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Upcoming March Events

3/23/2021

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Tue, March 23, 2021
7:00 pm CDT


Special screening and filmmaker Q&A of the documentary “Shinmachi: Stronger Than a Tsunami." 

The documentary highlights the Japanese business district in Hilo called Shinmachi that was destroyed by a deadly tsunami on April 1, 1946. Hear from surviving residents who salvaged what they could only to have the district wiped out again by another deadly tsunami in 1960.
Registration closes on Tuesday, March 23 at 10:00am HST.

Click here to register.
Thu, Mar 25, 2021
12 - 1pm​


Eisenhower Library Lunch & Learn:
Japanese Nebraskans in Western Nebraska (1900-1960)

Sponsored by the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
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Historian Sandra Reddish will share the general history of Japanese immigrating to the United States and settling in the Great Plains region.

Free webinar (video or phone dial-in)
Google Meet: 
meet.google.com/zzh-bjup-hvi
Telephone: 617-675-4444‬ (PIN: ‪453 948 864 2803#)
Click here for more info.
Tue, March 30, 2021
5:30 - 7:00 pm


JACL San Diego
Annual Members Meeting

Learn what JACL San Diego has achieved this past year and hear a short presentation from Doris Bittar of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee speak on "Who Are Arab Americans?" as we build bridges with other communities and discuss how their experiences relate to the experiences of Japanese Americans.
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Please RSVP to [email protected] to receive the link.
We look forward to seeing you.
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Free Webinar - Responding to Anti-Asian Violence

3/8/2021

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Fall/Winter Events 2018

10/26/2018

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"And Then They Came For Us" featured at Film Streams on Tue, Nov. 13.  Get your tickets now!

And Then They Came For Us (Trailer) from FILMS FOR JUSTICE on Vimeo.

Sun, Oct 28, 2018
Halloween Party 2-4pm
Glenbrook Clubhouse
7901 Vane St.
RSVP by Thu, Oct 25

Tue, Nov 13, 2018
"And Then They Came For Us"
Winner of the 2018 American Bar Association Golden Gavel Award
Co-sponsored by Film Streams & Middle East Cultural and Educational Services (MECES) of Omaha
Details
Purchase Tickets

Fri, Nov 30, 2018
Durham Holiday Festival
​5-9pm

Sun, Dec 2, or Sun, Dec, 16, 2018
Holiday/Christmas Party
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Note:
There will be no fall fundraising (Aki Yoru) dinner this year.
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March Events

3/5/2018

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Day of Remembrance Event
"Go for Broke" Film Screening

Mon, Mar 12 at 7pm
Harper Auditorium, Creighton University

The Day of Remembrance Committee presents the first Midwest screening of Stacey Hayashi's film Go For Broke, a 442nd Origins Story. Learn about the brave young men who served their country fighting in World War II while their families were incarcerated at home in America under martial law... becoming the most decorated unit in U.S. History.
Click here for more information.


Japan 360: American Project of Appreciation
Mar 14-15

Creighton University, Harper Center
A variety of events is scheduled, including an Ikebana display, tea ceremony, sushi demonstration, Kato music performance, and multiple lectures/panel discussions.
Click here for a detailed schedule of events.

Annual Spring Picnic
Sat, Mar 31, 11:00am

Elmwood Park
Join us for a potluck lunch followed by a kids Easter egg hunt.  JACL will be providing hot dogs, veggie burgers, and drinks.  Members and non-members are welcome!
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