Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Portland JACL We are the Portland Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League. ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.pdxjacl.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://www.pdxjacl.org/news/blog/) - [JACL's Statement on Supreme Court Rulings](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2026/blog/jacls-statement-on-supreme-court-rulings/) - The words engraved on the Statue of Liberty state, “ Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” Today’s Supreme Court decisions have contradicted this engraved promise, an iconic and eternal symbol of the American people that has come to define our kindness - [The JACL Supports the Southern Poverty Law Center](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2026/blog/the-jacl-supports-the-southern-poverty-law-center/) - The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) categorically denounces the Department of Justice’s indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The Trump Administration’s decision to attack the SPLC represents an attack on civil rights work as a whole and the progress that has been made to protect the rights of all Americans. Attacks such as - [JACL Condemns Executive Orders](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2026/blog/jacl-condemns-executive-orders/) - by Seia Watanabe, VP Public Affairs, swatanabe@jacl.org Matthew Weisbly, Education Programs/Comms Manager, mweisbly@jacl.org The JACL is deeply alarmed and concerned by the Executive Orders issued by President Trump following his inauguration as our nation’s 47th President. These executive orders threaten to destroy decades of advances in civil liberties and civil rights. The Japanese American Citizens - [JACL Support Reuniting Families Act of 2025](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2025/blog/jacl-support-reuniting-families-act-of-2025/) - Last week, Representative Chu and Senator Hirono reintroduced the Reuniting Families Act of 2025 (H.R. 6565/S.3419) in the 119th Congress. The JACL has historically supported this legislation, and we proudly stand with the over 50 other organizations that have endorsed the Reuniting Families Act in 2025. The Reuniting Families Act (RFA) provides crucial updates and - [Seeking decendants of Issei imprisoned in Department of Justice Camps](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2025/blog/stop-repeating-history/) - Peggy Nagae JACL Social Justice Action Committee For several months, I have been working with Naoko Fujii and Carol Kawase and others to identify descendants of Issei who were detained under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) during World War II. Invoked by President Roosevelt after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the AEA allowed for Issei - [New ICE Detention Center at Fort Bliss Dishonors Japanese American History](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2025/national-jacl/new-ice-detention-center-at-fort-bliss-dishonors-japanese-american-history/) - August 28, 2025 For Immediate Release Matthew Weisbly, Education Programs Manager, mweisbly@jacl.org Seia Watanabe, VP of Public Affairs, swatanabe@jacl.org Last week, it was announced that a new ICE detention center had opened at Fort Bliss, an active U.S. military base once used as an internment camp for first-generation Japanese immigrants. With a capacity to hold - [The Importance of Remembrance](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2025/blog/the-importance-of-remembrance/) - by Rev. Kosho Finch at the Memorial Day Service at the Japanese American Cemetery Like many of you, we have family members who served this country’s military. Maybe we served ourselves. Many of us know someone who lost their lives in service. And it is that sacrifice that we memorialize, that we remember, today. We - [Alien Enemies Act Challenged in Court](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2025/blog/alien-enemies-act-challenged-in-court/) - JACL is proud to stand with 63 other Asian American organizations in filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to combat President Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act. It is now more important than ever that we share the harms and injustices that were committed against - [The 2025 Japanese Community Graduation Banquet](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2025/blog/the-2025-japanese-community-graduation-banquet/) - By Heidi Kimiko Tolentino This year was the 78th annual Japanese American Community Graduation Banquet. The banquet was unique in that it was held at a new location and had an immense number of graduates. The event was held at the Riverside Golf and Country Club and 36 graduates were honored. The event was Emceed - [JACL Condemns Use of Alien Enemies Act](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2025/blog/jacl-condemns-use-of-alien-enemies-act/) - On March 15th, 2025, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, specifically targeting foreign nationals from Venezuela who are alleged members of the Trend de Aragua criminal organization. The Alien Enemies Act was last used to intern 31,000 Japanese, German, and Italian nationals during WWII. As the Japanese American community knows, the scope - [ELON MUSK AND DOGE ARE SUED](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2025/blog/elon-musk-and-doge-are-sued/) - Washington, DC — Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) — on behalf of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates, the Sierra Club and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) — sued Elon Musk and his so-called U.S. DOGE Service (DOGE) for acting beyond their power to slash federal funding, dismantle federal agencies and - [The JACL Denounces President Trump’s Executive Order Expanding Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2025/national-jacl/the-jacl-denounces-president-trumps-executive-order-expanding-guantanamo-bay-detention-camp/) - The JACL denounces President Trump’s Executive Order expanding the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp to hold as many as 30,000 deported migrants. Guantanamo Bay has imprisoned hundreds of migrants intercepted at sea and more notoriously, suspected enemy combatants who were subjected to torture and denial of basic legal rights. Many who have been held at Guantanamo - [JACL Responds to Inaugural Address](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2025/national-jacl/jacl-responds-to-inaugural-address/) - The JACL is deeply alarmed and concerned by the Executive Orders issued by President Trump following his inauguration as our nation’s 47th President. These executive orders threaten to destroy decades of advances in civil liberties and civil rights. The Japanese American Citizens League is especially concerned with Executive Orders calling for the end of birthright - [JACL Commends the Biden Administration’s Apology for Indigenous Boarding Schools](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2024/national-jacl/jacl-commends-the-biden-administrations-apology-for-indigenous-boarding-schools/) - October 25, 2024 For Immediate Release Seia Watanabe, VP Public Affairs, swatanabe@jacl.org Matthew Weisbly, Education & Communications Coordinator, mweisbly@jacl.org On Friday, October 25th, 2024, President Biden spoke at the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona and offered an apology for the U.S. government’s past practice of forcibly removing Indigenous children from their families and transferring - [JACL Calls on White House to End Funding of Israel’s Military and Human Rights Violations ](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2024/national-jacl/jacl-calls-on-white-house-to-end-funding-of-israels-military-and-human-rights-violations/) - October 24, 2024 For Immediate Release Seia Watanabe, VP Public Affairs, swatanabe@jacl.org Matthew Weisbly, Education & Communications Coordinator, mweisbly@jacl.org As a nearly century-old organization, the JACL has a long history of supporting the civil and human rights of all those targeted by injustice or hate. With this history in mind, and in accordance with Resolution - [JACL Condemns "Operation Aurora" and Calls for the Passage of the "Neighbors Not Enemies" Act.](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2024/blog/jacl-condemns-operation-aurora-and-calls-for-the-passage-of-the-neighbors-not-enemies-act/) - On October 11th, 2024, Former President and current Presidential Candidate Donald Trump told a host of people at his rally in Aurora, Colorado, that if he were to win the 2024 Presidential race he would invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to enforce country-wide mass deportations of so-called migrant criminal networks which he has - [Reparations now](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2024/blog/reparations-now/) - [JACL statement on crisis in Gaza and hate crimes](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2024/blog/jacl-statement-on-crisis-in-gaza-and-hate-crimes/) - [Redress and Reparations: Building Japanese American/Black Solidarity](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2024/blog/redress-and-reparations-building-japanese-american-black-solidarity/) - Miya Iwataki is working with NCRR, Nikkei Progressives and the National Nikkei Reparations Coalition supporting reparations for Black Americans. - [Stand in solidarity against hate](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2024/blog/stand-in-solidarity-against-hate/) - Asian Americans are facing increasingly dire safety conditions in the greater Portland area and throughout Oregon. Recently, a 73-year-old Asian man was brutally attacked and seriously injured while fishing near Waterfront Park. Shockingly, the perpetrator remains at large. In an effort to demonstrate our collective strength and unity, we urge members of our Chinese and - [Kokoro Corner: Values-Centered Living](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2024/newsletter/kokoro-corner-values-centered-living/) - By reconnecting with some of my deepest values, I’ve been able to care for my own pain that I’d been avoiding and see that the egregious violence upon Palestinian people is parallel.. - [Koroko Corner: Values-Centered Living](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/newsletter/koroko-corner-values-centered-living/) - By reconnecting with some of my deepest values, I’ve been able to care for my own pain that I’d been avoiding and see that the egregious violence upon Palestinian people is parallel to the abuses of power that our community has weathered in the past. - [Applications are open for JACL Leadership Summit](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/blog/applications-are-open-for-jacl-leadership-summit/) - March 9-12, 2025 in Washington, DC Established by JACL in 1984, the four-day annual leadership summit program introduces community leaders from across the nation to the national policy-making arena. Co-convened with OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates since 1994, the JACL/OCA Washington, D.C. Leadership Conference is structured to provide a broad overview of the decision-making - [JACL Comndems Vandalism at Wing Luke Museum](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/blog/jacl-comndems-vandalism-at-wing-luke-museum/) - Last Thursday evening, a man destroyed several windows of the Wing Luke Museum in the historic Chinatown International District (CID) of Seattle, Washington. At the time of the attack, several members of the Japanese American community, including Seattle JACL chapter co-president Stan Shikuma were attending a meeting at the museum for our partner organization Tsuru - [JACL celebrates 60 years since the March on Washington, DC](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/blog/jacl-celebrates-60-years-since-the-march-on-washington-dc/) - Monday, August 28, 2023, will mark the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington, organized by A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin and featured Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. On Saturday, August 26, JACL will join the National Action Network who will be leading the anniversary march, with the theme titled, - [Chris Lee: Portrait of a Portland JACL Board Member](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/blog/chris-lee-portrait-of-a-portland-jacl-board-member/) - Chris Lee is Portland JACL’s former co-President and current Vice President. We interviewed Chris and asked him to share his experiences as a board member. Chris, when did you first get involved with Portland JACL? I first started attending board meetings in late 2013, but have participated in JACL events for a long time. Before - [Jacksonville Shooting Highlights Need to Continue the Work of Racial Reconciliation and Repair as Highlighted by the March on Washington](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/national-jacl/jacksonville-shooting-highlights-need-to-continue-the-work-of-racial-reconciliation-and-repair/) - On Saturday, August 26th, a gunman targeted and killed three people specifically because they were African American. This is another one of the countless shootings which occurred this year already, but tragically comes on a time of remembrance for civil rights history. This attack came juxtaposed on a historically symbolic day for civil rights, where - [2023 National Convention Demonstrates ‘Rooted in Community’](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/newsletter/2023-national-convention-demonstrates-rooted-in-community/) - Jillian Toda-Currie Last month, our Vice President, Chris Lee, gave a preview of the JACL National Convention which we both attended for the first time. I want to give an update and summary of what happened, starting with a reflection on the overall experience. Three ways ‘Rooted in Community’ was demonstrated The 53rd convention was - [JACL Denounces June 30th Supreme Court Decisions](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/national-jacl/jacl-responds-to-supreme-court-affirmative-action-decision/) - Following the disappointing decision yesterday by the Supreme Court on affirmative action, the Court has followed up with two more abysmal rulings, again highlighting the radical ideological turn that the Roberts court has taken wielding its 6-3 supermajority. Despite clear authorization from Congress to act, and in line with relief provisions granted to many wealthy - [JACL Disappointed by Affirmative Action Decision](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/national-jacl/jacl-disappointed-by-affirmative-action-decision/) - The Japanese American Citizens League is dismayed by the Supreme Court’s decision striking down the use of race as a general consideration in the holistic admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. These programs had been constructed in accordance with previous Supreme Court decisions, yet the court once again shows blatant disregard - [JACL opposes xenophobic laws](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/national-jacl/jacl-opposes-xenophobic-laws/) - On Monday, May 8th, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed three new laws with the intent to target the Chinese government in the name of national security. The new laws will restrict the Chinese government and many non-resident Chinese citizens from the purchase of farmland, or property near military bases and critical infrastructure, prohibit Florida’s state - [Kakehashi 2023: A Reflection on Identifying as Japanese American](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/blog/kakehashi-2023-a-reflection-on-identifying-as-japanese-american/) - In March, I had the opportunity to join 36 other participants and three chaperones from across the country to participate in the first in-person KAKEHASHI Project trip in three years. - [A Reflection on Sakura](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/newsletter/a-reflection-on-sakura/) - The stones engraved with the experiences of our elders and ancestors sat lonely, overshadowed by the floral display just feet away. - [The Personal Value of Connecting to the Past](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/blog/the-personal-value-of-connecting-to-the-past/) - I think about myself as a child growing up in the 80s and 90s, and how meaningful Miyo Iwakoshi’s story would have been to me then. - [Day of Remembrance 2023](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/national-jacl/day-of-remembrance-2023-statement/) - Seia Watanabe, VP Public Affairs, swatanabe@jacl.org Matthew Weisbly, Education & Communications Coordinator, mweisbly@jacl.org This Sunday, February 19, 2023, marks the 81st anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, resulting in the mass incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans. Similarly, thousands of Japanese Latin Americans and Japanese Canadians were incarcerated en - [Learning from Past Historical Mistakes: The Legacy of Executive Order 9066](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/blog/learning-from-past-historical-mistakes-thelegacy-of-executive-order-9066/) - On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which authorized the forced removal and internment of Japanese Americans living on the West Coast during World War II. - [We need change](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/national-jacl/we-need-change/) - On January 7, 2023, five police officers from the Memphis Police Department severely beat 29-year-old Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee. - [Reflections on Community, Tradition](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/newsletter/reflections-on-community-tradition/) - It’s not the act of doing the exact same things year after year that make traditions special – it’s the intention and legacy behind those acts being passed down which leaves room for traditions to evolve. - [JACL Mourns Victims of Lunar New Year Shooting and Other Shootings this Weekend](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2023/national-jacl/jacl-mourns-victims-of-lunar-new-year-shooting-and-other-shootings-this-weekend/) - For Immediate Release Seia Watanabe, VP Public Affairs Matthew Weisbly, Education & Communications Coordinator What should have been a joyous weekend as the Monterey Park community celebrated the New Year, instead turned into an unbelievable tragedy as 10 people were killed and 10 more sent to hospital emergency rooms from another incidence of gun violence. - ["What Can I Do?"](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/newsletter/what-can-i-do/) - During my time on Portland JACL?s board I have always thought a lot about the question, ?what can I do?? I originally joined our board so I could give back to the community. I?d like to say it was a well thought out and deliberate effort, but honestly it was on a bit of a - [Apply for a JACL Scholarship](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/uncategorized/apply-for-a-jacl-scholarship/) - The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) announced that the 2023 National Scholarship and Awards Program is now underway. The JACL annually offers approximately 30 college scholarships for students who are incoming college freshmen, undergraduates and graduates, and those specializing in law and the creative/performing arts. There are also financial aid scholarships for those demonstrating a - [Deep Breaths into the New Year](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/newsletter/deep-breaths-into-the-new-year/) - あけましておめでとうございます！Akemashite Omedetou gozaimasu! Happy New Year to all of our members. I hope your holiday season had plenty of coziness and quality time with friends and family. While the holidays and New Year can be a time of joy for many, it can also be a difficult time for many others, filled with the stress - [A Perspective on Resilience](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/newsletter/a-perspective-on-resilience/) - By Spencer Uemura Hello and Happy May! The month of May has quickly become one of my favorite times of the year. It?s around now that the weather has usually started to get warmer, especially after the surprise snow that we got in mid-April. But aside from the climate, each May brings two important celebrations: - [Healing From Community Trauma](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/newsletter/healing-from-community-trauma/) - Our community is strong, with deep roots in Japan and America. We have contributed positively to the present and future of this country, despite difficult circumstances. And last month, it was disappointing to hear that racist violence not only continues nationwide, but impacted a Japanese family as they were enjoying the Eastbank Esplanade. This is - [JACL Saddened by Club Q Shooting](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/national-jacl/jacl-saddened-by-club-q-shooting/) - JACL is deeply saddened by the shooting that took place at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado, one of the only LGBTQIA+ nightclubs in the city, late Saturday night. This shooting is one of over 600 that have taken place this year alone and also occurred on the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance. This - [JACL Supports Affirmative Action](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/uncategorized/jacl-supports-affirmative-action/) - On October 31st, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two current affirmative action cases: Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and SFFA v. Harvard University. JACL has joined 36 other AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) civil rights organizations and advocates in signing onto Asian American Advancing Justice - [Board Member Message on Anti-Asian Bias Crime](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/newsletter/board-member-message/) - By the time you read this article you may not remember that a terrible act of hate was perpetrated against a young Japanese family visiting Portland. Either because you did not hear about it as it was nearly a week before there was any substantive information in the major media outlets or the from the - [Asian American Community Responds to Hate Crime in Portland](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/blog/asian-american-community-responds-to-hate-crime/) - As a coalition of Asian American organizations, we are horrified and angered by the racially-motivated violent attack against a California family visiting Portland, Oregon. The family was attacked simply because they were Japanese. On Saturday, July 2, Dylan Kesterson, 34, brutally attacked a 36-year-old father and his five-year-old daughter in front of the father?s - [JACL Saddened by Recent Attack on Family in Portland](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/national-jacl/jacl-saddened-by-recent-attack-on-family-in-portland/) - Sarah Baker, VP Public Affairs Matthew Weisbly, Education & Communications Coordinator On Saturday, July 2, a family was assaulted in Portland, Oregon while bicycling in a well-traveled and public space. The assailant verbally and physically attacked the family because they were Japanese; the man has been arrested and faces two counts of bias crimes in - [Statement on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/statement/statement-on-of-roe-v-wade/) - The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade should not come as a surprise. While we here in Oregon have protected a person?s right to choose, at least 22 states and likely more to follow, have left millions of people without crucial reproductive care. The Portland JACL is committed to finding ways to support - [Reflections on what it means to be an American](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/blog/what-it-means-to-be-an-american/) - By Amanda Shannahan With the Fourth of July right around the corner, I?ve been reflecting on what it means to be an American. In the more recent years, I?ve felt conflicted about celebrating the 4th and I know I?m not alone. For many, the Fourth of July symbolizes some of the very ugly truths about - [Using Korematsu to Reverse Roe v. Wade is Intellectually Dishonest:](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/blog/korematsu-to-reverse-roe-v-wade-is-intellectually-dishonest/) - A Statement from Legal Teams Challenging World War II Japanese American Incarceration Cases As members of the legal teams that challenged the World War II U.S. Supreme Court cases upholding the removal of Japanese Americans from the West Coast, we are compelled to speak out about the Dobbs v. Jackson Women?s Health Organization leaked opinion - [JACL Statement in Wake of Tragedy in Buffalo](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/national-jacl/jacl-national-statement-in-wake-of-tragedy-in-buffalo/) - JACL Calls For National Action to Combat White Supremacy in the Wake of Recent Tragedy in Buffalo Sarah Baker, VP Public Affairs, sbaker@jacl.org Matthew Weisbly, Education & Communications Coordinator, mweisbly@jacl.org On May 14 in Buffalo, New York, 10 people were murdered in a supermarket in an attack perpetrated by a self-identified white supremacist. This is - [JACL Supports Women's Reproductive Freedom](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/national-jacl/jacl-supports-womens-reproductive-freedom/) - On Monday, May 2nd, 2022, an initial draft of a supreme court opinion authored by Justice Alito that would strike down the Roe vs Wade decision was leaked to the public. It is important to note that the right to choose is currently still protected by law and that this is a draft decision from - [Portland JACL Statement](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/statement/roe-v-wade-portland-jacl-response/) - Justice Alito's Majority Draft Concerning Roe V. Wade In response to Justice Samuel Alito?s leaked initial majority draft for the Supreme Court, the Portland Japanese American Citizens League would like to voice our support for reproductive freedom for all. We at the JACL believe that abortion is a deeply personal decision that a person makes - [Oregon Japanese American World War II Veterans' Stamp Dedication](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/blog/oregon-japanese-american-world-war-ii-veterans-stamp-dedication/) - Oregon Nisei Vets' Stamp Dedication Portland JACL joined other local organizations in the unveiling of this US Postal Service stamp. The program included former Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski as Honorary Chair. Tributes included four generations of Japanese Americans and feature vignettes of Oregon Nisei military service portrayed by Oregon Asian Americans. Watch the event recording - [Resources for Okaeri](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/blog/resources-for-okaeri/) - Resources Slides for Portland JACL screeningDownload Okaeri Instagram: @Okaeri_LA Website: https://www.okaeri-losangeles.org/? Email: Okaeri.LA@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OkaeriLA/ Portland Resources The Q Center: As the largest LGBTQ+ community center in the Pacific Northwest, Q Center proudly serves the LGBTQ2SIA+ communities of Portland Metro and Southwest Washington. Our drop-in and event space on North Mississippi Avenue is a frequent - [Remembering and Repairing](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/annual-event/remembering-and-repairing/) - Portland JACL's Day of Remembrance Event 2022 Board Member Message by Jenny Yamada Portland JACL hosted Day of Remembrance 2022 in-person at Kennedy School on February 26. The focus of the event was around a screening of Jon Osaki?s documentary film Reparations, which explores the present-day struggle for redress for Black Americans and the role - [JACL Condems Passage of Anti LGBTQIA + Laws](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/uncategorized/jacl-condems-passage-of-anti-lgbtqia-laws/) - Earlier this week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the controversial ?Don?t Say Gay? bill into law for his state. Also this week, in Utah, a bill that would bar transgender youth from participating in girls' sports was vetoed by the governor, only to be overturned by the state legislature. These bills come following a string - [House Passes Japanese American Confinement Education Act](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/uncategorized/house-passes-japanese-american-confinement-education-act/) - The JACL applauds the unanimous passage of the Japanese American Confinement Education (JACE) Act in the House of Representatives on March 15, 2022.In 2006, the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) Program was established for the preservation and interpretation of U.S. confinement sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. This original legislation was - [Calls to Expel Russian Students Fails to Learn from History](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/uncategorized/calls-to-expel-russian-students-fails-to-learn-from-history/) - On February 27th, Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) went on CNN and suggested that Russian students should be expelled from the country as a potential pressure point against Russia. Swalwell said, ?Frankly, I think closing their embassy in the United States, kicking every Russian student out of the United States, those should all be on the - [Scholarship Opportunity for high school seniors and college students](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/uncategorized/scholarship-opportunity-for-high-school-seniors-and-college-students/) - Atsuhiko Tateuchi Memorial Scholarship? $5,000 scholarship, renewable annually.? This scholarship is offered to the following types of students:o Graduating High School Seniors planning to attend an accredited vocational school, college, or university (2-year or 4-year degrees).o Students returning to school or currently enrolled in an accredited college or university seeking support to continue their degree.o - [Portland JACL Joins Over 360 Groups Urging US House Leadership to Make H.R. 40 a Priority](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/blog/portland-jacl-joins-over-360-groups-urging-us-house-leadership-to-make-h-r-40-a-priority/) - Portland JACL has signed onto a letter sent to House leadership calling on them bring H.R. 40 to the floor for a vote. H.R. 40 would create a commission to study the legacy of enslavement and develop reparations proposals. Read the letter on the Human Rights Watch website. As we start Black History Month, the - [Voting Rights Fails to Pass Senate](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/uncategorized/voting-rights-fails-to-pass-senate/) - The Senate?s inability to pass the Freedom to Vote: John Lewis Act has left JACL and our community greatly disappointed. The voting rights package, which was previously passed in the House this past Thursday, included key legislation that would broaden Americans? access to voting as well as cut down on the influence of special interest - [Voting Rights Reform Package Passes House](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2022/uncategorized/voting-rights-reform-package-passes-house/) - he House of Representatives has now passed a voting rights and election reform package that includes key legislation from both the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Amendment Act. These fundamental reforms affirm statements made previously this week by President Biden and Vice President Harris during a visit to Georgia to - [JACL Reflects on Pearl Harbor Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/jacl-reflects-on-pearl-harbor-day/) - December 7, 2021For Immediate ReleaseMatthew Weisbly, Education & Communications Coordinator, mweisbly@jacl.orgSarah Baker, VP Public Affairs, sbaker@jacl.orgToday the JACL reflects on the 80th anniversary of the devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by Imperial Japanese forces. The attack resulted in the deaths of over 2,400 Americans stationed in Hawaii. This event is especially painful to the - [Portland JACL Book Club](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/blog/portland-jacl-book-club/) - Join us in coming together as a community and spending time discussing and reflecting on 'How to be an Antiracist' by Ibram X. Kendi. Virtual Meetings on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm held the following dates: January 25th Chapters 1 ? 4: Definitions: DuelingConsciousness, Power & BiologyFebruary 22nd Chapters 5 ? 8: Ethnicity, Body,Culture & BehaviorMarch - [Civil Liberties in the Times of Crisis](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/civil-liberties-in-the-times-of-crisis/) - JACL and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are inviting seventy-two educators to explore the historical significance and enduring legacy of the World War II Japanese American incarceration experience and the reparations movement. While past participants are primarily social studies and humanities teachers at the K-12 levels, all are invited to apply.This NEH Landmarks - [Rest in Peace](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/rest-in-peace/) - JACL is saddened to learn that Holly Yasui has passed away due to complications from COVID-19. While Holly is best known for her father, Min Yasui, who challenged the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II all the way to the Supreme Court, she was also a fierce fighter for civil rights on her - [Candidate Bios](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/blog/candidate-bios/) - Board Members for the 2022-23 Term President - Jeff Matsumoto Jeff Matsumoto is a Yonsei born and raised in Lodi, CA. He has worked as an elementary teacher since moving to Oregon in 2000. He looks forward to continuing the work started by the Portland JACL since joining the board a little over 2 years - [JACL Supports Haitian Asylum Seekers](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/jacl-supports-haitian-asylum-seekers/) - September 23, 2021 For Immediate Release Matthew Weisbly, Education & Communications Coordinator, mweisbly@jacl.org Sarah Baker, VP Public Affairs, sbaker@jacl.org The JACL stands with Haitian refugees seeking asylum in America and is appalled by the blatantly inhumane immigration policies being conducted by the Biden administration. In the past week, we have witnessed images of the mistreatment of - [JACL Affirms Right to Reproductive Freedom](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/jacl-affirms-right-to-reproductive-freedom/) - In 1973, the Supreme Court made the landmark decision that ruled access to abortion and one?s right to choose as protected under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. Roe v. Wade has been one of the most contested and debated Supreme Court decisions in recent history. Since the court made its decision, it has come - [JACL Supports Afghan Refugees](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/jacl-supports-afghan-refugees/) - The scenes that have come out of Afghanistan in the last few days are all too familiar to many within the Asian American community, with many people noting the eerie similarity to images from the Fall of Saigon in 1975. Then, just as now, the United States has a duty to help those scared and - [Interested in finding out more about Japan](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/interested-in-finding-out-more-about-japan/) - Slots for the 2021 Kakehashi trip remain available. Applications will be accepted until Sunday, June 13 at 11:59 HST or until slots are full. Applications will be accepted on a first come first accepted basis.Each year, between 100 and 200 participants are selected to participate in the JACL Kakehashi Program, coordinated by the Japanese American - [Portland JACL General Meeting](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/portland-jacl-general-meeting/) - June 13, 2 p.m.RSVP Marleen@pdxjacl.org Join us for a screening of Lauren Yanase's film about exploring her family's past. She reflects upon how she decided to develop this documentary.Shikata Ga Nai: An Inconvenient American, started out as a hint of an idea in the back of my mind almost four years ago. Since first grade, - [Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month 2021](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/blog/asian-pacific-american-heritage-month-2021/) - Happy API Heritage Month! Here are some ways we're celebrating this year. Liberation in Practice: Anti-Racism Workshops for Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month This May, the BIPOC community is invited to join APANO to dive deep with leading social justice experts and community-based organizations to expand our knowledge of anti-racism in theory, work, and - [JACL Statement on the Derek Chauvin Trial](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/jacl-statement-on-the-derek-chauvin-trial/) - On Tuesday, April 20, Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges related to the killing of George Floyd. Mr. Chauvin in being found guilty, and now awaiting sentencing, received the due process he denied George Floyd last year.However, the verdict should not be seen as justice. Justice is measured in real transformation; something - [JACL Mourns Loss](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/jacl-mourns-loss/) - On Tuesday evening at least eight people were killed and one wounded in a series of mass shootings that took place at three spas in Atlanta, Georgia. While the shootings, which occurred within hours of one another, have not as of the time of this statement been affirmatively linked, it appears likely that there is - [Support the John Lewis Voting Rights Act](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/support-the-john-lewis-voting-rights-act/) - It's time to put an end to voter suppression. The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would begin to root out racially-driven voting barriers. Tell your representative to act now. The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act responds to current conditions in voting today by restoring the full protections of the original, bipartisan Voting Rights Act of - [Support Reparations for Black Americans by Amanda Shannahan](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/support-reparations-for-black-americans-by-amanda-shannahan/) - As a Japanese American, I am familiar with the concept of reparations. After my grandmother passed, I inherited the framed letter of apology acknowledging the injustices done to her and 120,000 others of Japanese ancestry during World War II. She also received $20,000 as a survivor of the Tule Lake concentration camp. While in no - [DOR 2021 + Resource List](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/events/dor-2021-resource-list/) - On February 20, we partnered with Vancouver NAACP to put on the virtual event Day of Remembrance 2021 ?Redress and Reparations: Yesterday and Today?. If you weren't able to attend live, you can watch the event recording. We hope you will also join us in continuing to learn more about our histories, movements, and ways - [Graduating High School Students Scholarship Applications Due March 5](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/graduating-high-school-students-scholarship-applications-due-march-5/) - Students who are members or have parents who are members of one of the sponsoring Nikkei organizations by November 14, 2020 are eligible to apply for a 2021 scholarship: Buddhist Henjyogi Temple, Epworth United Methodist Church, Gresham-Troutdale JACL, Japanese Ancestral Society, Japanese Woman's Society, Nichiren Buddhist Temple, Oregon Nisei Vets, Portland JACL, Shokookai or Veleda. - [Support HR 40 by writing a letter of support to tsuru forsolidarity@gmail.com](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/support-hr-40-by-writing-a-letter-of-support-to-tsuru-forsolidaritygmail-com/) - What is HR 40?House Resolution 40, or Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, is federal legislation currently in the House of Representatives. This piece of legislation is a study commission, like the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. If passed, the legislation would form a commission to study slavery - [Biden Combats Anti-Asian Sentiment](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/biden-combats-anti-asian-sentiment/) - Advancing inclusion and belonging for people of all races, national origins, and ethnicities is critical to guaranteeing the safety and security of the American people. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, inflammatory and xenophobic rhetoric has put Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) persons, families, communities, and businesses at risk.The Federal Government must recognize - [JACL Statement on Capital Insurrection](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2021/uncategorized/jacl-statement-on-capital-insurrection/) - For Immediate Release David Inoue, Executive Director dinoue@jacl.org and Sarah Baker, VP Public Affairs sbaker@jacl.org. Today we have seen the culmination of months of seditious rhetoric from the President and his supporters. For too long white supremacy and hate have gone unchecked in our nation; there can be no other word for what has happened - [Mochitsuki](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/uncategorized/mochitsuki/) - Everyday for the month of January, the activity scheduled for the day will be available on the Mochitsuki website at mochipdx.org. You can access the video anytime after it is posted. Our only live program will be the music and panel discussion with Elena Moon Park on January 31st at 1 p.m. January 1 Hatsumode - [December Newsletter Delayed](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/uncategorized/december-newsletter-delayed/) - The December issue of the Portland JACL newsletter was mailed on December 1. Unfortunately people have just been getting the newsletter on December 28. We are still mailing paper newsletters this month so this was not the official start of our e-newletter. Don't forget to let us know if you would like to continue to - [Mochitsuki Headliner](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/events/mochitsuki-headliner/) - Elena Moon Park is a classical trained musician, educator, and producer. She is co-Artistic Director of the Brooklyn-based arts organization Found Sound Nation, which uses collaborative music creation to connect people. She has found that working collaboratively is an effective way to tap the hidden potential of our communities and supports social justice. Elena was - [JACL Condemns Proposed Early End to Counting for the Census](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/national-jacl/jacl-condemns-proposed-early-end-to-counting-for-the-census/) - For Immediate Release David Inoue, Executive Director dinoue@jacl.org, 202-607-7273 Sarah Baker, VP Public Affairs sbaker@jacl.org In an announcement made on August 3, the Census Bureau discussed the remaining schedule for the 2020 Census, briefly mentioning that it would cut short its deadline to end census counting. This new deadline brings the end of Census outreach - [Use of Federal Agents in Portland](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/blog/use-of-federal-agents-in-portland/) - JACL joins SEARAC, Other AAPI Orgs in Denouncing Use of Federal Agents in Portland? July 28, 2020 Japanese American Citizens League Executive Director David Inoue said, ?We denounce the mobilization of federal agents in Portland, and now other cities, under the false pretense to address urban violence and crime. Our federal agents should not be - [Voter Engagement](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/blog/voter-engagement/) - There are fewer than 100 days until the 2020 Presidential Election and with the mournful passing of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, we wanted to begin our efforts for voter engagement with Representative Lewis? own words? "My dear friends: Your vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have - [2020 Census](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/blog/2020-census/) - If you haven't already, now's the time to fill out the 2020 census! Census takers will soon start going door-to-door across the country to interview homes that haven?t responded yet. Things to know: Completing the census helps your household and community get its fair share of funding for important government services such as food assistance, - [Black Lives Matter](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/newsletter/black-lives-matter/) - Board Member Message by Sachi Kaneko ?The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.? ? Martin Luther King Jr. This is a call to action. In an article for the Washington Post, Dr. Obasogie recently characterized - [Asian Pacific American Heritage Month](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/uncategorized/asian-pacific-american-heritage-month/) - May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - a month to celebrate and honor the diverse histories, contributions, experiences, and traditions of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States! Here are some ideas of how you can celebrate in the comfort and safety of your home: Order takeout or delivery from a local Asian-owned - [The Wishes of Small Children](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2019/newsletter/5215-2/) - [pdf-embedder url="http://www.pdxjacl.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Ft-Sill-IntCamp_Sachi-Kaneko.pdf" title="Ft-Sill-IntCamp_Sachi Kaneko"] - [Resources for COVID-19 Crisis](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/uncategorized/resources-for-covid-19-crisis/) - General Help 211 Details: Connects people with health and social service organizations including childcare and parenting assistance, utility assistance, food assistance, emergency management, food assistance, housing and shelter assistance, and health assistance. Call: 211 or 1-866-698-6155 Text: your zip code to 898211 Email: help@211info.org Website: http://www.navigateresources.net/info/ PDX Covid-19 Mutual Aid Network Details: A grassroot - [Virtual Screening of The Orange Story](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/events/virtual-screening-of-the-orange-story/) - You're Invited! In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Portland JACL is hosting a virtual screening of The Orange Story on Sunday, May 31 from 12-1:00 pm. The Orange Story is a narrative short film that tells the story of an elderly Japanese American man who is forcibly removed from his home after the - [Our Outrage for George Floyd's Murder is Not Enough](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/blog/our-outrage-for-george-floyds-murder-is-not-enough/) - June 1, 2020 For Immediate Release David Inoue, Executive Director, dinoue@jacl.org, 202-607-7273 Sarah Baker, VP Public Affairs, sbaker@jacl.org It has been one week since George Floyd was lynched by four Minneapolis police officers. The death of George Floyd was preventable, as were the deaths of Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, Nina Pop, Breonna Taylor, Sean Reed, - [2019 Graduation and Scholarship Banquet](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2019/annual-event/2019-graduation-and-scholarship-banquet/) - By Chip Larouche Portland and Gresham-Troutdale Chapters of JACL, along with nine other Japanese American organizations and churches, held the 72nd annual Japanese American Graduation Banquet on May 5, 2019 at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas, Oregon. Seventeen High School Seniors from the greater Portland area were honored, and all of them received awards and/or - [For The Sake of the Children Film Screening and Panel Discussion](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2019/events/for-the-sake-of-the-children-film-screening-and-panel-discussion/) - [The Unequal Impacts of Nuclear Weapons](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2019/events/the-unequal-impacts-of-nuclear-weapons/) - Tuesday, August 06, 2019 at 06:00 PM Japanese American Historical Plaza in Portland, OR The Unequal Impacts of Nuclear Weapons: Hiroshima & Nagasaki Memorial 2019 We hope that you will plan to join us on Tuesday, August 6th, 6:00 - 7:00 PM at the Japanese American Historical Plaza (NW Naito Parkway and Couch Street on the Portland waterfront) for the annual - [Sato School in Bethany](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/blog/sato-school-in-bethany/) - Sato Elementary School opened in September 2017. The Bethany community was asked to submit names for the new Beaverton school and the overwhelming choice was to recognize the Japanese American family who began farming in the area in 1926. During World War II, the Sato Family was sent to Minidoka. Two sons, Shin and Roy, - [Prepared Statement on Expansion of the Muslim Ban](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/national-jacl/prepared-statement-on-expansion-of-the-muslim-ban/) - JACL Denounces Expansion of the Muslim Ban January 31, 2020 For Immediate Release David Inoue, Executive Director dinoue@jacl.org, 202-223-1240 Sarah Baker, VP Public Affairs sbaker@jacl.org Today?s addition of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania expands he number of countries affected by the Muslim Ban to 13. Similar to the first ban, the people impacted - [New Zealand Terrorist Attack](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2019/national-jacl/statement-of-national-about-new-zealand/) - Prepared Statement of David Inoue for CAIR Press Conference on Terrorist Attack on New Zealand Mosque March 15, 2019 For Immediate Release David Inoue, Executive Director dinoue@jacl.org, 202-223-1240 Good morning, my name is David Inoue, and I am the executive director for the Japanese American Citizens League. We are the oldest and largest Asian American - [Prepared Statement on Increased Screening of Iranian Americans](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/uncategorized/statement-of-national-on-increase-screening-for-iranian-americans/) - JACL Concerned by Reports of Increased Screening Procedures for Iranian American Citizens at the U.S./Canadian Border January 6, 2020 For Immediate Release David Inoue, Executive Director dinoue@jacl.org, 202-223-1240 Sarah Baker, VP Public Affairs sbaker@jacl.org Washington, DC - This past weekend, reports of increased screening of Iranian Americans returning to the United States from Canada arose - [Asian People Are Not a Disease](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/uncategorized/asian-people-are-not-a-disease/) - March 20, 2020 For Immediate Release David Inoue, Executive Director Sarah Baker, VP Public Affairs As terms like ?Chinese Virus?, ?Wuhan Virus?, and ?Kung Flu? are increasingly used by the President and other leaders in our country, so do we see the increase of racially-based hate crimes and xenophobia against people of Asian descent. While - [JACL Statement on H.R. 40](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/blog/jacl-statement-on-h-r-40/) - JACL Executive Director, David Inoue, discusses JACL?s support of H.R. 40. H.R. 40 would create a commission to examine the institution of slavery, its legacy, and make recommendations to Congress for reparations, beginning a process of repairing and restoring after centuries of enslavement. You can click below if you want to sign up for emails - [Portland JACL in solidarity with Black lives](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/blog/portland-jacl-in-solidarity-with-black-lives/) - We, as the Portland JACL, send condolences to George Floyd's family for his murder.?We are saddened and outraged, yet we are not surprised. We recognize that the murder of Black and Brown people at the hands of police is part of an ongoing pattern that plagues our country and our city. While we mourn Mr. - [The NO BAN Act](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2019/national-jacl/the-no-ban-act/) - Sen. Chris Coons and Rep. Judy Chu Introduce NO BAN Act to Repeal Muslim Ban On Wednesday, Sen. Coons (D-DE) and Rep. Chu (CA-27) announced the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act (the "NO BAN Act") to challenge the administration's Muslim ban. The act would repeal all versions of the Muslim ban, amend - [Day of Remembrance Event 2020](https://www.pdxjacl.org/2020/blog/day-of-remembrance-event-2020/) - ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 Portland Premiere Date: Sunday, February 23 Time: 2:00 pm Location: Performing Art Center PCC Sylvania Campus 12000 SW 49th Ave, Portland, OR accessible parking by PCC bookstore Tickets: Free and open to the public Limited seating Event flyer ? ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066? ## Pages - [Portland JACL](https://www.pdxjacl.org/) - Founded in 1929, the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is the oldest and largest Asian American civil rights organization in the United States. - [News](https://www.pdxjacl.org/news/) - Our Current Newsletter July 2026 NewsletterDownload archived newsletters Events Calendar Newsletter Sign-Up Instagram Feed From Our Blog See All posts - [Archived Newsletters](https://www.pdxjacl.org/news/newsletters/) - 2026 Newsletters January February March April May June July August September October November December 2025 Newsletters January February March April May June July August September October November December 2024 Newsletters January February March April May June July August September October November December Previous years 2020 Newsletters January July February August March September April October - [About Us](https://www.pdxjacl.org/about/) - The mission of the Portland Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League is to celebrate our Japanese American culture and use lessons from our unique American experience to promote and protect human and civil rights for all. The Portland JACL was founded in 1928 and joined the national organization in 1929. Our chapter is entirely - [Donate](https://www.pdxjacl.org/donate/) - Help us build community by supporting our programs. You can make a tax-deductible donation online through Paypal. Donate on Paypal We can also accept donations through Venmo @PortlandJACL. Or you can mail donations here: Portland Chapter JACLPO Box 86310Portland, OR 97286 - [Annual Community Events](https://www.pdxjacl.org/about/community/) - Portland JACL sponsors/supports numerous community activities promoting fellowship and celebrating Japanese American culture. Portland JACL sponsors/supports numerous community activities promoting fellowship and celebrating Japanese American culture including: Nikkei Community Mochi Pounding formerly Mochitsuki (January) Celebrate New Year’s the traditional Japanese way by eating and pounding mochi. Mochitsuki is a family friendly cultural preservation effort. Day of Remembrance (February) The Portland JACL takes time to remember the signing of - [Unite People's Holiday Wreath Sale](https://www.pdxjacl.org/wreath-sale/) - Get ready for the Holidays and reduce your stress by pre-ordering winter greenery to decorate your home or office. This is a fundraiser activity for Unite People, our youth driven community and social justice group. The proceeds will help fund projects to educate youth and community projects. Deadline to order is has passed Pick-up date: - [Email Newsletter Sign-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/news/sign-up/) - If you would like to receive a notification email to your inbox each month when the current newsletter comes out, please fill out the form below. Note: we always have the latest newsletter available on our site. If you're not already, please consider becoming a member. Portland JACL Email Sign-up Opt in to receive news - [Scholarships](https://www.pdxjacl.org/scholarships/) - These are three different scholarship applications that are available. See eligibility requirements below. Local Nikkei Community Scholarships Open Local Japanese American Community Scholarship Application Deadline: Required documents must be complete and be postmarked no later than March 1. Eligibility for the Community Scholarships is specified on the application form. See local scholarships offered below The "Local" Scholarship - [Portland JACL Election](https://www.pdxjacl.org/election/) - Here is the proposed slate of Board Members for the 2024-25 term. The following have been submitted for consideration by the Portland JACL Nominating Committee: Slate of Board Members for the 2026-27 term Here is the proposed slate of Board Members for the 2026-27 term. The following have been submitted for consideration by the Portland - [UP Fundraiser](https://www.pdxjacl.org/up-fundraiser/) - [Ozoni Pre-order](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mochi/ozoni/) - Thanks for your interest in Mochitsuki. This event is at capacity. If space opens up, we'll re-open our RSVP form. There will be Ozoni available for sale at the event. Ozoni, Japanese New Year's Soup, will be available for purchase at the Mochistuki Demonstration on January 25. PRE ORDERING is encouraged as supplies are limited. Need - [New Year's Mochi Demo RSVP](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mochi/) - Thanks for your interest in Mochitsuki. This event is at capacity. If space opens up, we will re-open our RSVP form. --- JOIN us on Saturday, January 25th at Oregon Buddhist Temple - 3720 SE 34th Ave, Portland, OR 97202 at either 12:30 or 2 PM. Loading… Ozoni, Japanese New Year's Soup, will be available - [Membership](https://www.pdxjacl.org/membership/) - As a member of Portland JACL, you are also a member of the JACL's national network that addresses policies and issues that affect you. Other benefits include: Portland JACL Newsletter highlighting events and people in our community Thousands of dollars of local scholarships for youth and post-graduate programs Access to Unite People, the Portland JACL - [The 2024 Japanese Community Graduation Banquet](https://www.pdxjacl.org/scholarships/the-2024-japanese-community-graduation-banquet/) - By Heidi Kimiko Tolentino This year was the 77th annual Japanese American Community Graduation Banquet. The banquet was held at the Monarch Hotel on April 21st and was Emceed by Mrs. Sharon Takahashi, a Nikkei leader who has tirelessly served our community for years and brings the Aloha spirit to all of her pursuits. The - [JACL Kakehashi Project](https://www.pdxjacl.org/about/kakehashi-project/) - Each year, the JACL Kakehashi Project, supported by the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE), and funding from Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, selects participants for a 9-day trip to Japan. This experience includes visits to historical sites, cultural activities, and educational workshops in Tokyo and one or two other cities. - [Day of Remembrance 2024](https://www.pdxjacl.org/dor/) - Threads of Remembrance A History of Activism, Community and Reparations - [Nisei Veterans Highway](https://www.pdxjacl.org/niseivetshwy/) - Exhibits The I Am An American, Nisei Soldiers Experience traveling exhibit will be a five year tour of eleven cities, open to the public in Portland at the Oregon Historical Society November 2027- April 2028. Educational Programs The Japanese American Museum of Oregon will be leading the development of interactive and engaging age-appropriate curricula against the backdrop - [Portland JACL Presidents](https://www.pdxjacl.org/about/portland-jacl-presidents/) - [Corporate Sponsorship](https://www.pdxjacl.org/membership/corporate-sponsorship/) - Started in 1928, the Portland Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League is the largest chapter in the national organization with over 400 individual, student, and family memberships. Our mission is to celebrate Japanese American culture and promote human and civil rights for all. Your sponsorship will help us further our advocacy mission while also - [The 2023 Japanese Community Scholarship Recipients](https://www.pdxjacl.org/scholarships/the-2023-japanese-community-scholarship-recipients/) - Congratulations to the class of 2023! Alice Sumida Awards Shokookai Scholarship WILL MAYERWestview High School Mary K. Naito Scholarship RENA YAMAZAKIMountain View High School Hide Naito Scholarship KOGEN BROWNWest Linn High School Veleda - Nikkei Fujinkai Scholarship LILLIAN WRIGHTTualatin High School Kyoko Yumibe Scholarship KELSEY NITTALincoln High School Art & Teri Iwasaki-LT Roger OkamotoOregon Nisei - [Japanese American Historical Plaza Clean-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/news/plazarsvp/) - [Day of Remembrance 2023](https://www.pdxjacl.org/about/community/day-of-remembrance-2023/) - No No Girl Screening & Panel Thank you for joining Portland JACL for this special film screening. Today we honor the individuals and families impacted by the signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of nearly 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry during WWII. Immediately after - [Day of Remembrance 2022](https://www.pdxjacl.org/about/community/day-of-remembrance-2022/) - Organizing in Solidarity: Continuing the Fight for ReparationsSaturday, February 26, 2022 McMenamins Kennedy School Event Program: Performance by Portland Taiko Welcome by Portland JACL President, Jeff Matsumoto Film screening of Jon Osaki's 'Reparations' Panel: Organizing for Reparations Close Panelists: Oregon State Senator Lew Frederick currently represents District 22, representing most of north and northeast Portland. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.pdxjacl.org/privacy-policy/) - Your privacy is important to us. It is Portland JACL's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our website, https://pdxjacl.org. We only ask for personal information for membership purposes. We collect it by fair and lawful means, with your knowledge and consent. We also let you know why - [Donate to Nisei Veterans Highway](https://www.pdxjacl.org/niseivetshwy/donate/) - Support Us Contributions can be made online Oregon Nisei Veterans is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that is qualified to receive tax-deductible contributions to the fullest extent allowed by law. EIN 93-0657471. To contribute by check, please make payable to "Oregon Nisei Veterans," and mail to: Oregon Nisei Veterans, 12811 SE Hawks Crest Place, Happy Valley, - [Volunteer Interest Form](https://www.pdxjacl.org/volunteer-interest-form/) - [Nisei Vets Highway](https://www.pdxjacl.org/niseivethwy/) - [The 2022 Japanese Community Graduation Banquet](https://www.pdxjacl.org/scholarships/2022-japanese-community-graduation-banquet/) - By Heidi Kimiko Tolentino This year was the 75th Annual Japanese American Community Graduation Banquet and was held for the first time in three years. Graduates from the classes of 2020 and 2021 were also invited as they missed the opportunity to be honored during their graduation years. The banquet was held at the Monarch - [The 2021 Scholarship Recipients](https://www.pdxjacl.org/scholarships/the-2021-scholarship-recipients/) - Community Scholarship Recipients By Heidi Kimiko Tolentino The members of the Class of 2021 have accomplished remarkable feats despite the pandemic and we are humbled by their determination and resilience. It has been a long year of missed events for them, but they have continued to push through academically, athletically and extracurricularly. Though we were - [Request Community Support](https://www.pdxjacl.org/about/request-community-support/) - As part of our commitment to the community in supporting and furthering our mission, we want to provide a direct method to ask for funds from Portland JACL. Requests for financial support are reviewed and considered on an ongoing basis and can be submitted for matters such as financial sponsorship or contributions to community projects - [Join or Renew](https://www.pdxjacl.org/membership/join/) - Membership information - [The 2020 Scholarship Recipients](https://www.pdxjacl.org/scholarships/the-2020-japanese-community-scholarship-recipients/) - Community Scholarship Recipients Alexander MasogScappoose High School28 miles from Portland to the West towardbeachExpected Major: PsychologyHonor Roll Alexander is an outstanding varsity athlete, hockey, swim team, football varsity and a first chair trumpet player and lead singer in Shrek playing the role of Donkey. Alexander has been recognized for his musical abilities. He has also - [2019 Graduation and Scholarship Banquet](https://www.pdxjacl.org/scholarships/2019-graduation-and-scholarship-banquet/) - By Chip Larouche Portland and Gresham-Troutdale Chapters of JACL, along with nine other Japanese American organizations and churches, held the 72nd annual Japanese American Graduation Banquet on May 5, 2019 at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas, Oregon. Seventeen High School Seniors from the greater Portland area were honored, and all of them received awards and/or - [Contact Us](https://www.pdxjacl.org/contact/) - Portland Chapter JACL PO Box 86310 Portland, OR 97286 877.843.6914 - [JACL and Civil Rights](https://www.pdxjacl.org/about/civil-rights-community/) - The Portland Chapter of JACL is involved with many Civil Rights issues. ## Calendars - [Portland JACL Events Calendar](https://www.pdxjacl.org/calendar/portland-jacl-calendar/) - October 19, 2025 [title] [location] [when] [description] [link newwindow="yes"]Go to calendar[/link] Events taking place in our community this month ## Events - [Portland JACL's Prefecture Club Meeting POSTPONED](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacls-prefecture-club-meeting-postponed/) - [Nikkei Holiday Party & Portland JACL General Meeting Save-the-date](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nikkei-holiday-party-portland-jacl-general-meeting-save-the-date/) - NIKKEI WINTER HOLIDAY PARTY AND JACL GENERAL MEETING Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Oregon Buddhist Temple starting at 5 pm Create a new holiday tradition and please join us for the 10 th annual Nikkei Community Winter Party where we will joyfully welcome the holiday season. This will be a semi-potluck dinner where the main - [Oregon Buddhist Temple Holiday Craft Fair](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/oregon-buddhist-temple-holiday-craft-fair/) - 10th Annual Holiday Craft Fair - [Greater Portland Centenarian Luncheon](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/greater-portland-centenarian-luncheon/) - Date: October 25, 2025, Saturday 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland 1000 NE Multnomah St. Portland, Oregon 97232 503-281-6111 Cost: $50 per person, checks payable to GT-JACL See flyer in newsletter for more information and registration information - [JAMO Matsutake Hunt](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/jamo-matsutake-hunt/) - October 18-19 JAMO Matsutake Hunt Yachats, OR - [Nobi’s Night Out](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nobis-night-out/) - October 11 Nobi’s Night Out - Fundraising Event for JAMO Hōkū Events on Madison | 6pm - 9pm - [Gaman Past and Present](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/gaman-past-and-present/) - October 11 Gaman Past and Present Portland Taiko with the Minidoka Swing Band 7pm(10/11) / 2pm (10/12) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gaman-past-present-tickets-1574467938989 - [Ikoi no Kai Fall Festival & Epworth Bazaar](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/ikoi-no-kai-fall-festival-epworth-bazaar/) - Ikoi no Kaiʼs Fall Matsuri Join us for Ikoi no Kaiʼs Fall Matsuri (秋祭り, aki matsuri)―a festive autumn celebration inspired by traditions across Japan that mark the turn of the season and bid farewell to summer. As the air cools and leaves begin to change, the atmosphere comes alive with lanterns, taiko drums, and the - [Our Mr. Matsura Film](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/our-mr-matsura-film/) - September 28 Our Mr. Matsura Kiggins Theater, Vancouver, WA | 1pm - [Nichiren Buddhist Temple Fall Take-Out Bento](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nichiren-buddhist-temple-fall-take-out-bento/) - September 21 Nichiren Buddhist Temple Fall Take-Out Bento 11:30am - 2pm order form in September newsletter - [Portland JACL Board Meeting](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-board-meeting-2/) - Portland JACL Board Meeting 6:30 PM | virtual - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-21/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month in the basement at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Behind the Wok: Preserving the Legacy of Chinese American](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/behind-the-wok-preserving-the-legacy-of-chinese-american/) - September 17 Behind the Wok: Preserving the Legacy of Chinese American Restaurants in Portland’s Jade District Oregon Historical Society | 6 - 7pm - [Portland Taiko Farm Festival](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-taiko-farm-festival-2/) - Triskelere Farm | 4 - 7pm - [Sadako and the Paper Cranes Artists Talk](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/sadako-and-the-paper-cranes-artists-talk/) - August 9 Sadako and the Paper Cranes Artists Talk 220 PDX Building | 1pm - [Japanese American Historical Plaza Clean-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-historical-plaza-clean-up-5/) - Japanese American Historical Plaza Clean-up Help us beautify the Plaza before Hiroshima & Nagasaki Remembrance. Sunday, August 3from 8am - noon Drop by anytime from 8am - 12pm to lend a hand! Email contact@pdxjacl.org if you have questions - [Nikkei Community Picnic](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nikkei-community-picnic-5/) - Nikkei Community Picnic Food, fun, rides for kid*; prizes and surprises! Join us for an afternoon of food and fun! The picnic is sponsored by organizations and businesses of the Nikkei community to celebrate our heritage. We will provide at no cost: Main Dish: Fried chicken and vegetarian entrée Water Eating utensils; plates and napkins - [Hiroshima & Nagasaki Annual Remembrance](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/hiroshima-nagasaki-annual-remembrance/) - This year marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As we reflect on this solemn anniversary, we invite you to join Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility for our annual memorial event honoring the lives lost, the survivors (hibakusha), and the global movement to abolish nuclear weapons. Our 2025 theme, 🎨 Never - [Portland JACL Prefecture Culture Club](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-prefecture-culture-club-2/) - Prefecture Club at the end of the month! We will taste sake from different prefectures and view a short presentation on how sake is made and what decides the different grades of sake. Please be sure to RSVP at jaclpdxyt@gmail.com as space is very limited! Date: Wednesday, June 25th Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM Where: - [Music and Dance of Three Nations](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/music-and-dance-of-three-nations/) - Music and Dance of Three Nations First Congregational Church | 2pm - [“We are Still Here”](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/we-are-still-here/) - A Program of Vanport Mosaic Portland Expo Center | 3pm https://www.resonancechoral.org/still-here - [United We Stand: Rally and March for our Rights](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/united-we-stand-rally-and-march-for-our-rights/) - United We Stand: Rally and March for our Rights Sunday, May 11 from 9am-12pm Join us for a Mother's Day rally and march against the Trump administration's immigration policies and ICE deportations. We will meet at the Japanese American Historical Plaza for speakers, including Dr. Satsuki Ina, then we'll march towards Terry Schrunk Plaza. Look - [Unite People Pie Fundraiser Pick Up Day - 2-4pm](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-people-pie-fundraiser-pick-up-day-2-4pm/) - [Return of the Dragon](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/return-of-the-dragon/) - Portland Chinatown is bringing back a cherished tradition! Return of the Dragon will take place on May 24, 2025, marking the revival of Chinatown’s cultural celebrations from 2016-2018. This year, the event will be bigger and more vibrant than ever, featuring the integration of very successful Culture Day event to offer deeper cultural experiences and - [Prefecture club meeting](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/prefecture-club-meeting/) - The next Prefecture Club meeting is at Epworth in the basement (around the back) at 12-2pm May 3rd. We will be discussing Kanagawa prefecture! RSVP to jaclpdxyt@gmail.com - [Lake Oswego High School Asian Cultural Festival](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/lake-oswego-high-school-asian-cultural-festival/) - Lake Oswego High School Asian Cultural Festival: April 19, Sat. 3pm – 6pm Lake Oswego HS www.asianfestivallo.com - [Portland JACL and JAMO Old Town Clean Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-and-jamo-old-town-clean-up/) - Portland JACL and JAMO Old Town Clean Up with SOLVE Saturday, April 19th 9 AM to 12 PM Meet at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon 411 NW Flanders St Sign up: https://volunteer.solveoregon.org/opportunity/a0CVL00001jjwiR - [Memorial Day Service](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/memorial-day-service-5/) - [Oregon Rise Above Hate](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/oregon-rise-above-hate/) - Join us for our yearly event to celebrate the AANHPI community. We will have community organizations, local food vendors, performances and more! 11am-4m, Block 24 - [Minoru Yasui Legacy Project Annual Program](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/minoru-yasui-legacy-project-annual-program/) - Minoru Yasui Day: April 5, Sat. 2pm – 4pm University of Oregon NE Portland Campus Campus Center, #212 2800 NE Liberty St Portland, OR 97211 https://www.minoruyasuilegacy.org/ - [Japanese Community Graduation Banquet](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-community-graduation-banquet/) - Sunday, May 4, 1pm at Riverside Golf and Country Club - [Minidoka Swing Band](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/minidoka-swing-band-2/) - Minidoka Swing Band April 4 7:30-9:30pm | $15 advance / $18 day of show Walters Cultural Arts Performance Series, 527 East Main St., Hillsboro, OR https://cityofhillsboro.ticketspice.com/minidoka-swing-band-2025 - [National Youth Student Council Youth Mixer](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/national-youth-student-council-youth-mixer/) - NY/SC Youth Mixer The youth summit will be accompanied by the other nine members on our national youth council from around the country. You're welcome to join us at 2pm for guest speaker, Peggy Nagae, where she'll be sharing guidance in activism and organizing. Arts & Crafts / Civic Engagement / Games / Food and Drink - [Min Yasui Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/min-yasui-day-3/) - March 28 Minoru Yasui Day - [Prefecture Culture Club Meeting!](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/prefecture-culture-club-meeting/) - Prefecture Culture Club Meeting! When: 12-2PM Saturday, March 15th Where: Epworth United Methodist Church, 1333 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97214 This month, we are focusing on learning about the culture and food of Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県)! An RSVP is required to participate. If interested, please email jaclpdxyt@gmail.com by Monday, March 10th. - [DisOrient Film Festival On-Line Streaming starts](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/disorient-film-festival-on-line-streaming-starts/) - March 10-23 DisOrient Film Festival On-Line Streaming - [Portland Sapporo Sister City Association Film Fundraiser](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-sapporo-sister-city-association-film-fundraiser/) - March 9 Portland Sapporo Sister City Association Film Fundraiser (https://tinyurl.com/film-fundraiser-ticket-info) 1000 SW Broadway T-100 | 2-5 PM - [Ikoi no Kai’s Konbini Pop-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/ikoi-no-kais-konbini-pop-up/) - March 8 Ikoi no Kai’s Konbini Pop-up Japanese convenience store themed pop-up at Ikoi no Kai (Epworth basement) - [DisOrient Film Festival](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/disorient-film-festival/) - March 7-9 DisOrient Film Festival Art House Theater, Eugene - [“A Song in Movement”](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/a-song-in-movement/) - March 6 “A Song in Movement” Reed College Performing Arts Building Wednesday, March 5th, 2025 7pm - 9 Pm Reed College Performance Lab Performing Arts Building (3017 Se Woodstock Blvd Portland, OR 97202) Documentary director Quyên Nguyen-Le and Co-Director Tadashi Nakamura have created a documentary/biopic about Asian American activist, singer, and elder Nobuko Miyamoto who - [Day of Remembrance Event - Kishi Bashi Film](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/day-of-remembrance-event-kishi-bashi-film/) - This year’s Day of Remembrance, join Portland JACL AND JAMO for a viewing of "Omoiyari: A Songfilm by Kishi Bashi” followed by a short panel discussion. Saturday, February 22, 2025, at Clinton St Theater 2 pm Free to members otherwise tickets are $10. Please contact marleen@pdxjacl.org for the discount code. https://cstpdx.com/event/omoiyari-a-songfilm-by-kishi-bashi/ - [Nikkei New Years Party/Mochi Demonstration](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nikkei-new-years-party-mochi-demonstration/) - Thanks for your interest in Mochitsuki. This event is at capacity. If space opens up, we'll re-open our RSVP form. --- Ring in the Year of the Snake and join us for our annual Nikkei New Year's Party and Mochi Demonstration! These mochi-making demonstrations are free and family-friendly. We’ll offer two demonstrations from 12:30 PM - [Portland JACL Prefecture Culture Club](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-prefecture-culture-club/) - Oregon Buddhist Temple JAN 25, 11-11:45AM Kick off the New Year with the brand-new JACL Prefecture Culture Club. Celebrate with us: taste different prefectures’ Ozoni (New Year’s Mochi Soup), participate in a mochitsuki demonstration, and choose the next prefecture we explore. Pre-register now for free entry! The Prefecture Culture Club was created to help reconnect - [Advocacy Committee Meeting](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/advocacy-committee-meeting/) - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-20/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Unite People Monthly Meet up (tentative)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-people-monthly-meet-up-tentative/) - Usual monthly meeting will be a special December activity that is in planning stages. Contact youth@pdxjacl.org for details or check back. - [Mochi Order Pick-Up at Oregon Buddhist Temple](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/mochi-order-pick-up-at-oregon-buddhist-temple/) - December 15 Mochi Order Pick-Up at Oregon Buddhist Temple | 3-430pm - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-19/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Unite People’s Holiday Wreath Sale Pick-Up Orders](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-holiday-wreath-sale-pick-up-orders/) - Sunday, December 8, 2024 from 11-2pm at Epworth United Methodist Portland, OR 97215 - [Nikkei Holiday Party](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nikkei-holiday-party/) - NIKKEI COMMUNITY WINTER HOLIDAY PARTY Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Oregon Buddhist Temple basement starting at 5 pm Please join us for the return of the Annual Nikkei BCC/BCC/HKS+* party. This will be a semi-potluck dinner where the main course will be provided and you bring a side dish of your choice. There will be - [Unite People’s Holiday Wreath Sale Deadline to order](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-holiday-wreath-sale-deadline-to-order/) - Deadline to order: November 23, 2024 Order now! - [Mochi orders due to Oregon Buddhist Temple](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/mochi-orders-due-to-oregon-buddhist-temple/) - December 10 Mochi orders due to Oregon Buddhist Temple - [Taiko 30th Anniversary Concert](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/taiko-30th-anniversary-concert/) - November 16 Taiko 30th Anniversary Concert Lincoln Hall, PSU | 7pm - [Voter Information Session: Ballot Measures](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/voter-information-session-ballot-measures/) - Be an informed Voter Learn about the upcoming election October 19, 2024, 1-3 p.m. Epworth United Methodist Church, 1333 S.E. 28th Join CACA, the Portland JACL and Epworth United Methodist Church for an afternoon of non-partisan discussion on ballot measures this coming election. Please let us know if you are coming. We will be serving - [Voter Information Session: Rank Choice Voting and Portland's New City Government](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/voter-information-session-rank-choice-voting-and-portlands-new-city-government/) - Be an informed Voter Learn about the upcoming election September 28, 2024, 3 p.m. Epworth United Methodist Church, 1333 S.E. 28th Join CACA, the Portland JACL and Epworth United Methodist Church for an afternoon of non-partisan discussion on the new form of Portland City government and rank choice voting. Please let us know if you - [TAIKOPROJECT: BENZAITEN](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/taikoproject-benzaiten/) - Sept 29 TAIKOPROJECT: BENZAITEN The Reser | 7pm https://thereser.org/event/taikoproject-benzaiten/ - [Coming Home - National Cultural Week of Action Starts](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/coming-home-national-cultural-week-of-action-starts/) - Chisao Hata is part of the National Cultural Week of Action Race Forward and Americans for the Arts are excited to announce a new initiative, the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy. This annual initiative, hosted in partnership with local communities, brings people of all identities and backgrounds together to spark action towards - [Free First Sunday at JAMO - National Tofu Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/free-first-sunday-at-jamo-national-tofu-day/) - Sept 1 Free Museum Day Japanese American Museum of Oregon https://jamo.org/event/september-free-sunday/ - [Fall Sukiyaki Bazaar](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/fall-sukiyaki-bazaar/) - Fall Sukiyaki Bazaar Order by September 27 October 6 Oregon Buddhist Temple | 12-330pm - [Kishi Bashi](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/kishi-bashi/) - Sept 13 Kishi Bashi Wonder Ballroom | 9pm https://wonderballroom.com/event/kishi-bashi-2/wonder-ballroom/portland-oregon/ - [Japanese Film Festival starts](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-film-festival-starts/) - Sept 1-13 Hanobi Japanese Film Festival Clinton Street Theater https://cstpdx.com/hanabi/ - [Nikkei Community Picnic](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nikkei-community-picnic-4/) - NIKKEI COMMUNITY PICNIC “THE CELEBRATION RETURNS AGAIN!” FOOD, FUN, RIDES FOR KIDS*; PRIZES AND SURPRISES JOIN US FOR AN AFTERNOON OF FOOD AND FUN! THE PICNIC IS SPONSORED BY ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES OF THE NIKKEI COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE OUR ETHNIC HERITAGE. We will provide at no cost: Main Dish: Fried chicken and vegetarian entrée Water - [Save-the-date - Greater Portland Centenarian Luncheon](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/save-the-date-greater-portland-centenarian-luncheon/) - October 26, 2024 12:00-2:00 PM DoubleTree Lloyd Center - [Okaeri Presents - Trans Allyship: Learn, Grow, Act](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/okaeri-presents-trans-allyship-learn-grow-act/) - SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, September 28th, 10am-3:30pm PST Trans Allyship: Learn, Grow, Act Trans Allyship: Learn, Grow, Act is a joint effort by Okaeri, the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and PFLAG. This effort grew from the realization that the transgender community, and its Japanese American and API members, are largely invisible and misunderstood both - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-16/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month usually at Epworth. This month will be at West Linn Senior Center. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Eugene Obon and Taiko Festival](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/eugene-obon-and-taiko-festival/) - August 24 Obon and Taiko Festival Lane Events Center 12-8 PM https://www.facebook.com/events/1240915927294357/ - [Japanese American Museum of Oregon Free First Sunday](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-museum-of-oregon-free-first-sunday/) - August 4 Japanese American Museum of Oregon Free First Sunday - Sponsored by the Brian & Sera Kimura Family 11am-4pm - [Unite People Historical Plaza Clean-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-people-historical-plaza-clean-up/) - Help clean up the Japanese American Historical Plaza with Unite People to get it ready before Hiroshima/Nagasaki Remembrance. Drop by anytime from 8am - noon. - [Legendary Makers Market](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/legendary-makers-market/) - Oregon’s biggest Asian-centered Night Market will return July 26-28 bigger and better with support from the City of Beaverton. Join over 200 vendors and partners for an unmatched experience celebrating Asian American culture. https://www.legendarymakersmarket.com/ - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-18/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-17/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Portland Taiko Farm Festival](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-taiko-farm-festival/) - [First Voice's Annual Story Circle](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/first-voices-annual-story-circle/) - First Voice's Annual Story Circle Saturday, July 27th (10am-12n PDT). Free online event - [Obon Festival](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/obon-festival/) - Obon Festival Oregon Buddhist Temple - [End Nuclear Madness: Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/end-nuclear-madness-remember-hiroshima-and-nagasaki/) - Aug 6 End Nuclear Madness: Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki Event details coming soon. - [39th Annual Oregon Asian Celebration](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/39th-annual-oregon-asian-celebration/) - Welcome to the Year of the Dragon! 39th Annual Oregon Asian Celebration Saturday, July 27, 2024 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m Alton Baker Park Free admission https://asiancelebration.org/ - [Japanese American Support for Black Reparations: How to Talk About It](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-support-for-black-reparations-how-to-talk-about-it/) - Time: Tuesday June 11, 5:00pm Location: Virtual Online Event Registration: Free, online registration required Are you a supporter of reparations for African Americans, but are unsure how to navigate conversations around the topic? Join us for a presentation by Don Tamaki, member of the California Reparations Task Force, to learn about why Japanese Americans should - [An Afternoon of Rooting and Re-Storying](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/an-afternoon-of-rooting-and-re-storying/) - Exhibits and tours in the place Japanese Americans were incarcerated at the Expo Center. - [Tule Lake Pilgrimage](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/tule-lake-pilgrimage/) - July 5-8 Tule Lake Pilgrimage - [Minidoka Pilgrimage](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/minidoka-pilgrimage-2/) - July 4-7 Minidoka Pilgrimage - [Juneteenth](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/juneteenth-4/) - Juneteenth Holiday - [Voices in Solidarity: A Virtual Fundraiser for Tsuru for Solidarity](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/voices-in-solidarity-a-virtual-fundraiser-for-tsuru-for-solidarity/) - June 15, Voices in Solidarity A Virtual Fundraiser for Tsuru for Solidarity Join Tsuru for Solidarity on June 15th at 5pm PT/8pm ET for our annual virtual fundraiser. This year's theme is "Voices in Solidarity!" - [Loving Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/loving-day/) - Loving Day Anniversary of Interracial Marriage Court Decision - [My People’s Market](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/my-peoples-market/) - June 8-9 My People’s Market A gathering of Portland’s diverse small business owners and artists The Redd on Salmon Street | 12-6 pm - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-15/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-14/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [League of Minority Voters State of Civil Rights/Candidate Forum](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/league-of-minority-voters-state-of-civil-rights-candidate-forum/) - Thursday, May 16 · 5:30 - 8:30pm PDT DoubleTree by Hilton Portland, OR, Northeast 1000 Northeast Multnomah Street Portland, OR 97232 League of Minority Voters State of Civil Rights Candidate Forum - [Virtual Panda Express Fundraiser for Unite People’s Minidoka Pilgrimage](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/virtual-panda-express-fundraiser-for-unite-peoples-minidoka-pilgrimage/) - FUNDRAISER FOR Unite People’s Minidoka Pilgrimage When: Friday, May 10, 2024 Where: pandaexpress.com How: Online orders only Apply code 922643 in the Fundraiser Code box during online checkout or via app - [Memorial Day Service](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/memorial-day-service-4/) - May 27 Memorial Day Service Japanese American Cemetery | 1pm - [Japanese American Cemetery Clean-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-cemetery-clean-up-6/) - May 5, 18 and 26 Japanese American Cemetery Clean-up 9am - 12pm - [Japanese American Cemetery Clean-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-cemetery-clean-up-4/) - May 5, 18 and 26 Japanese American Cemetery Clean-up 9am - 12pm - [Japanese American Cemetery Clean-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-cemetery-clean-up-5/) - May 5, 18 and 26 Japanese American Cemetery Clean-up 9am - 12pm - [Because of Bill Exhibit Opening & Oregon Rises Above Hate](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/because-of-bill-exhibit-opening-oregon-rises-above-hate/) - May 4-5 Because of Bill Exhibit runs through September 1st Family Museum activity on May 5th (Free admission Saturday and Sunday) Oregon Rises Above Hate Tour the Plaza May 4th at 2pm - [Friends of JAMO Reception](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/friends-of-jamo-reception/) - May 3 Friends of JAMO Reception How Bill Naito Shaped Portland Lan Su Chinese Garden | 5:30 - 7:30pm - [Unite People's Pie Fundraiser Pie Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-pie-fundraiser-pie-day/) - If you ordered a pie from the UP fundraiser, please pick up your pie on May 6 - HUMBLE PIE 16285 SW 85th Ave Tigard, OR 97224 - [Minidoka Swing Band](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/minidoka-swing-band/) - The Immigrant Story Presents I Am An American Live Date May 11, 2024 7:00pm Pricing FREE (event registration is first come, first served) I Am An American Live: Stories of Exclusion and Belonging - [JACL & JAMO Japantown Clean-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/jacl-jamo-japantown-clean-up/) - Clean-up Nihonmachi with SOLVE Meet at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon between 8 am and noon on April 28. Come by anytime. Supplies and snacks will be provided. Questions? Email president@pdxjacl.org RSVP for SOLVE clean-up - [Japanese American Graduation Banquet](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-graduation-banquet-2/) - Monarch Hotel | 1pm 77th Annual Japanese American Graduation Banquet Sunday, April 21st, 2024 | 1 pm Monarch Hotel & Conference Center (12566 SE 93rd Ave, Clackamas, OR) Attend the annual Japanese American Graduation Banquet, an event celebrating the achievements of the Japanese-American high school class of 2024 who reside in the Portland metropolitan area - [Min Yasui Day 2024: Advancing Democracy In The Face Of Current Threats](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/min-yasui-day-2024-advancing-democracy-in-the-face-of-current-threats/) - REGISTER HERE bit.ly/minoru-yasui-day-2024 - [Taiko Benefit Banquet](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/taiko-benefit-banquet/) - Excellent Cuisine (formerly Wong’s Seafood) | 6:30 - [Naional JACL scholarship applications due](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/naional-jacl-scholarship-applications-due/) - [Min Yasui Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/min-yasui-day-2/) - [Preview of “Yohen” Play](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/preview-of-yohen-play/) - March 27 & 29 Preview of “Yohen” - To order tickets with the discount code “JACL” visit: PassinArt.org (Performances March 29 through April 21) PassinArt: A Theatre Company presents “Yohen,” a two-person play by veteran playwright Philip Kan Gotanda. “Yohen” is an intimate story of the marriage and life of an interracial couple in their - [Nichiren Buddhist Temple Bazaar](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nichiren-buddhist-temple-bazaar/) - Nichiren Buddhist Temple Bazaar 30th Annual Take-Out Bento Sunday, March 17, 2024 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. - [From Thorns to Blossoms: A Japanese American Family to War and Peace by Mitzi Asai Loftus](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/from-thorns-to-blossoms-a-japanese-american-family-to-war-and-peace-by-mitzi-asai-loftus/) - From Thorns to Blossoms: A Japanese American Family to War and Peace by Mitzi Asai Loftus Powell’s City of Books | 3pm | March 17 - [Portland’s Audacious Champion: How Bill Naito Overcame Anti-Japanese Hate and Became a Community Leader by Erika Naito-Campbell](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portlands-audacious-champion-how-bill-naito-overcame-anti-japanese-hate-and-became-a-community-leader-by-erika-naito-campbell/) - Portland’s Audacious Champion: How Bill Naito Overcame Anti-Japanese Hate and Became a Community Leader by Erika Naito-Campbell Oregon Historical Society 6 - 8pm March 13 - [Scholarship applications are due for Nikkei Community Scholarships](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/scholarship-applications-are-due-for-nikkei-community-scholarships/) - March 1 Scholarship applications are due for Nikkei Community Scholarships - [Gathering the Circle](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/gathering-the-circle/) - Japanese American Museum of Oregon 411 NW Flanders St. Portland, OR 97209 ENTRANCE ON NW 4TH AVE Sunday, Jan 28 (rescheduled due to storm) 4-6 pm A workshop and conversation exploring culturalheritage and its impact on identity usingdialogue, drawing, and creative expression. Friends of JAMO/JACL Members: Free | General Public: $5 Learn more and register - [Portland JACL & JAMO's Day of Remembrance Event](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-jamos-day-of-remembrance-event/) - Portland JACL is partnering with the Japanese American Museum of Oregon (JAMO) to commemorate the Day of Remembrance (signing of Executive Order 9066). Threads of Remembrance: A history of activism, community and reparations RSVP and more information - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-13/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-12/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-11/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-10/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-9/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-7/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [New Year’s Celebration (Mochi Pounding)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/new-years-celebration-mochi-pounding/) - NEW YEAR'S MOCHI-POUNDING Welcome the year of the dragon with the Portland JACL Mochi-pounding demonstration and put together your own mochi! Saturday, Janurary 27th from 1-4PM Oregon Buddhist Temple RSVP and more details at pdxjacl.org/mochi - [Unite People Ice Skating](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-people-ice-skating/) - Unite People will meet for ice skating during the day on Saturday instead of their regular 3rd Friday meeting. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Konko Church New Year Mochi Fundraiser Deadline](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/konko-church-new-year-mochi-fundraiser-deadline/) - Konko Church Mochi Fundraiser Order Deadline December 15th (Pick-up orders December 28 - 30th) Order form: konkospirit.org/mochi-fundraiser - [Konko Church Mochi Fundraiser Pick Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/konko-church-mochi-fundraiser-pick-up/) - Konko Church Mochi Fundraiser Pick-Up KONKO CHURCH - 2024 NEW YEAR MOCHI FUNDRAISER "Bachan's Mochi" Pick up at church Dec. 28th-30st, 2023 konkospirit.org/mochi-fundraiser - [Oregon Buddhist Temple Mochitsuki Order Deadline](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/oregon-buddhist-temple-mochitsuki-order-deadline/) - Deadline to order Oregon Buddhist Temple Mochitsuki Mochi pick-up will be between 3 - 4:30pm at Oregon Buddhist Temple on Dec. 17th Please use forms below for the orders. Deadline: Tuesday, December 12th. Online Form: https://forms.gle/84u8KKshY6u1VxjMA - [Oregon Buddhist Temple Mochitsuki](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/oregon-buddhist-temple-mochitsuki/) - Oregon Buddhist Temple Mochitsuki December 17th Mochi pick-up will be between 3 - 4:30pm at Oregon Buddhist Temple Please use forms below for the orders. Deadline: Tuesday, December 12th. Online Form: https://forms.gle/84u8KKshY6u1VxjMA - [Portland JACL Holiday Party & General Meeting](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-holiday-party-general-meeting-2/) - Portland JACL Holiday Party & General Meeting featuring Japanese Santa. Oregon Buddhist Temple 5-8pm December 3, 2023 - [Portland Thorns: Hina Cheering Section w/ JASO](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-thorns-hina-cheering-section-w-jaso/) - November 5 at 4pm Providence Park - [Portland Taiko Concert](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-taiko-concert/) - November 11 at 7pm Patricia Reser Center for the Arts - [Recognizing Our Centenarians](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/recognizing-our-centenarians/) - October 28 at 11:30 am Location: Embassy Suite 7900 NE 82nd Ave Portland, Oregon 97220 A special invitation for Luncheon to celebrate the life of Centenarians of the Greater Portland Area on October 28th at 11:30am. Honored guests are those who are 95 and older. The location is Embassy Suite (7900 NE 82nd Ave). Price - [Minoru Yasui “Behind These Bars”](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/minoru-yasui-behind-these-bars/) - We will share the work of Minoru Yasui “Behind These Bars,” through film, performance and community stories. The Japanese American story of Yasui will connect us for a moment to build cross cultural bridges and share our histories with each other. Soul Restoration Center in Northeast Portland November 4 from 4-6 PM - [Cultural Celebration Epworth United Methodist Church](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/cultural-celebration-epworth-united-methodist-church/) - October 8 Cultural Celebration Epworth United Methodist Church 11am-3pm https://www.facebook.com/epworthumcpdx - [Oregon Buddhist Temple Fall Food Fundraiser](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/oregon-buddhist-temple-fall-food-fundraiser/) - Oregon Buddhist Temple Fall Food Fundraiser October 22, 2023 https://www.oregonbuddhisttemple.com/fallbazaar - [Portland JACL Board meeting on Zoom](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-board-meeting-on-zoom/) - Email contact@pdxjacl.org to get the Zoom information. - [Nobi’s Night Out JAMO Fundraiser](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nobis-night-out-jamo-fundraiser/) - October 13 Nobi’s Night Out 220 Building (220 NW 2nd Ave) | 6pm-9pm - [Tadaima 2023 Virtual Pilgrimage Starts](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/tadaima-2023-virtual-pilgrimage-starts/) - Programming kicks off with the Opening Ceremony this Sunday, October 1 at 11 am PT. We are excited to announce the return of Tadaima: A Community Virtual Pilgrimage, a transformative online event that will run from October 1st to the 28th. This innovative initiative aims to foster connection, awareness, and understanding within our diverse community - [Kishi Bashi Presents His Song Film: Omoiyari](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/kishi-bashi-presents-his-song-film-omoiyari/) - Revolution Hall November 6, 2023 7:30 PM Doors Open: 6:30 PM More Information *The event will be the screening of the documentary film, 'Omoiyari', followed by a conversation and live set by Kishi Bashi performing the album in its entirety. In “A Song Film by Kishi Bashi: "Omoiyari” acclaimed Japanese American musician Kishi Bashi embarks - [Unite People's Mochi Party](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-mochi-party/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-8/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-6/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Portland Premiere of George Takei’s inspiring Musical Allegiance](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-premiere-of-george-takeis-inspiring-musical-allegiance/) - Portland Premiere of George Takei’s inspiring Musical Allegiance. October 22 , 2023 Doors open 1:30pm Benson High School 3905 East 91 st Avenue September 21, 2023 Portland, Oregon: Actor, activist, author and playwright, George Takei ‘lights up the stage’ (London’s Daily Telegraph) in this ‘beautiful, deeply moving’ (Sunday Express) uplifting Broadway Musical inspired by his - [Day of Remembrance](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/day-of-remembrance-2/) - [Day of Remembrance](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/day-of-remembrance-3/) - [Day of Remembrance](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/day-of-remembrance-4/) - [Day of Remembrance](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/day-of-remembrance-5/) - [Day of Remembrance](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/day-of-remembrance-6/) - [Day of Remembrance](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/day-of-remembrance-7/) - [Portland Taiko Farm Festival at Triskelee Farm](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-taiko-farm-festival-at-triskelee-farm/) - [“Finding Her Beat” Portland Taiko](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/finding-her-beat-portland-taiko/) - Sept 30 “Finding Her Beat” Portland Taiko Hollywood theater 2pm - 4pm - [6th annual Ridgefield Multicultural Festival](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/6th-annual-ridgefield-multicultural-festival/) - Come celebrate the many cultures that make up Ridgefield through dancing, singing, eating delicious food, making crafts, learning, visiting the Marketplace, and playing games at the 6th annual Ridgefield Multicultural Festival. This is a free, kid friendly event, where everyone is welcome. At Overlook Park in downtown Ridgefield, first Saturday of September. - [Jade District International Night Market](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/jade-district-international-night-market/) - The Jade District International Night Market Returning this year on August 19, 2023! https://jadedistrictnightmarket.org/ PCC SE Campus on Saturday August 19, 2023 from 1:00pm to 9:00pm - [Nikkei Community Picnic](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nikkei-community-picnic-3/) - WHEN: Sunday, August 20, from 12 noon to 5pm WHERE: Oaks Amusement Park Area 4 (same as last year) COST: Free* PROVIDED: Main dish, watermelon, beverages, eating utensils, games and prizes, and parking * If you are able, please bring a side dish of your choice to share or make monetary donation to help defray - [Book Launch: They Never Asked](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/book-launch-they-never-asked/) - Join JAMO for a book launch! SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2023 3-4 PM, Presentation 4-5 PM, Book signing JAPANESE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF OREGON 411 Flanders St., Suite 100, Portland, OR (Entrance on 4th) Experience a unique moment in history through poetry. Poems composed by numerous Japanese Americans poets during WWII were kept in a journal by - [Asian Celebration & Obon and Taiko Festival in Eugene](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/asian-celebration-obon-and-taiko-festival-in-eugene/) - The Asian Celebration & Obon and Taiko Festival features a full day of performances, music, martial arts, a thriving marketplace, Asian-themed food trucks, youth activities, crafts, and heritage exhibits at the spacious riverfront Alton Baker Park. July 29th, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m Alton Baker Park - 100 Day Island Rd, Eugene, OR - [Japanese American Historical Plaza Clean-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-historical-plaza-clean-up-4/) - Support the Community! Join us for our next plaza clean-up! WHEN: July 30 | 8am - 12pm WHERE: Japanese American Plaza - [Nikkei Community Picnic 2023](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nikkei-community-picnic-2023/) - SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022 AT OAKS PARK AREA 4 This year we will provide at no cost Main dish: Connie’s Vegetarian Chili and Shoyu Hot dogs Drinks, Watermelon, eating utensils, plates, and napkins Also Bingo, Prizes, Ride bracelets for kids high school and younger (Free ride bracelet needs to be reserved ahead) Please bring a - [Japanese Ancestral Society Golf Tournament](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-ancestral-society-golf-tournament/) - August 12 Glendoveer Golf Course (East Course) 14015 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR 7:30am - Check-in starts - [Hiroshima/Nagasaki Remembrance](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/hiroshima-nagasaki-remembrance-2/) - Japanese American Historical Plaza 6pm - 7pm - [Obon Fest 2023](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/obon-fest-2023/) - Obon Fest 2023 Saturday, August 5th, 2023 2pm - 9pm at Oregon Buddhist Temple - [Tiger Tiger 2023](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/tiger-tiger-2023/) - A Celebration of our Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander Communities Saturday | July 22nd, 2023 | 2pm - 9:30pm Fernhill Park (4121 NE Simpson St. 97211) Portland JACL will be tabling until 6:00pm. Be sure to stop by our booth and say "hi"! - [Hanabi Film Festival at Clinton Street Theater Starts](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/hanabi-film-festival-at-clinton-street-theater-starts/) - Hanabi Japanese Film Festival is a two-week series celebrating a wide range of works from Japan, spanning from the 1950s to present day. View films and schedule on Clinton Street's website. - [Hapa.Me Exhibit Private Tour for JACL Members](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/hapa-me-exhibit-private-tour-for-jacl-members/) - JACL members are invited to join us on Saturday, June 24 from 3-5 pm at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon (JAMO)! JAMO will be staying open for a private tour of the Hapa.Me exhibit followed by a facilitated discussion with Chisao Hata. Space is limited. Please RSVP to Connie Masuoka at (503) 318-5839 Refreshments - [Minidoka Pilgrimage](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/minidoka-pilgrimage/) - [Minidoka and WWII Incarceration Teacher Workshop, Twin Falls, ID](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/minidoka-and-wwii-incarceration-teacher-workshop-twin-falls-id/) - [Father's Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/fathers-day-2/) - [Juneteenth](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/juneteenth-3/) - [World Environment Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/world-environment-day/) - [Oregon Rises Above Hate](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/oregon-rises-above-hate/) - Oregon Rises Above Hate Saturday, May 6 all day Kicks off at 10 AM Flanders Festival Street (between 3rd & 4th Avenue and Flanders & Glisan Streets) in Old Town, Portland Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and the AANHPI (Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander) community, its resilience, and commit to combat - [Rose City Cemetery Clean-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/rose-city-cemetery-clean-up-4/) - Rose City Cemetery Clean-up May 27 - [Memorial Day Service](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/memorial-day-service-3/) - May 29 Memorial Day Service Rose City Cemetery | 1pm - [Rose City Cemetery Clean-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/rose-city-cemetery-clean-up-3/) - May 7 Rose City Cemetery Clean-up 9am - 12pm - [JACL National Convention](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/jacl-national-convention-2/) - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-5/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-4/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-3/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Old Town - Chinatown - Nihonmachi Clean-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/old-town-chinatown-nihonmachi-clean-up/) - Saturday, April 29 from 8am - noon Meeting Location: Japanese American Museum of Oregon (JAMO) - 411 NW Flanders St (entrance on 4th Avenue) Portland, OR 97209 Address: 411 NW Flanders St Portland, 97209 | Map Link Contacts: Jeff Matsumoto president@pdxjacl.org Register at Solveoregon.org - [Urgent call to join together - demolition of the Yamaguchi Hotel](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/urgent-call-to-join-together-demolition-of-the-yamaguchi-hotel/) - Cultural and historic erasure continues. Join us for this community action and ceremony to honor the role of Yamaguchi Hotel in the history of Nihonmachi and the Japanese American community. Urgent call to join together: Sunday, March 12 2pm Meet at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon 411 NW Flanders St, Portland This historic building - [Everybody Reads with Ruth Ozeki](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/everybody-reads-with-ruth-ozeki/) - In partnership with Multnomah County Library and The Library Foundation, Literary Arts is proud to present a lecture by bestselling author Ruth Ozeki as the culminating event of Everybody Reads 2023. Everybody Reads is an annual community-wide project that promotes shared reading and discussion around a single book. March 16 | 7:30 to 9 pm - [Japanese American Historical Plaza Clean-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-historical-plaza-clean-up-3/) - Join JAMO (Japanese American Museum of Oregon) and JACL for a day of giving back to our community! We will be cleaning the Japanese American Historical Plaza at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on Sunday, March 19th from 8am-12pm. Dedicated on August 3rd, 1990, the Japanese American Historical Plaza and Bill of Rights Memorial was created - [Action Alert: Save the Minidoka Historic Site!](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/action-alert-save-the-minidoka-historic-site/) - Save the Minidoka Historic Site! The Lava Ridge Wind project will encroach on this sacred site and dominate the landscape for miles around, causing noise, light and other significant impacts on historic, cultural and natural resources. Let’s show that we care about preserving Minidoka by showing up to the Bureau of Land Management's open house. - [Midori Hirose's Furin bell-making workshops, exhibition & symposium](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/midori-hiroses-furin-bell-making-workshops-exhibition-symposium/) - Midori Hirose's bell-making workshop centers on the history of SE Portland's Japanese American farming community and its natural habitat. Japanese American farmers were once active in the early 1900s. During WWII, families were sent to internment camps, and many did not return. A few of the orchard trees that were planted are still fruiting to - [Midori Hirose's Furin bell-making workshops, exhibition & symposium](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/midori-hiroses-furin-bell-making-workshops-exhibition-symposium-2/) - Midori Hirose's bell-making workshop centers on the history of SE Portland's Japanese American farming community and its natural habitat. Japanese American farmers were once active in the early 1900s. During WWII, families were sent to internment camps, and many did not return. A few of the orchard trees that were planted are still fruiting to - [Midori Hirose's Furin bell-making workshops, exhibition & symposium](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/midori-hiroses-furin-bell-making-workshops-exhibition-symposium-3/) - Midori Hirose's bell-making workshop centers on the history of SE Portland's Japanese American farming community and its natural habitat. Japanese American farmers were once active in the early 1900s. During WWII, families were sent to internment camps, and many did not return. A few of the orchard trees that were planted are still fruiting to - [The Past is Not Past: Japanese American WWII Incarceration and the Yonsei Generation](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/the-past-is-not-past-japanese-american-wwii-incarceration-and-the-yonsei-generation/) - Join us for a webinar that will deep into theintergenerational impact of Japanese Americanincarceration. Highlighting the work of artists,academics, and activists we will explore “In whatways do you feel the incarceration has impactedyour own life?” That’s the question posed in Dr.Donna Nagata’s recent survey of nearly 500Yonsei descendants of WWII incarceration. Theirresponses show that the - [Taiko Workshops for the AAPI Community](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/taiko-workshops-for-the-aapi-community/) - April 3 & 10 from 7pm—9pOregon Buddhist Temple(3720 SE 34th Avenue Portland, OR 97202) No experience is necessary. Adults and kidsat least 12 years old. Registration is required.Covid vaccinations, boosters, and masks arerequired. For this series, we are able to offer adiscounted buy one get one rate for ourAAPI community. Please choose a ticketprice that - [Taiko Workshops for the AAPI Community](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/taiko-workshops-for-the-aapi-community-2/) - April 3 & 10 from 7pm—9pOregon Buddhist Temple(3720 SE 34th Avenue Portland, OR 97202) No experience is necessary. Adults and kidsat least 12 years old. Registration is required.Covid vaccinations, boosters, and masks arerequired. For this series, we are able to offer adiscounted buy one get one rate for ourAAPI community. Please choose a ticketprice that - [Minoru Yasui Day - Behind these Bars: An Activist Is Born](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/minoru-yasui-day-behind-these-bars-an-activist-is-born/) - Save the Date: Minoru Yasui Day Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 1:00-3:00pm In Person-Streamed Live on YouTube - Behind these Bars: An Activist Is Born “If we believe in America, if we believe in equal democracy, if we believe in law and justice—then, each of us, when we see or believe such errors are being - [Spring Bento & Mini Bazaar at Nichiren Buddhist Temple](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/spring-bento-mini-bazaar-at-nichiren-buddhist-temple/) - Nichiren Buddhist Temple | 11:30am to 2pm Pre-order by March 12 using form on March newsletter. - [March 13-19 Virtual Disorient Film Festival](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/march-13-19-virtual-disorient-film-festival/) - March 13-19 Virtual Disorient Film Festival The 18th annual DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon is a hybrid festival with an exceptional line-up of both live and virtual film screenings as well as in-person filmmaker Q&A's. All live screenings will be at the Art House in Eugene. We launch our 2023 season with a - [In-Person DisOrient Film Festival, Eugene](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/in-person-disorient-film-festival-eugene/) - https://disorientfilm.org/2023-festival/ The 18th annual DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon is a hybrid festival with an exceptional line-up of both live and virtual film screenings as well as in-person filmmaker Q&A's. All live screenings will be at the Art House in Eugene. We launch our 2023 season with a Preview Screening on Feb. 24 - [Scholarship Banquet Lunch](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/scholarship-banquet-lunch/) - Email any questions to Scholarships@pdxjacl.org - [Furin Project Exhibition begins](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/furin-project-exhibition-begins/) - Spring 2023: Furin Project Exhibition opens at the PCC SE Campus on April 10th with a symposium to follow on May 5th and a closing reception on May 18th, 2023. These community art gatherings are created with the support of APANO and Mural Arts Philadelphia. - [Entering Freshman applications must be completed](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/entering-freshman-applications-must-be-completed/) - March 6, 2023 –Entering Freshman applications must be completed no later than this date at 11:59 p.m. Hawaiian Standard Time (HST) - [Local Nikkei Scholarship Due Date](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/local-nikkei-scholarship-due-date/) - Must be postmarked no later than March 3rd. - [Yonsei Memory Project's online artist showcase](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/yonsei-memory-projects-online-artist-showcase/) - 2023 Day of Remembrance Artist Showcase: Fri, Feb 17th 5pm PT Presentations by featured artists: TRACI KATO-KIRIYAMA, award-winning multidisciplinary artist, organizer, cultural producer, and author of Navigating With(out) Instruments whose work is grounded in collaborative process, collective self-determination, and art+community. TT TAKEMOTO, artist, scholar and experimental filmmaker whose work honors queer Asian Americans who lived, - [Day of Remembrance 2023: No-No Girl Film Screening](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/day-of-remembrance-2023-no-no-girl-film-screening/) - Portland will host a screening of No-No Girl followed by an interview with the director and artists. February 19, 2023 at 1:30 pm Lincoln Recital Hall at PSU The event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to Marleen at marleen@pdxjacl.org. About the Film Before being uprooted and forcibly removed, many Japanese American - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up-2/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Unite People's Monthly Meet-Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/unite-peoples-monthly-meet-up/) - Unite People, Portland JACL's youth group, regularly meets the 3rd Friday of every month at Epworth. Contact connie@pdxjacl.org with questions. - [Takumi Taiko Concert](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/takumi-taiko-concert/) - January 21, 2023 5pm Evening of Taiko and Dinner For preorder, please click the link below: https://oregon-buddhist-temple.square.site/ - [Community New Year?s Celebration](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/community-new-years-celebration-2/) - Welcome the Year of the Rabbit with the Portland JACL! Saturday, January 28th 1-4PM at Oregon Buddhist Temple Mochi-pounding demo Mochi-making class & samples RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/jacl-mochi - [InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/interact-the-art-of-creating-together/) - January 13?February 5, 2023 InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together is a month-long collection of collaborative experiences, gatherings and art making. Through intentional interactions, we are coming together after years of social distancing, quarantining and isolation caused by the pandemic. InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together?is a series of workshops and conversations that encourage us - [InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/interact-the-art-of-creating-together-2/) - January 13?February 5, 2023 InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together is a month-long collection of collaborative experiences, gatherings and art making. Through intentional interactions, we are coming together after years of social distancing, quarantining and isolation caused by the pandemic. InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together?is a series of workshops and conversations that encourage us - [InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/interact-the-art-of-creating-together-3/) - January 13?February 5, 2023 InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together is a month-long collection of collaborative experiences, gatherings and art making. Through intentional interactions, we are coming together after years of social distancing, quarantining and isolation caused by the pandemic. InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together?is a series of workshops and conversations that encourage us - [InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/interact-the-art-of-creating-together-4/) - January 13?February 5, 2023 InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together is a month-long collection of collaborative experiences, gatherings and art making. Through intentional interactions, we are coming together after years of social distancing, quarantining and isolation caused by the pandemic. InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together?is a series of workshops and conversations that encourage us - [InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/interact-the-art-of-creating-together-5/) - January 13?February 5, 2023 InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together is a month-long collection of collaborative experiences, gatherings and art making. Through intentional interactions, we are coming together after years of social distancing, quarantining and isolation caused by the pandemic. InterACT!: The Art of Creating Together?is a series of workshops and conversations that encourage us - [Community New Year's Celebration](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/community-new-years-celebration/) - Welcome the Year of the Rabbit with the Portland JACL! Saturday, January 28th 1-4PM at Oregon Buddhist Temple Mochi-pounding demo Mochi-making class & samples RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/jacl-mochi - [NP/NCRR Reparations Committee and the National Nikkei Reparations Coalition holiday gathering](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/np-ncrr-reparations-committee-and-the-national-nikkei-reparations-coalition-holiday-gathering/) - ?"A Vanished Dream: Wartime Story of My Japanese Grandfather" Screening + Discussion with Regina H. Boone Wed 12/13 at 5:00 pm PST/8:00 pm EST? Join the NP/NCRR Reparations Committee and the National Nikkei Reparations Coalition for a holiday gathering on December 13. The two groups are cosponsoring a virtual film screening of "A Vanished Dream: - [Portland Taiko Bonenkai](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-taiko-bonenkai/) - [Holiday greenery pick-up orders at Epworth](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/holiday-greenery-pick-up-orders-at-epworth/) - Holiday greenery pick-up orders at Epworth Methodist Church | 11am-2 pm - [Portland JACL Holiday Party & General Meeting](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-holiday-party-general-meeting/) - NIKKEI WINTER HOLIDAY PARTY ANDJACL GENERAL MEETING Saturday, December 3, 2022at Oregon Buddhist TempleStarting at 5 pm Create a new holiday tradition and please join us for the 7 th* annual Nikkei Community Winter Party where we will joyfully welcome the holiday season. This will be a semi-potluck dinner where the main course (Poached Miso - [Thanksgiving Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/thanksgiving-day-3/) - [Untitled Event](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/untitled-event/) - [Veteran?s Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/veterans-day-3/) - [Election Day (Oregon ballots must be postmarked by this date)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/election-day-oregon-ballots-must-be-postmarked-by-this-date/) - [League of Women Voters Information Session with CACA](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/league-of-women-voters-information-session-with-caca/) - Join CACA and the Portland JACL for an afternoon of non-partisan discussion on the Oregon ballot measures and Portland charter reform. Please let us know if you are coming. October 16 , 2022, 3 p.m. RSVP by October 12 to Marleen Wallingford at marleen@pdxjacl.org or 503-972-2766. - [Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Celebration](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/mid-autumn-moon-festival-celebration/) - Enjoy discounted admission and special programming at the Portland Chinatown Museum, Japanese American Museum of Oregon, and Lan Su Chinese Garden September 10, 2022 Special holiday ticket pricing available! - [Heal, Unite, Gather: A Jade District Community Art & Resource Fair](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/heal-unite-gather-a-jade-district-community-art-resource-fair/) - Family-friendly fun, healing arts, refreshments, music, food boxes, raffle prizes, and more! Join APANO, AMP, Friends of Noise and other community service providers for a FREE family-friendly fun day in the park! What: HUG! Heal, Unite, Gather | A Jade District Community Art & Resource Fair When: Saturday, October 1st from 12-4PM Where: Harrison Park - [Resilience Opens October 2 at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/resilience-opens-october-2-at-the-japanese-american-museum-of-oregon/) - The Japanese American Museum of Oregon Presents Resilience?A Sansei Sense of Legacy October 2?December 22, 2022 Told from the point of view of Sansei (third generation) Japanese Americans, ?Resilience?A Sansei Sense of Legacy? is an exhibition of eight artists whose work reflects on the impact of Japanese American incarceration during World War II and its - [Portland?s annual Hiroshima and Nagasaki memorial event](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portlands-annual-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-memorial-event/) - Oregon PSR and many partner organizations will come together to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombings on Monday, August 8th at 6:00 PM, where we will honor the lives lost to nuclear weapons and renew our commitment to building toward nuclear justice. Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility's event page - [Japanese American Historical Plaza Clean-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-historical-plaza-clean-up/) - Clean-up the Japanese American Historical Plaza at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. August 7 Work party between 8am-12pm Coffee and snacks will be provided. Bring brooms, dustpans, buckets, tools to pull grass between the bricks. - [Dances of Three Nations](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/dances-of-three-nations/) - A unique chance to view dances from China, Japan, and Korea. An afternoon of fun, excitement, and learning! Free admission! The Chinese, Japanese and Korean communities in Portland, Oregon are cooperating to bring this musical performance--Dances of Three Nations--to the larger Portland community. The performance will feature music and dances from the three nations. Our - [Oregon Asian Celebration, Obon & Taiko Festival - Eugene](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/oregon-asian-celebration-obon-taiko-festival-eugene/) - Oregon Asian Celebration once again partners with the annual Obon & Taiko Festival July 30, 2022 10 a.m. to 9 p.m Free - [Nikkei Community Picnic](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nikkei-community-picnic-2/) - SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022 AT OAKS PARK AREA 4 This year we will provide at no cost Main dish: Connie?s Vegetarian Chili and Shoyu Hot dogs Drinks, Watermelon, eating utensils, plates, and napkins Also Bingo, Prizes, Ride bracelets for kids high school and younger (Free ride bracelet needs to be reserved ahead) Please bring a - [Move On](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/move-on/) - MOVE ON is a creative aging movement class held once a month designed for physical and emotional health. This class is led by Chisao Hata and is part of our Living Arts Program. Thursday, July 7 10:30am-11:15am Epworth United Methodist Church (1333 SE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97214) Please RSVP to chisao@jamo.org - [Japanese American Historical Plaza Clean-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-historical-plaza-clean-up-2/) - Clean-up the Japanese American Historical Plaza at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. July 10 & August 7 Work party bet 8am-12pm Coffee and snacks will be provided. Bring brooms, dustpans, buckets, tools to pull grass between the bricks. - [Obon](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/obon/) - [TIGER TIGER: A FREE celebration of our AAPI Community](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/tiger-tiger-a-free-celebration-of-our-aapi-community/) - Join us for TIGER TIGER: A FREE celebration of our AAPI Community Established in 2022, the Year of the Tiger, TIGER TIGER is a Portland-based event created to promote AAPI joy and nurture healing in our communities. TIGER TIGER is a gathering of AAPI musicians, creatives, and organizations; a sharing of diverse AAPI stories, expressions, - [Nikkei Park Naming Celebration](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nikkei-park-naming-celebration/) - All are welcome to celebrate the naming of Nikkei Park in Vancouver, Washington on Friday July 15, 2022 at 7 p.m. The celebration will include music by the Minidoka Swing Band and story telling by Alton Chung. Kids will enjoy the dinosaur-themed play equipment and the movie night that follows. All are free. Nikkei Park - [Nonpartisan AAPI Voter Engagement in Oregon](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nonpartisan-aapi-voter-engagement-in-oregon/) - RSVP at apia.vote/2022NYMLI-OR! - [ONV WWll Memorial Hwy Dedication](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/onv-wwll-memorial-hwy-dedication/) - Wy-east Middle School Performing Arts Center - [JACL National Convention, Las Vegas](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/jacl-national-convention-las-vegas/) - [LGBTQ2IAA Pride Month](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/lgbtq2iaa-pride-month/) - [LGBTQ2IAA Pride Month](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/lgbtq2iaa-pride-month-2/) - [LGBTQ2IAA Pride Month](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/lgbtq2iaa-pride-month-3/) - [Japanese American Cemetery Clean Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-cemetery-clean-up/) - May 21 & June 4th 9-11am Japanese American Cemetery Clean Up - [National Nikkei Reparations Coalition Workshop](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/national-nikkei-reparations-coalition-workshop/) - Monday, May 23rd, at 5pm PT/ 8pm ET We will host a workshop discussing the coalitions grounding principles of unity, the strategy of H.R. 40 coalition, and get us prepared for the May 25th day of action. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/NNRCMayAction - [Strengthening Japanese and Black Solidarity Through Action](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/strengthening-japanese-and-black-solidarity-through-action/) - Saturday, May 21st at 12pm PT/ 3 pm ET The NNRC will be hosting the program "Strengthening Solidarity Through Taking Action." Join a conversation with Black reparations and Japanese American redress leaders, Kenniss Henry (N?COBRA), Dreisen Heath (HRW), Miya Iwataki (NCRR & NNRC) and Akemi Kochiyama (Yuri Kochiyama Solidarity Fund), who will discuss the various - [National Nikkei Reparations Coalition "Day of Action"](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/national-nikkei-reparations-coalition-day-of-action/) - Wednesday, May 25th Five 1-hour sessions from 9:00a-5:00p EST, NNRC will host a ?Day of Action? where participants will call and email the White House to demand #ReparationsNow! All communities are welcome and the 5/25 Day of Action has several Co-hosting organizations and networks, including members of the H.R. 40 Coalition, Democrats Abroad based in - [Japanese American Cemetery Clean Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-cemetery-clean-up-2/) - May 21 & June 4th 9-11am Japanese American Cemetery Clean Up - [Japanese American Cemetery Clean Up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-cemetery-clean-up-3/) - May 21 & June 4th 9-11am Japanese American Cemetery Clean Up - [Jewish and Japanese identity, anti-AAPI hate, and antisemitism](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/jewish-and-japanese-identity-anti-aapi-hate-and-antisemitism/) - Japanese and Jewish: A panel on the intersection of Jewish and Japanese identity, anti-AAPI hate, and antisemitism Wednesday, May 25, 2022 3:30 PM 4:30 PM PST - [Memorial Day Service](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/memorial-day-service-2/) - May 30 Memorial Day Service Japanese American Cemetery at Rose City 1pm - [Annual Portland JACL Spring Clean-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/annual-portland-jacl-spring-clean-up/) - Join us for the Annual Portland JACL Spring Clean-up! Saturday, May 7 from 8am-1pm Meet-up at Japanese American Museum of Oregon (411 NW Flanders St.) this year. We will be cleaning up around the museum. Email Jeff with any questions - [Oregon Rise Against Hate](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/oregon-rise-against-hate/) - May 14, 2022 Portland, Oregon Join together to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and the AANHPI (Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander) community, its resilience, and commit to combat the continued rise anti-Asian hate. In-person and Livestream on: oregonrisesabovehate.com Event Location: Block 25 Parking Lot (Flanders Festival Street in Old Town, between - [Oregon peace tree dedication in Hood River](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/oregon-peace-tree-dedication-in-hood-river/) - The dedication of two ginkgo peace trees ? planted from seeds of trees that survived the Hiroshima bomb in 1945 ? will be held Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 1pm at Idlewild Cemetery, 980 Tucker Road in Hood River. The seedlings were made possible through the combined effort of the Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon - [Thorns Match: Sugita-senshu Cheer Section (JASO Event)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/thorns-match-sugita-senshu-cheer-section-jaso-event/) - ????????????????????FC (?? : Portland Thorns FC) ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? It?s so exciting to have a Japanese soccer superstar here in Oregon. Please join JASO to celebrate together, creating a Sugita-senshu Cheer Section to support Japanese international soccer star Hina Sugita as she plays for the Portland Thorns. They're creating a Cheer Section for the home game at - [Personal Safety Class (Kimochi Project)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/personal-safety-class-kimochi-project/) - Sunday, May 22, at Oregon Buddhist Temple, 3720 SE 34th , Portland, from 1-3pm Cost: Free Get more details and reserve your spot! - [Japanese American Graduation Banquet](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-american-graduation-banquet/) - Japanese American Graduation Banquet Honoring high school seniors from 2020, 2021 and 2022. Monarch Hotel ($40 each, Free Parking) - [Rose City Cemetery Clean-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/rose-city-cemetery-clean-up/) - [Rose City Cemetery Clean-up](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/rose-city-cemetery-clean-up-2/) - [Hanamatsuri ???](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/hanamatsuri-花祭り/) - [Challenging the Asian American Disloyalty Myth](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/challenging-the-asian-american-disloyalty-myth/) - Challenging the Asian American Disloyalty Myth Lessons from the Fred Korematsu case: A Talk by Dale Minami Wed, March 30, 2022 3:30 PM ? 4:45 PM EDT Register now Hosted By: Asian American Federal Employees for Non-Discrimination (AAFEN) Asian American Foreign Affairs Association (AAFAA) US Dept. Commerce AAPI Employee Resource Group NOAA Native Hawaiian and - [Manzanar Diverted](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/manzanar-diverted/) - The JACL is proud to present a Portland screening of the critically acclaimed film, "Manzanar Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust." About this event Manzanar Diverted is the official selection of more than five film festivals in 2021 including the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, as well as Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. The film - [Portland Charter Commission BIPOC Town Hall](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-charter-commission-bipoc-town-hall/) - Portland Charter Commission BIPOC Town Hall Monday, March 21st 5:00 to 6:30 PM Register at bit.ly/ccc-townhall. Spanish, Russian, and Chinese (Mandarin) interpretation will be available. Other language interpretations available on request. This event is an affinity space for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) only. If you do not identify as BIPOC, we can - [Okaeri "Coming Out and Coming Home"](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/okaeri-coming-out-and-coming-home/) - Come join us on March 19th at 4:00 PM for a film screening of "Coming Out and Coming Home." The film documents the voices of queer and trans Japanese-Americans. Join through the link: https://tinyurl.com/2p8kk2jm or use the QR code on the poster The event is accessible. There will be ALS interpreters and captioning for the - [DisOrient Sneak Peak](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/disorient-sneak-peak/) - DisOrient 2022 Preview Screening: Dear Thalia Tracy and Tabatha Martin are raising their three-year-old daughter Thalia in a homeless encampment in the Kaka?ako neighborhood in Honolulu after Tracy suffered a heart attack and then lost his job. Dear Thalia provides a rare close-up view of one homeless family?s story. Imbued with grace and humanity, this - [The 17th Annual DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon: ?Emergence?](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/the-17th-annual-disorient-asian-american-film-festival-of-oregon-emergence/) - DisOrient serves as a platform to share Asian American and Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander narratives and voices through recent works of independent film. The 17th annual film festival will run from April 1-10. Two ways to watch: Get an All Access Virtual Pass to watch any (or all!) of the 78 online films in - [Portland Taiko Workshops](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-taiko-workshops/) - Portland Taiko Workshops Portland Taiko will be holding a couple taiko 101 workshops for the Asian American community that are?FREE. Wednesday, March 30th from 7pm-8:30pm? - FREE virtual Taiko 101 workshop for the Asian American community Wednesday, April 6th from 7pm-9pm, we will be holding an in person Taiko 101 workshop for the Asian American - [Portland Taiko Workshops](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-taiko-workshops-2/) - Portland Taiko Workshops Portland Taiko will be holding a couple taiko 101 workshops for the Asian American community that are?FREE. Wednesday, March 30th from 7pm-8:30pm? - FREE virtual Taiko 101 workshop for the Asian American community Wednesday, April 6th from 7pm-9pm, we will be holding an in person Taiko 101 workshop for the Asian American - [Min Yasui Day - Taking a Stand Against Racism and Discrimination](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/min-yasui-day-taking-a-stand-against-racism-and-discrimination/) - Taking a Stand Against Racism and Discrimination Saturday, March 26th, 1:00 - 3:00 pm PDT REGISTER HERE This is a free event, but requires registration. We invite you to continue the legacy of Min and Holly Yasui to take action to fight racism and discrimination as an individual, with groups in your community, or with - [Min Yasui Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/min-yasui-day/) - [International Woman?s Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/international-womans-day/) - [Reclamation Toward the Futurity of Central Albina: Dreamworld Urbanism](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/reclamation-toward-the-futurity-of-central-albina-dreamworld-urbanism/) - Six months ago, The Emanuel Displaced Persons Association 2 (EDPA2) partnered with the brilliant minds at FutureLab (through Portland State University's Masters of Urban and Regional Planning program) for an in depth study to "show" the destruction of Central Albina. The majority Black owned neighborhood was demolished to make room for the Emanuel Hospital expansion. - [National Day of Remembrance: 80 Years of Reckoning](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/national-day-of-remembrance-80-years-of-reckoning/) - Please join us for the "National Day of Remembrance: 80 Years of Reckoning" with the?National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution?s National Museum of American History, Friends of Minidoka, Japanese American National Museum, Japanese American Citizens League - National and the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation will commemorate this year?s National Day of Remembrance with virtual events from - [Kishi Bashi with Oregon Symphony](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/kishi-bashi-with-oregon-symphony/) - On February 24, Kishi Bashi, a Japanese American indie artist, will perform with the Oregon Symphony. A key component of this concert will be his performance of ?Improvisations on EO9066,? a piece inspired by Executive Order 9066, the order issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that led to the forced relocation and internment of Japanese - [Day of Remembrance 2022 Event](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/day-of-remembrance-2022-event/) - Portland JACL Presents Day of Remembrance 2022 Join us for Day of Remembrance 2022 as we explore the present-day struggle for reparations for Black Americans and the critical role that solidarity between communities has in addressing systemic racism. Film screening of Reparations followed by a panel discussion. Performance by Portland Taiko. Panelists:? Senator Lew Frederick, - [San Diego JACL Bystander Workshop](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/san-diego-jacl-bystander-workshop/) - The San Diego Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League is pleased to host and invite you to the National Conflict Resolution Center's two-part free virtual training workshop on the bystander's role in decreasing inappropriate communication and behavior in the community or workplace. Skills learned can be applied in a variety of settings. Space is - [Portland JACL Book Club](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-book-club/) - Join us in coming together as a community and spending time discussing and reflecting on 'How to be an Antiracist' by Ibram X. Kendi. Virtual Meetings on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm held the following dates: January 25th Chapters 1 ? 4: Definitions: DuelingConsciousness, Power & Biology February 22nd Chapters 5 ? 8: Ethnicity, Body,Culture & - [Portland JACL Book Club](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-book-club-3/) - Join us in coming together as a community and spending time discussing and reflecting on 'How to be an Antiracist' by Ibram X. Kendi. Virtual Meetings on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm held the following dates: January 25th Chapters 1 ? 4: Definitions: DuelingConsciousness, Power & Biology February 22nd Chapters 5 ? 8: Ethnicity, Body,Culture & - [Portland JACL Book Club](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-book-club-4/) - Join us in coming together as a community and spending time discussing and reflecting on 'How to be an Antiracist' by Ibram X. Kendi. Virtual Meetings on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm held the following dates: January 25th Chapters 1 ? 4: Definitions: DuelingConsciousness, Power & Biology February 22nd Chapters 5 ? 8: Ethnicity, Body,Culture & - [Portland JACL Book Club](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-book-club-5/) - Join us in coming together as a community and spending time discussing and reflecting on 'How to be an Antiracist' by Ibram X. Kendi. Virtual Meetings on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm held the following dates: January 25th Chapters 1 ? 4: Definitions: DuelingConsciousness, Power & Biology February 22nd Chapters 5 ? 8: Ethnicity, Body,Culture & - [Portland JACL Book Club](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-book-club-2/) - Join us in coming together as a community and spending time discussing and reflecting on 'How to be an Antiracist' by Ibram X. Kendi. Virtual Meetings on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm held the following dates: January 25th Chapters 1 ? 4: Definitions: DuelingConsciousness, Power & Biology February 22nd Chapters 5 ? 8: Ethnicity, Body,Culture & - [Portland JACL Hosts Donation Drive for Brown Hope's Solidarity Squad](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-hosts-donation-drive-for-brown-hopes-solidarity-squad/) - We're partnering with Brown Hope?s Solidarity Squad this winter to collect donations for an upcoming holiday event. Brown Hope is a Black-led racial justice movement to inspire our collective healing, leading community-driven initiatives for action, celebration, and empowerment. This December, Brown Hope is hosting an open house and holiday event serving 250 Portland families. - [Town Hall on HR 40 Reparations](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/town-hall-on-hr-40-reparations/) - Do you know about?or would you like to get more information about HR40? HR40 is a bill pending a vote in the House of Representatives that would establish the Commission that?would study and develop reparation proposals for African Americans. On Wednesday, October 27, from 2-3:30 PT there will be a Town Hall on HR 40 - [Portland JACL Board Meeting(Members welcome to visit)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-board-meetingmembers-welcome-to-visit-3/) - Email president@pdxjacl.org for meeting link. - [S.O.S. Support Our Students Community Food Drive](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/s-o-s-support-our-students-community-food-drive/) - Oregon Buddhist Temple is hosting a community food drive to fight hunger at PSU. Increasingly, college students are enduring hardships, including access to adequate and healthy food. See flyer for more details. SEEKING Canned soups/meals Cereal, boxed/ bars Single serving juice Canned fruit Box mac and cheese Crackers/snacks Dry rice, beans (small bags) When: Nov. - [S.O.S. Support Our Students Community Food Drive](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/s-o-s-support-our-students-community-food-drive-2/) - Oregon Buddhist Temple is hosting a community food drive to fight hunger at PSU. Increasingly, college students are enduring hardships, including access to adequate and healthy food. See flyer for more details. SEEKING Canned soups/meals Cereal, boxed/ bars Single serving juice Canned fruit Box mac and cheese Crackers/snacks Dry rice, beans (small bags) When: Nov. - [S.O.S. Support Our Students Community Food Drive](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/s-o-s-support-our-students-community-food-drive-3/) - Oregon Buddhist Temple is hosting a community food drive to fight hunger at PSU. Increasingly, college students are enduring hardships, including access to adequate and healthy food. See flyer for more details. SEEKING Canned soups/meals Cereal, boxed/ bars Single serving juice Canned fruit Box mac and cheese Crackers/snacks Dry rice, beans (small bags) When: Nov. - [Holiday Wreath Sale Pick-up Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/holiday-wreath-sale-pick-up-day/) - Sunday, December 5, 2021 from 11-2pm at Epworth United Methodist - [Celebrate Seattle JACL 100th Anniversary!](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/celebrate-seattle-jacl-100th-anniversary/) - Northwest Nikkei Museum at the JCCCW will host the 8th Speaker Series on October 15th online. 7pm-8pm (PDT) via Zoom (sign-in required) Come join us for a night to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Seattle Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (Seattle JACL) with current President Stan Shikuma, historian Bill Tashima, and resident - [POSTPONED: Manzanar, Diverted screening](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/postponed-manzanar-diverted-screening/) - Due to Covid-19 guidelines, this screening has been postponed til Spring Join the Portland JACL for a screening of the documentary MANZANAR, DIVERTED: When Water Becomes Dust, plus a Q & A with the director, Ann Kaneko. We have partnered with PSU Cultural Resource Center, more specifically the Native American American Student and Community Center, - [Portland JACL Board Meeting(Members welcome to visit)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-board-meetingmembers-welcome-to-visit-2/) - [Tadaima Virtual Pilgrimage](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/tadaima-virtual-pilgrimage/) - [9/11: Expanded Friday Rally/March for Peace and Justice](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/9-11-expanded-friday-rally-march-for-peace-and-justice/) - Peace and Justice Works Iraq Affinity Group 9/11: Twenty Yearsof War, Stoking Fear, Erasing Rights and Misdirected Funding Expanded Friday Rally/March for Peace and Justice please mask up and stay distanced for safety Pioneer Courthouse Sq SW Yamhill & Broadway Friday, September 10, 20214:30-6 PM - [JACL Advocacy Committee Meeting (members welcome)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/jacl-advocacy-committee-meeting-members-welcome/) - We'll meet over Zoom. Please contact us for the link. - [Obon 2021 (Virtual)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/obon-2021-virtual/) - [In-person Personal Safey Lessons](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/in-person-personal-safey-lessons/) - Instead of a Picnic this year we are offering a training to help ease back into the world with confidence. With a generous grant from the JACL Legacy Fund we will be hosting an in-person program about personal safety and situational awareness which will include training in the use of personal alarms and pepper spray. - [Portland JACL Board Meeting(Members welcome to visit)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-board-meetingmembers-welcome-to-visit/) - [2021 Tule Lake Virtual Pilgrimage](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/2021-tule-lake-virtual-pilgrimage/) - [Ikoi No Kai scheduled to open with safety precautions](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/ikoi-no-kai-scheduled-to-open-with-safety-precautions/) - [Hiroshima/Nagasaki Remembrance](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/hiroshima-nagasaki-remembrance/) - [JACL Virtual National Convention](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/jacl-virtual-national-convention/) - JACL Virtual National Convention Registration open to all - [Go for Broke Stamp National Dedication ceremony (Virtual)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/go-for-broke-stamp-national-dedication-ceremony-virtual/) - The virtual First Day of Issue Ceremony for the Go For Broke Commemorative Forever? Stamp will be carried on the Postal Service?s social media channels, Facebook and Twitter. Visit USPS.com for instructions on how to view. - [APAICS Kakehashi Cultural Exchange Program for Youth](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/apaics-kakehashi-cultural-exchange-program-for-youth/) - [Juneteenth](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/juneteenth/) - [Juneteenth](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/juneteenth-2/) - [Memorial Day Service at Japanese American Cemetery at Rose City Cemetery](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/memorial-day-service-at-japanese-american-cemetery-at-rose-city-cemetery/) - Please join us in commemorating Japanese American veterans at the annual Memorial Day Service. This event is outdoors, held at the Japanese Cemetery inside Rose City Cemetery. Seating will be distanced. We ask that attendees also wear masks to ensure the health and safety of others. Please show up no later than 12:30 p.m. Ceremony - [Oregon Japanese American World War II Veterans' Stamp Dedication](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/oregon-japanese-american-world-war-ii-veterans-stamp-dedication/) - Our dedication will unveil the US Postal Service stamp that honors Nisei veterans of World War II. The program will include former Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski as Honorary Chair. Tributes will include four generations of Japanese Americans and feature vignettes of Oregon Nisei military service portrayed by Oregon Asian Americans. Watch here: vimeo.com/543729988 View event - [Liberation in Practice: Anti-Racism Workshops for APIHM](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/liberation-in-practice-anti-racism-workshops-for-apihm/) - This May, the BIPOC community is invited to join APANO to dive deep with leading social justice experts and community-based organizations to expand our knowledge of anti-racism in theory, work, and practice. Portland JACL is honored to work with APANO on the May 12 workshop dealing with the model minority myth. Check out the full - [Portland JACL General Meeting](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-general-meeting/) - Screening of Shikata Ga Nai: An Inconvenient American. (Virtual) Shikata Ga Nai: An Inconvenient American is Lauren Yanase?s exploration of her family?s history. It follows the story of the Kato family during World War II as Japanese Americans along the West Coast were being forcefully removed into incarceration camps. Lauren attends Bennington College. She graduated - [Facing the Mountain Book Launch (Virtual)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/facing-the-mountain-book-launch-virtual/) - [Stand Up Against Hate](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/stand-up-against-hate/) - [Grand opening of the Japanese American Museum of Oregon (Virtual)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/grand-opening-of-the-japanese-american-museum-of-oregon-virtual/) - [Virtual National Day of Action and Healing](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/virtual-national-day-of-action-and-healing/) - Participate in the 3/26 Virtual National Day of Action and Healing. Let?s mourn those we?ve lost and join together across the country in saying STOP ASIAN HATE. Check out our toolkit and join us on social media using #StopAsianHate. Worldwide Vigil for Victims of the Atlanta Shooting Participating groups include Korean American groups from across - [Candle Light Vigil hosted by Nichiren Buddhist Temple of Portland](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/candle-light-vigil-hosted-by-nichiren-buddhist-temple-of-portland/) - Celebrate and remember the victims of the Atlanta tragedy. Join us in a virtual ceremony followed by a candlelight vigil. Join Link: https://tinyurl.com/nichirenvigil Passcode: 123456 - [Community Cleanup - Japanese American Historical Plaza & Lan Su Chinese Garden](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/community-cleanup-japanese-american-historical-plaza-lan-su-chinese-garden/) - Show up in love and support of our community. We will be pulling weeds, picking up debris, and doing general cleanup. If you can, please bring work gloves, gardening tools, garage bags, brooms, dust pans, rakes, chopsticks, and any other tools and supplies that might be useful. Drop by to help or to just say - [DisOrient Asian-American Film Festival of Oregon](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/disorient-asian-american-film-festival-of-oregon/) - DisOrient?s first virtual film festival will run from March 19-28. DisOrient is dedicated to broadening the representation of Asian American and Pacific Islander voices and narratives. DisOrient will be showing 12 films with filmmaker Q&A?s (9 pre-recorded and 3 live streamed) plus 1 panel discussion on ?The Role of API Filmmakers in Supporting Black Lives - [Portland JACL Day of Remembrance Event](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-day-of-remembrance-event/) - Portland JACL partners with the Vancouver NAACP Virtual discussion of redress and reparations You can find more info about the event at our Facebook event page. Join us on Facebook for a live streaming of the event! - [Mochitsuki Headliner: Elena Moon Park](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/mochitsuki-headliner-elena-moon-park/) - Elena Moon Park is a classical trained musician, educator, and producer. She is co-Artistic Director of the Brooklyn-based arts organization Found Sound Nation, which uses collaborative music creation to connect people. She has found that working collaboratively is an effective way to tap the hidden potential of our communities and supports social justice. - [Day of Remembrance](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/day-of-remembrance/) - [Mochitsuki](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/mochitsuki/) - Virtual activities Throughout the month of January. (Everyday for the month of January, the activity scheduled for the day will be available on the Mochitsuki website at mochipdx.org. You can access the video anytime after it is posted. Our only live program will be the music and panel discussion with Elena Moon Park on January - [New Years](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/new-years/) - [Car Caravan to support Black Lives Matter](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/car-caravan-to-support-black-lives-matter/) - Meet at the PCC Cascade Campus parking lot - [New Year's Eve](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/new-years-eve/) - [Kwanzaa day 1](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/kwanzaa-day-1/) - [Hanukka day 1](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/hanukka-day-1/) - [Christmas Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/christmas-day/) - [Portland JACL Board Meeting](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-jacl-board-meeting/) - ["Get Out the Vote in Georgia" letter writing party](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/get-out-the-vote-in-georgia-letter-writing-party/) - Help Portland JACL Get Out the Vote in Georgia! Join the Portland JACL on Sunday, December 6 at 10:00 AM for a virtual ?Get Out The Vote? letter writing party. Portland JACL will be joining the nationwide effort to encourage underrepresented voters in Georgia to cast a ballot in the upcoming Georgia run-off election. You - [GOTV Measure 26-217](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/gotv-measure-26-217/) - Tuesday morning at 7:00am, join the Real Police Accountability team at Irving Park to help get out the vote for Measure 26-217. We'll be hanging door hangers on doorknobs for about an hour. Coffee and donuts provided. For more details and to RSVP, email field@realpoliceaccountability.org - [PNW JACL Virtual Meeting](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/pnw-jacl-virtual-meeting/) - [Thanksgiving Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/thanksgiving-day-2/) - [Japanese Ancestral Society Virtual Board Meeting](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/japanese-ancestral-society-virtual-board-meeting/) - [National JACL Virtual Board Meeting](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/national-jacl-virtual-board-meeting/) - [Veterans Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/veterans-day-2/) - [PDX Car Caravan Protest](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/pdx-car-caravan-protest-2/) - Join us at the PDX Car Caravan on Sunday, November 8th for a family-friendly and socially-distanced protest? to support Black Lives Matter. Meet at 2pm at the PCC Cascade parking lot behind Student Services. More info at https://www.facebook.com/pdxcarcaravanprotest/ - [Last day to fill out census](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/last-day-to-fill-out-census/) - Fill out your 2020 Census online today. Respond online at 2020census.gov or call 844-330-2020. Why is an accurate count important? Learn more about the 2020 Census > - ["Get Out the Vote" letter writing party](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/get-out-the-vote-letter-writing-party/) - Help Portland JACL Get Out the Vote! Join the Portland JACL Advocacy Committee on Saturday, October 17th at 1:30 PM for a virtual ?Get Out The Vote? letter writing party. Portland JACL will be joining the nationwide effort to get more underrepresented voters to cast a ballot in the upcoming election. You can join us - [Ballots begin to be mailed out to voters in Oregon](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/ballots-begin-to-be-mailed-out-to-voters-in-oregon/) - [Black Lives Matter And Why We Need to be Involved: A Nikkei Community Conversation](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/black-lives-matter-and-why-we-need-to-be-involved-a-nikkei-community-conversation/) - This event was recorded and is now up on our Facebook. Today, communities are coming together to rise up against injustices. What is the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement? Where do Japanese Americans fit in? Join the Portland JACL for this virtual event to hear from community members about why the BLM movement is necessary - [Election Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/election-day-2/) - [Last day to mail absentee/replacement ballots](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/last-day-to-mail-absentee-replacement-ballots/) - [Last day to register to vote in Oregon](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/last-day-to-register-to-vote-in-oregon/) - Registration cards postmarked by this date or submitted online no later than 11:59pm are valid. - [Be an informed Voter Learn about the upcoming election](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/be-an-informed-voter-learn-about-the-upcoming-election/) - Join C.A.C.A. and the Portland JACL for an afternoon on October 10, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. of non-partisan discussion on the Oregon ballot measures followed by a question and answer session. Please let us know if you are coming by October 8. RSVP to get the zoom link. - [PDX Car Caravan Protest](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/pdx-car-caravan-protest/) - Join Portland JACL at the PDX Car Caravan Protest on Saturday, September 26! We'll be meeting at 2pm in the NE corner of the PCC parking lot behind the Student Services Building (see map). We will have 'Nikkei for Black Lives' and 'Japanese for Black Lives' posters to share. You are also encouraged to decorate - [Census Day of Action](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/census-day-of-action/) - It?s your last chance to self-respond to the 2020 Census before census takers start going door-to-door across the country to interview homes that haven?t yet responded. - [Tadaima - A Community Virtual Pilgrimage](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/tadaima-a-community-virtual-pilgrimage/) - [Virtual Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/virtual-hiroshima-nagasaki-day/) - Oregon PSR and our community partners are in the process of planning the annual Portland-area memorial to the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which this year marks the 75th anniversary of this tragic and preventable loss of human life. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us on Thursday, August - [Virtual Obon](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/virtual-obon/) - Obon? 2020 will be virtual via Zoom to keep our? Sangha? safe. 10am - 11am? ObonFest Service with commemorative lanterns - This year the Obon lanterns are going virtual! They will be shown during the morning service. 6pm - 7pm? Obon Dance Radio Tribute -?KBOO radio at 90.7 FM in Portland/104.3FM in Corvallis/ 91.9 FM - [JACL National Virtual Meeting](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/jacl-national-virtual-meeting/) - [Screening of Alternative Facts: The Lies of EO 9066](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/screening-of-alternative-facts-the-lies-of-eo-9066/) - Event details - [Signing of Executive Order 9066](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/signing-of-executive-order-9066/) - [2020 Mochitsuki](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/2020-mochitsuki/) - 24th Annual Japanese American New Year Celebration - [Hiros Table at the Clinton Street Theatre](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/hiros-table-at-the-clinton-street-theatre/) - [27th Annual Spring Bazaar - (NBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/27th-annual-spring-bazaar-nbt/) - [Spring Ohigan Service - (NBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/spring-ohigan-service-nbt/) - [Hanamatsuri Service - (NBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/hanamatsuri-service-nbt/) - [Rikkyo Kaishu-e Service - (NBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/rikkyo-kaishu-e-service-nbt/) - [Obon Service (NBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/obon-service-nbt/) - [Fall Take-Out Bazaar (NBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/fall-take-out-bazaar-nbt/) - [O-Higan Service (NBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/o-higan-service-nbt/) - [O-Eshiki Ceremony (NBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/o-eshiki-ceremony-nbt/) - [Perpetual Memorial Service (Eitai-kyo) (NBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/perpetual-memorial-service-eitai-kyo-nbt/) - [Shichi-Go-San Service (NBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/shichi-go-san-service-nbt/) - [Jodo-E-Service (NBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/jodo-e-service-nbt/) - [Joya no Kane Service (NBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/joya-no-kane-service-nbt/) - [Bodhi Day Service (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/bodhi-day-service-obt/) - [Election Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/election-day/) - [North American Taiko Conference (PSU)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/north-american-taiko-conference-psu/) - [Shotsuki Hoyo - (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/shotsuki-hoyo-obt/) - [Portland Taiko Banquet](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/portland-taiko-banquet/) - [New Year's Eve Service (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/new-years-eve-service-obt/) - [Kwanzaa](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/kwanzaa/) - [Christmas](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/christmas/) - [Hanukkah Begins](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/hanukkah-begins/) - [Mochitsuki (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/mochitsuki-obt/) - [Shotsuki Hoyo - (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/shotsuki-hoyo-obt-9/) - [Craft Fair (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/craft-fair-obt/) - [Thanksgiving Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/thanksgiving-day/) - [Eitaikyo Service (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/eitaikyo-service-obt/) - [Veterans Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/veterans-day/) - [Shotsuki Hoyo - (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/shotsuki-hoyo-obt-8/) - [Daylight Saving Time Ends](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/daylight-saving-time-ends/) - [Columbus Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/columbus-day/) - [Shotsuki Hoyo - (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/shotsuki-hoyo-obt-7/) - [Yom Kippur](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/yom-kippur/) - [Sukiyaki Food Bazaar (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/sukiyaki-food-bazaar-obt/) - [Rosh Hashanah](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/rosh-hashanah/) - [O-Higan Service (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/o-higan-service-obt/) - [Shotsuki Hoyo - (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/shotsuki-hoyo-obt-6/) - [Labor Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/labor-day/) - [Passover](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/passover/) - [JA Graduation Banquet](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/ja-graduation-banquet/) - [JACL National Convention](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/jacl-national-convention/) - [Nikkei Community Picnic](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nikkei-community-picnic/) - [Rennyo Shonin Memorial Service (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/rennyo-shonin-memorial-service-obt/) - [Hiroya Tsukamoto Concert (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/hiroya-tsukamoto-concert-obt/) - Advanced Sale Tickets are available at www.oregonbuddhisttemple.com. $15 (+$2 service charge) Half of the proceeds will go to OBT! - [Nokotsudo & Cemetery Obon Services (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/nokotsudo-cemetery-obon-services-obt/) - [Shotsuki Hoyo - (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/shotsuki-hoyo-obt-5/) - [Obon Festival (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/obon-festival-obt/) - [Independence Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/independence-day/) - [Shotsuki Hoyo - (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/shotsuki-hoyo-obt-4/) - [Obon Service (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/obon-service-obt/) - [Flag Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/flag-day/) - [Father's Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/fathers-day/) - [Shotsuki Hoyo - (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/shotsuki-hoyo-obt-3/) - [Ramadan Ends](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/ramadan-ends/) - [Spring Bazaar - (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/spring-bazaar-obt/) - [Memorial Day Service](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/memorial-day-service/) - [Armed Forces Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/armed-forces-day/) - [Shotsuki Hoyo - (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/shotsuki-hoyo-obt-2/) - [Mother's Day](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/mothers-day/) - [Ramadan Begins](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/ramadan-begins/) - [Spring Ohigan Service - (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/spring-ohigan-service-obt/) - [Eshinni & Kakushinni Shotsuki Hoyo - (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/eshinni-kakushinni-shotsuki-hoyo-obt/) - [Hanamatsuri Service - (OBT)](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/hanamatsuri-service-obt/) - [Easter](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/easter/) - [Min Yasui Day, Oregon](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/min-yasui-day-oregon/) - [Daylight Saving Time Begins](https://www.pdxjacl.org/mc-events/daylight-saving-time-begins/) ## Locations - 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