civilrights, #internment