News and Events Archive Event: 09.11.23 | 6 pm [Registration] Cultural Legacies of Japanese American Incarceration John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA Event: 9/14/23-9/24/23 [Tickets] Boston Lyric Opera presents Madama Butterfly Emerson Colonial Theatre 106 Boylston St. Boston, MA News: 09.01.23 September 23 Newsletter Click here for the September 2023 Newsletter. News: 08.01.23 August 23 Newsletter Click here for the August 2023 Newsletter. News: 07.01.23 July 23 Newsletter Click here for the July 2023 Newsletter. Event: 06.10.23 | 1 pm [Registration Form] An Open Conversation on Mental Health Virtual Event News: 06.02.23 An Open Conversation on Mental Health You are invited to join us in an East Coast-wide conversation on Mental Health in the Asian American Community. Mental Health is a topic not often addressed in our community, but one that is of growing national concern. We are inviting you to join NEJACL members and members from East Coast JACL chapters in this open conversation. Register here. News: 06.01.23 June 23 Newsletter Click here for the June 2023 Newsletter. News: 05.01.23 May 23 Newsletter Click here for the May 2023 Newsletter. News: 04.01.23 April 23 Newsletter Click here for the April 2023 Newsletter. News: 03.01.23 March 23 Newsletter Click here for the March 2023 Newsletter. News: 02.01.23 February 23 Newsletter Click here for the February 2023 Newsletter. News: 01.01.23 January 23 Newsletter Click here for the January 2023 Newsletter. News: 12.01.22 December 22 Newsletter Click here for the December 2022 Newsletter. News: 11.01.22 November 22 Newsletter Click here for the November 2022 Newsletter. News: 10.01.22 October 22 Newsletter Click here for the October 2022 Newsletter. News: 08.01.22 August 22 Newsletter Click here for the August 2022 Newsletter. News: 07.01.22 July 22 Newsletter Click here for the July 2022 Newsletter. News: 06.01.22 June 22 Newsletter Click here for the June 2022 Newsletter. News: 05.01.22 May 22 Newsletter Click here for the May 2022 Newsletter. News: 03.30.22 April 22 Newsletter Click here for the April 2022 Newsletter. News: 03.01.22 March 22 Newsletter Click here for the March 2022 Newsletter. Event: 02.01.22 Day of Remembrance 2022 This year the New England JACL Day of Remembrance commemoration will span two months and will feature a museum exhibition with supporting programs sponsored by the New England JACL. The Museum of Work & Culture in Woonsocket, RI, is hosting the exhibit "Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II." Information on the museum's location and to register for remote discussions are to the right. News: 02.01.22 February 22 Newsletter Click here for the February 2022 Newsletter. Event: 02.01.22-03.31.22 [website] Event 1: Day of Remembrance: Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II. (A Smithsonian Institution Poster Exhibition) Museum of Work & Culture 42 S. Main Street Woonsocket, RI Event: 02.19.22 | 1 pm [registration] Event 2: Day of Remembrance: Executive Order 9066 and Its Legacies (A discussion with Ken Nomiyama and Jim McIlwain) NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event will be held remotely. Please see the link above on how to register. Event: 03.12.22 | 1 pm [registration] Event 3: Day of Remembrance: Family Memories: A Conversation About Camp & Its Aftermath (A discussion with David Sakura and Margie Yamamoto) NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event will be held remotely. Please see the link above on how to register. News: 01.04.22 January 22 Newsletter Click here for the January 2022 Newsletter. Event: 12.08.22 | 6 pm [Flyer] Tabemasho! Let's Eat!: A Conversation with Author Gil Asakawa Hybrid: MIT Campus and Zoom Muckley Building (MIT building E40) Pye Conference Room (Room 496) NOTE: This event requires advance registration. See registration directions here. News: 12.06.21 December 21 Newsletter Click here for the December 2021 Newsletter. News: 11.07.21 November 21 Newsletter Click here for the November 2021 Newsletter. News: 10.05.21 October 21 Newsletter Click here for the October 2021 Newsletter. News: 07.08.21 July 21 Newsletter Click here for the July 2021 Newsletter. News: 06.05.21 June 21 Newsletter Click here for the June 2021 Newsletter. News: 05.08.21 May 21 Newsletter Click here for the May 2021 Newsletter. News: 04.05.21 April 21 Newsletter Click here for the April 2021 Newsletter. Event: 03.31.21 | 5 pm [register here] MIT Starr Forum: On Causes of and Responses to Anti-Asian Violence NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event will be held remotely. Please see the link above on how to register. News: 03.01.21 March 21 Newsletter Click here for the March 2021 Newsletter. Event: 02.27.21 | 2-3:30 pm [flyer] Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Redress: Then and Now NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this event will be held remotely. Please see the link above or on the left for details on how to register. News: 02.12.21 Virtual Day of Remembrance 2021 Click here to register for the NEJACL's 2021 Virtual Day of Remembrance featuring UMass Boston professor of Asian American Studies Peter Kiang and his talk about the redress movement in New England and its implications for current fights to address historic injustices, with comments by UMass Boston professor Paul Watanabe and civil rights attorney Paul Uyehara. To read Peter Kiang's recent publication, see here. News: 02.01.21 February 21 Newsletter Click here for the February 2021 Newsletter. Event: 01.23.21 | 1:30 pm Cooking Class with Debra Samuels: Okonomiyaki NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this cooking class will be held remotely. Please see our monthly newsletter for details on how to register. News: 01.01.21 January 21 Newsletter Click here for the January 2021 Newsletter. News: 12.01.20 December 2020 Newsletter Click here for the December 2020 Newsletter. News: 10.01.20 October 2020 Newsletter Click here for the October 2020 Newsletter. News: 09.01.20 September 2020 Newsletter Click here for the September 2020 Newsletter. News: 07.01.20 Summer 2020 Newsletter Click here for the July 2020 Newsletter. News: 06.01.20 June 2020 Newsletter Click here for the June 2020 Newsletter. News: 05.01.20 May 2020 Newsletter Click here for the May 2020 Newsletter. News: 04.10.20 April 2020 Newsletter Click here for the April 2020 Newsletter. News: 04.02.20 Remote Showing and Q&A of "Alternative Facts" Documentary The New England JACL is co-sponsoring a remote showing and Q&A of the documentary "Alternative Facts" with the Rhode Island School of Design Staff Council Social Justice League. It will be held via Zoom on Sunday, April 5 at 1pm and feature the film's director Jon Osaki, Brown Senior Caitlin Takeda (who will talk about Brown x RISD Gendo Taiko and Tsuru for Solidarity RI), and amplify the voices of Japanese Americans in the face of racist policies and actions in the United States today. Register for this event here to receive a link to the Zoom Q&A. You will also receive instructions on how to preview the Alternative Facts film along with videos of Brown x RISD Gendo Taiko performances. News: 03.01.20 March 2020 Newsletter Click here for the March 2020 Newsletter. News: 02.01.20 February 2020 Newsletter Click here for the February 2020 Newsletter. News: 01.06.20 January 2020 Newsletter Click here for the January 2020 Newsletter. News: 12.01.19 December 2019 Newsletter Click here for the December 2019 Newsletter. News: 11.01.19 November 2019 Newsletter Click here for the November 2019 Newsletter. Event: 06.06.20 [website] Tsuru for Solidarity March New England Delegation Sylvan TheaterIndependence Ave SW & 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20024NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this solidarity march will be held remotely. Please see their linked website for details on how to register. Event: 04.05.20 | 1 pm [RSVP] ALTERNATIVE FACTS Online Q&A with Director Jon Osaki This is a remote event: Register to receive a link to the Zoom Q&A Event: 02.29.20 | 2 pm[website] Day of Remembrance Activities and Speakers in Support of Tsuru for Solidarity and National Pilgrimage to Close the Camps Massachusetts Institute of Technology Building E-25 45 Carleton Street Cambridge, MA [More details to follow] Event: 10.12.19 [website] Boston Asian American Film Festival: Alternative Facts 3:30 pm Bright Family Screening Room The Paramount Center 559 Washington Street Boston MA News: 10.01.19 October 2019 Newsletter Click here for the October 2019 Newsletter. News: 09.03.19 September 2019 Newsletter Click here for the September 2019 Newsletter. News: 08.01.19 August 2019 Newsletter Click here for the August 2019 Newsletter. News: 07.01.19 Summer 2019 Newsletter Click here for the Summer 2019 Newsletter. News: 06.01.19 June 2019 Newsletter Click here for the June 2019 Newsletter. Event: 05.18.19 [website] Brookline Cherry Blossom Festival 12-4 pm Brookline High School Quad 115 Greenough Street Brookline, MA Rain Location: Schluntz Gym News: 05.01.19 May 2019 Newsletter Click here for the May 2019 Newsletter. Event: 04.26.19 [website] Talk with Kip Fulbeck: Hapa: Personal Identity & Being Abroad 5:30 pm MIT campus in Building 1 Room 190 33 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA News: 04.01.19 April 2019 Newsletter Click here for the April 2019 Newsletter. News: 03.01.19 March 2019 Newsletter Click here for the March 2019 Newsletter. Event: 02.19.19 [flyer] Day of Remembrance 2019 The Collective Power of Rhythm: Rebuilding the Japanese American Identity 6:00 pm Askwith Hall, Harvard University 13 Appian Way Cambridge, MA News: 02.03.19 February 2019 Newsletter Click here for the February 2019 Newsletter. News: 01.27.19 Day of Remembrance 2019 This year's NEJACL Day of Remembrance program will explore how taiko drumming became a source of transformative change to redefine identity and recognize the power of rhythm and social patterns to produce a unified, collective force to enact social change. This event will feature 94-year old Dr. Yutaka Kobayashi's experience as an incarcerated Japanese American during WWII, Kanoko Kamata on social movements (Harvard Weatherhead Center), Karen Young of The Genki Spark, and performances by The Genki Spark and Odaiko New England. See information on the right sidebar. News: 01.01.19 January 2019 Newsletter Click here for the January 2019 Newsletter. News: 12.01.18 December 2018 Newsletter Click here for the December 2018 Newsletter. News: 11.01.18 November 2018 Newsletter Click here for the November 2018 Newsletter. Event: 10.28.18 [website] BAAFF: The Ito Sisters 12:00 pm Bright Family Screening Room The Paramount Center 559 Washington Street Boston, MA purchase tickets Event: 10.23.18 [website] BAAFF: An American Story: Norman Mineta and His Legacy 3:00 pm Bright Family Screening Room The Paramount Center 559 Washington Street Boston, MA purchase tickets Event: 10.21.18 [website] BAAFF: Go For Broke: An Origin Story 3:00 pm Bright Family Screening Room The Paramount Center 559 Washington Street Boston, MA purchase tickets News: 10.24.18 The Ito Sisters Reception The NEJACL will be hosting a reception for ticket holders following the screening of The Ito Sisters at the Boston Asian American Film Festival. It will be held in the lobby outside of the Bright Screening Room at the Paramount Theater from 1:45pm to 3:15pm, immediately following the film and Q & A with the director. Light appetizers and a cash bar will be available. Event: 10.20.18 [website] BAAFF: Mixed Match 3:00 pm Bright Family Screening Room The Paramount Center 559 Washington Street Boston, MA purchase tickets News: 10.01.18 October 2018 Newsletter Click here for the October 2018 Newsletter. News: 09.30.18 Co-Sponsored Films at Boston Asian American Film Festival The NEJACL will be co-sponsoring the following films at the Boston Asian American Film Festival, which runs from October 18 to October 28, 2018 at various theaters in the Boston area. The Ito Sisters An American Story: Norman Mineta and His Legacy Go For Broke: An Origin Story Mixed Match The JACL will also host a reception with Antonia Grace Glenn the the director of "The Ito Sisters." More information coming soon. News: 09.01.18 September 2018 Newsletter Click here for the September 2018 Newsletter. News: 07.01.18 Summer 2018 Newsletter Click here for the Summer 2018 Newsletter. News: 06.19.18 JACL Condemns Border Concentration Camps Below is a statement from the National JACL condemning the border concentration camps: JACL Statement on the Border Concentration Camps News: 06.01.18 June 2018 Newsletter Click here for the June 2018 Newsletter. Event: 05.12.18 [Flyer] Brookline Sakura Matsuri Festival 12:00-4:00 pm Brookline High School 115 Greenough Street Brookline, MA www.brooklinecherryblossom.com News: 05.01.18 May 2018 Newsletter Click here for the May 2018 Newsletter. News: 04.01.18 April 2018 Newsletter Click here for the April 2018 Newsletter. News: 03.01.18 March 2018 Newsletter Click here for the March 2018 Newsletter. News: 02.02.18 Mass. House Bill 3361 The New England JACL was one of 50 organizations that testified at a State House public hearing in support of H.3361, which would disaggregate data in the collective category "Asian American" into Asian American subgroups. More information on the bill can be found in this Sampan editorial. News: 02.01.18 February 2018 Newsletter Click here for the February 2018 Newsletter. News: 01.31.18 National JACL Statement on the State of the Union Address This morning the National JACL issued a statement about President Trump's State of the Union Address. News: 01.04.18 January 2018 Newsletter Click here for the January 2018 Newsletter. Event: 12.17.17 [Ticket website] (Discount code: BAAFF) Hold These Truths A Play About Gordon Hirabayashi With Post-Performance Discussion 3:00 pm Lyric Stage Opera 140 Clarendon Street (2nd Floor) Boston, MA News: 12.01.17 December 2017 Newsletter Click here for the December 2017 Newsletter. Event: 11.04.17 [Facebook site] Curating Injustice: On Assembling "Righting a Wrong" and Other Exhibitions on the Asian American Experience 4:00 pm MIT Center for International Studies E40-4th Floor 1 Amherst Street Cambridge, MA News: 10.29.17 Upcoming Talk with Smithsonian Curator On November 4th (4-6 pm), the NEJACL is sponsoring a talk by Noriko Sanefuji, curator of "Righting a Wrong: The Japanese American Experience during World War II," currently featured in the Smithsonian's Museum of American History through December 8. The program is free and open to the public. It is being held at the MIT Center for International Studies, E40-4th Floor, 1 Amherst Street, Cambridge. Event: 10.21.17 "Resistance at Tule Lake" Film Screening, Boston Asian American Film Festival 6:30 pm (Sold Out) Bright Family Screening Room The Paramount Center Emerson College 559 Washington St. Boston, MA News: 10.01.17 October 2017 Newsletter Click here for the October 2017 Newsletter. News: 09.01.17 September 2017 Newsletter Click here for the September 2017 Newsletter. News: 07.01.17 Summer 2017 Newsletter Click here for the Summer 2017 Newsletter. News: 06.01.17 June 2017 Newsletter Click here for the June 2017 Newsletter. Event: 05.18.17 [flyer] "Before They Were Heroes" Reception 4:30-6:30 pm Transit Gallery Harvard Medical School Gordon Hall 25 Shattuck Street Boston, MA Free Admission News: 05.03.17 May 2017 Newsletter Click here for the May 2017 Newsletter. News: 05.01.17 Sus Ito's "Before They Were Heroes" Exhibit in Boston "Before They Were Heroes" is an exhibition of photographs taken by the late Dr. Susumu (Sus) Ito while he was a member of the celebrated World War II 442nd Regimental Combat Team is opening at The Transit Gallery of Harvard Medical School in Boston on Wednesday, May 3 and will continue through June 26. A reception for the exhibit is scheduled for Thursday, May 18. For more info, click on the flyer under events. News: 04.01.17 April 2017 Newsletter Click here for the April 2017 Newsletter. News: 03.17.17 Click here for information on a new JACL program that provides an opportunity for youth (ages 18-25) to learn about the WWII incarceration, including a visit to Manzanar. Forty (40) participants will be selected to attend one of two sessions in July and August 2017. Interested students can apply here: https://jacl.org/youth/jacl-youth-legacy-program/ Event: 02.25.17 [flyer] Day of Remembrance 2-4 pm Bartos Theater Massachusetts Institute of Technology 20 Ames Street Cambridge, MA Free Admission News: 02.04.17 March 2017 Newsletter Click here for the March 2017 Newsletter. News: 02.01.17 February 2017 Newsletter Click here for the February 2017 Newsletter. News: 01.03.17 January 2017 Newsletter Click here for the January 2017 Newsletter. News: 12.01.16 December 2016 Newsletter Click here for the December 2016 Newsletter. News: 11.01.16 November 2016 Newsletter Click here for the November 2016 Newsletter. News: 10.01.16 October 2016 Newsletter Click here for the October 2016 Newsletter. News: 06.01.16 Summer 2016 Newsletter Click here for the Summer 2016 Newsletter. News: 05.01.16 May 2016 Newsletter Click here for the May 2016 Newsletter. Event: 04.30.16 [website] Sakura Matsuri: Brookline Cherry Blossom Festival 12-4 pm Brookline High School Quad 115 Greenough Street Brookline, MA Event: 04.14.16 [flyer] Out of the Desert: Digitizing the Archive of Japanese American Internment with Courtney Sato and Corey Johnson 4:30-6 pm Pendleton East, Room 339 Wellesley College [campus map] [Note: There is a public parking lot adjacent to the Davis Museum right near Pendleton. News: 04.01.16 April 2016 Newsletter Click here for the April 2016 Newsletter. News: 03.01.16 March 2016 Newsletter Click here for the March 2016 Newsletter. Event: 02.27.16 [Purchase Tickets] Day or Remembrance: Kimi Maeda's "Bend": 8 pm 32 Station Street Brookline, MA [NOTE: please purchase tickets for this event above] News: 02.01.16 February 2016 Newsletter Click here for the February 2016 Newsletter. News: 01.31.16 Day or Remembrance: Kimi Maeda's "Bend" For this year's Day or Remembrance the NEJACL will be hosting the performance and reception for Kimi Maeda's "Bend," which is the true story of two Japanese American men who were incarcerated during World War II told in a one-woman stage production. For more information and tickets, click here. News: 01.07.16 January 2016 Newsletter Click here for the January 2016 Newsletter. News: 12.05.15 December 2015 Newsletter Click here for the December 2015 Newsletter. Event: 11.07.15 [Flyer] The Japanese American Incarceration: Constitutional Vigilance in Times of Crisis (Teacher Professional Development Workshop) 7:45 am - 3:00 pm Boston University 2 Silber Way, Room 423 Boston, MA [NOTE: due to limited space pre-registration is required; see above flyer] News: 11.01.15 November 2015 Newsletter Click here for the November 2015 Newsletter. Event: 10.17.15 [Register Here] Covering the Game: Asian Americans in Sports Media 11:00 am - 2:00 pm NESN Studios 480 Arsenal Street, Building 1 Watertown, MA [NOTE: please register for this event above] News: 10.12.15 Covering the Game: Asian Americans in Sports Media Come hear Asian Americans from newspaper, television, and digital media talk about their experiences as an Asian American in sports media, stories of Asian American athletes, career advice, and thoughts on the hot sports topics of today. Panelists & Moderator include: Abby Chin, Boston Celtics sideline reporter Fluto Shinzawa, hockey reporter, Boston Globe Gary Striewski, anchor/reporter, NESN Ben Watanabe, digital content editor, NESN Al Young, media consultant For more information and to register for this free event: http://covering-the-game.eventbrite.com News: 10.01.15 October 2015 Newsletter Click here for the October 2015 Newsletter. News: 09.19.15 Kakehashi Project: Now Accepting Applications The National JACL is now accepting applications for Kakehashi Project for 2015-2016. Up to 185 students will be selected to participate with the goal of building cooperation between Japanese Americans/Asian Americans and Japan. For more information and the application, please visit here. News: 09.01.15 September 2015 Newsletter Click here for the September 2015 Newsletter. News: 08.31.15 NEJACL to Host Teacher Workshop on Japanese American Incarceration During WWII The NEJACL will be hosting with Boston University School of Education a professional development workshop on the incarceration in the United States of Japanese Americans during World War II. This workshop is free and open to teachers in grades 6-12, but due to limited space pre-registration is required. For more information, please see this flyer: NEJACLWorkshop2015.pdf. News: 07.07.15 Summer 2015 Newsletter Click here for the Summer 2015 Newsletter. News: 06.01.15 June 2015 Newsletter Click here for the June 2015 Newsletter. News: Event: 05.09.15 Sakura Matsuri 12-4 pm Brookline High School 115 Greenough Street Brookline, MA News: 05.03.15 May 2015 Newsletter Click here for the May 2015 Newsletter. News: 04.01.15 April 2015 Newsletter Click here for the April 2015 Newsletter. News: 03.02.15 March 2015 Newsletter Click here for the March 2015 Newsletter. Event: 02.19.15 Day of Remembrance: Taiko Performance by The Genki Spark 7:30 pm Tufts University Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room 15 Talbot Avenue Medford, MA News: 02.03.15 Day of Remembrance to Feature The Genki Spark This year's NEJACL Day of Remembrance program will feature The Genki Spark, a multi-generational, pan-Asian women's arts and advocacy organization that uses Japanese taiko drumming and personal stories in its performances. The program will focus on how art is used as an educational tool and how taiko drumming has emerged as a popular art form. This event is free and open to the public. The program begins at 7:30 on Thursday, February 19, 2015 in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room at Tufts University, 15 Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA. This event is co-sponsored by the Tufts Asian American Center and the Tufts Japanese Culture Club. News: 02.02.15 February 2015 Newsletter Click here for the February 2015 Newsletter. News: 12.03.14 December 2014 Newsletter Click here for the December 2014 Newsletter. News: 11.01.14 November 2014 Newsletter Click here for the November 2014 Newsletter. News: 10.06.14 October 2014 Newsletter Click here for the October 2014 Newsletter. News: 10.05.14 NEJACL Fall Potluck: Hidden Treasures Do you have a closet filled with items your family has saved over the years, whether it's from the WWII camps or from your Issei ancestors? You'll have an opportunity to find out more about them from experts at JACL's Fall Potluck on Sunday, October 26. Representatives from the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles will be discussing their work to collect and catalog photos and memorabilia being donated by Susumu Ito, New England JACL member and 442nd veteran, for a proposed JANM exhibit. You are invited to bring one or two items to show the JANM representatives and share the stories behind them with the group. Our speakers and guests from JANM will include Maggie Wetherbee, Collections Manager, and other members of the JANM staff. News: 09.03.14 September 2014 Newsletter Click here for the September 2014 Newsletter. News: 08.02.14 August 2014 Newsletter Click here for the August 2014 Newsletter. News: 07.03.14 July 2014 Newsletter Click here for the July 2014 Newsletter. News: 06.02.14 June 2014 Newsletter Click here for the June 2014 Newsletter. News: 05.02.14 May 2014 Newsletter Click here for the May 2014 Newsletter. News: 04.02.14 April 2014 Newsletter Click here for the April 2014 Newsletter. News: 03.02.14 March 2014 Newsletter Click here for the March 2014 Newsletter. Event: 02.24.14 Day of Remembrance: Filmaker and Director of Pilgrimage Tad Nakamura 6 pm Braker Hall, Room 001 Tufts University Medford, MA News: 02.03.14 February 2014 Newsletter Click here for the February 2014 Newsletter. Event: 02.02.14 "Pilgrimage" to be featured at 2014 Day of Remembrance Filmmaker Tad Nakamura and his documentary, Pilgrimage, will highlight this year's Day of Remembrance program on Monday, February 24 at 6 pm, at Tufts University in Medford. Nakamura's film and talk in Braker Hall, Room 001, will be followed by a light dinner reception in the Rabb Room of the Lincoln-Filene Center (adjacent to Braker Hall). For more information, see this month's JACL newsletter. News: 01.06.14 January 2014 Newsletter Click here for the January 2014 Newsletter. News: 12.02.13 December 2013 Newsletter Click here for the December 2013 Newsletter. News: 11.05.13 November 2013 Newsletter Click here for the November 2013 Newsletter. Event: 10.24.13 Talk: Japan's Continuing Nuclear Nightmare [ Flyer ] 5:30-7 pm 32-155 Stata Center Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA News: 10.03.13 Japan's Continuing Nuclear Nightmare The NEJACL is cosponsoring a special forum on Japan's Continuing Nuclear Nightmare on Thursday, October 24 5:30-7 at MIT (32-155 in the Stata Center). Ken Oye, MIT Professor and NEJACL co-president, will moderate a panel of experts. Parking and location information included on the event flyer. News: 10.02.13 October 2013 Newsletter Click here for the October 2013 Newsletter. News: 09.03.13 September 2013 Newsletter Click here for the September 2013 Newsletter. News: 08.02.13 August 2013 Newsletter Click here for the August 2013 Newsletter. News: 06.05.13 June 2013 Newsletter Click here for the June 2013 Newsletter. Event: 05.11.13 Brookline Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival 12:00 pm Brookline High School 115 Greenough Street Brookline, MA News: 05.01.13 May 2013 Newsletter Click here for the May 2013 Newsletter. News: 04.29.13 Brookline Sakura Matsuri The NE JACL will have a table at the Brookline Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival) on Saturday, May 11 starting at noon at the Brookline High School, 115 Greenough Street, Brookline. The event will feature food, music crafts, games and dancing. It is sponsored by The Genki Spark and the Brookline High School Japan Program. The event will run from 12pm-3pm. We would love to have people volunteer to sit at the NEJACL table. Perhaps you could volunteer for an hour, or throughout the festival. We will have membership flyers and host a fun game. Last year it was a trivia game on Japanese American trivia. Please email Erin Hashimoto-Martell at hashimoto@nejacl.org if you are able to volunteer, and for what time. We look forward to seeing you there! See photos and write up from last year: http://www.nejacl.org/gallery.html News: 04.03.13 April 2013 Newsletter Click here for the April 2013 Newsletter. News: 03.05.13 March 2013 Newsletter Click here for the March 2013 Newsletter. Event: 02.11.13 Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Internment and the Competition of Empires during WWII Featured Speaker Takashi Fujitani 6:30 pm ASEAN Auditorium Cabot Intercultural Center 170 Packard Ave, Medford, MA News: 02.03.13 Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Internment and the Competition of Empires during WWII The 2013 Day of Remembrance will be held on Monday February 11 at 6:30 at ASEAN Auditorium, Cabot Intercultural Center, 170 Packard Ave, Medford. The featured speaker is Takashi Fujitani, Professor of History and the Director in Asian Pacific Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada. Prof. Fujitani will discuss the treatment of Japanese Americans during and immediately after World War II within the context of the competition of empires, most particularly, the competition between the US and Japan for dominance in the Asia Pacific. The program is free and open to the public. News: 02.02.13 February 2013 Newsletter Click here for the February 2013 Newsletter. News: 01.05.13 January 2013 Newsletter Click here for the January 2013 Newsletter. News: 12.04.12 December 2012 Newsletter Click here for the December 2012 Newsletter. Event: 11.04.12 Isamu Noguchi: Bridging Cultures An Illustrated Talk by Robert J. Maeda 2 pm Concord Art Association 37 Lexington Road Concord, MA News: 11.01.12 November 2012 Newsletter Click here for the November 2012 Newsletter. News: 10.13.12 Paul Watanabe Named to New Census Bureau Advisory Committee Congratulations to NEJACL member Paul Watanabe for being named to the National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations. Click here for more information. News: 10.03.12 October 2012 Newsletter Click here for the October 2012 Newsletter. Events: 09.21.12 [Event Flyer] Colors of Confinement: Rare Kodachrome Photographs of Japanese American Incarceration in World War II 1 pm Wheatley Hall, Second Floor, Room 200 UMass Boston 100 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA News: 09.03.12 September 2012 Newsletter Click here for the September 2012 Newsletter. News: 07.31.12 August 2012 Newsletter Click here for the August 2012 Newsletter. News: 07.30.12 Isamu Noguchi: Bridging Cultures Save Sunday, November 4 at 2 pm. The New England JACL and the Concord Art Association will host an illustrated talk by Robert J. Maeda. He will discuss the life and work of Isamu Noguchi who was one of the 20th Century's most important and critically acclaimed sculptors. Admission is free and open to the public, but reservations are requested because of limited seating. For reservations, please call the Concord Art Association at 978-369-2578. News: 06.05.12 June 2012 Newsletter Click here for the June 2012 Newsletter. Event: 05.18.12 Chef's Table 2 [Event Reservation Form] 6:30 pm Asian Garden Restaurant 28 Harrison Street Chinatown, Boston, MA Event: 05.12.12 Genki Spark: Brookline Sakura Masturi Festival 1-3 pm Brookline High School Quad 115 Greenough Street Brookline, MA News: 05.09.12 The Brookline Sakura Masturi Festival The NEJACL is a collaborating organization for the Brookline Sakura Masturi Festival on May 12, 2012. This festival will include a cherry tree planting ceremony, taiko drumming (with the Genki Spark), music, bon odori, food booths, games and crafts. For more information, go to: www.thegenkispark.org News: 04.28.12 The Chef's Table 2 The NEJACL will be hosting another Chef's Table dining adventure on Friday, May 18th, this time with Chinese food. It will be in a small, family operated restaurant in the heart of Chinatown. Details about this event are contained in the reservation form. We hope you will join us. Seating will be limited, so be sure to send in your reservation early. News: 04.27.12 May 2012 Newsletter Click here for the May 2012 Newsletter. News: 04.02.12 April 2012 Newsletter Click here for the April 2012 Newsletter. News: 03.01.12 March 2012 Newsletter Click here for the March 2012 Newsletter. News: 02.18.12 Susumu Ito on CNN NEJACL Board Member Sus Ito recently appeared on CNN. Go to the website's Gallery section for the clip: Gallery. Event: 02.27.12 The Genki Spark Special Event: Day of Remembrance [Event Registration] 6-9:30 The Genki Spark MAP for Health 322 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02116 Event: 02.22.12 NEJACL Day of Remembrance [Event Flyer] 4:30-6:30 University of Massachusetts Boston Campus Center 3/F Room 3545 100 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA News: 02.01.12 February 2012 Newsletter Click here for the February 2012 Newsletter. News: 01.30.12 This year's Day of Remembrance program is titled, From Confinement to College and will be presented on Wednesday, February 22, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm in Room 3545 of the Campus Center at UMass Boston. Featured speakers are Paul Watanabe, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Asian American Studies, UMass Boston, and Laura Ng, graduate student in Historical Archaeology. They will discuss the video oral history project they recently completed about the Nisei who left the camps during World War II to continue their college educations. Video clips will be shown and some of the interviewees are expected to attend. The program is free and open to the public. Paid parking is available at the North Lot, closest to the Campus Center. For a campus map go to: Parking Information News: 12.01.11 December 2011 Newsletter Click here for the December 2011 Newsletter. News: 11.15.11 2012 JACL Scholarship Program The NEJACL is pleased to announce the 2012 national JACL Scholarship Program. The JACL offers more than 30 awards, with an annual total of over $70,000 in scholarships. If you are interested in applying for a JACL scholarship, please visit the JACL scholarship page: www.jacl.org/edu/scholar.htm. News: 11.02.11 November 2011 Newsletter Click here for the November 2011 Newsletter. News: 11.01.11 Japanese American World War II Veterans Program On November 1st, from 10:30-12, the WWII Memorial program will pay tribute to the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team and Military Intelligence Service. View it live at: www.pentagonchannel.mil Event: 11.12.11 [Event Website] Boston Asian American Film Festival: One Big Hapa Family 2 pm Bright Family Screening Room The Paramount Center 559 Washington Street Boston, MA News: 10.31.11 NEJACL at BAAFF 2011 NEJACL is co-presenting the showing of the film, "One Big Hapa Family" at this year's Boston Asian American Film Festival. A film summary is below. Film tickets can be bought at a pre-sale discount on the Boston Asian American FIlm Festival website: www.baaff.org The NEJACL will be gathering for dinner at China Garden following the film. Please RSVP to Ken Oye, (oye@nejacl.org) so he can make reservations. One Big Hapa Family Film summary: After a realization at a family reunion, half Japanese-Canadian filmmaker, Jeff Chiba Stearns, embarks on a journey of self-discovery to find out why everyone in his Japanese-Canadian family married interracially after his grandparents' generation. This feature live action and animated documentary explores why almost 100% of all Japanese-Canadians are marrying interracially, the highest out of any other ethnic group in Canada, and how their mixed children perceive their unique multiracial identities. One Big Hapa Family challenges our perceptions of purity and makes us question if mixing is the end of multiculturalism as we know it. News: 10.06.11 October 2011 Newsletter Click here for the October 2011 Newsletter. News: 09.04.11 September 2011 Newsletter Click here for the September 2011 Newsletter. Event: 09.10.11 [Event Flyer] Debra Samuels Book Talk "My Japanese Table: A Lifetime of Cooking with Friends and Family" 2 pm Lincoln Public Library 3 Bedford Road Lincoln, MA News: 08.04.11 August 2011 Newsletter Click here for the August 2011 Newsletter. RSVP Now for the Debra Samuels Book Talk Click here for the event flyer for the NEJACL September 10th Event: "A Book Talk with Debra Samuels." The event is free and open to the public, but due to limited seating, advance reservations are requested. Please e-mail yamamoto@nejacl.org or call 781-259-9444. News: 07.16.11 The New England JACL now has a Facebook page. Be sure to "Like" us to receive regular updates. NEJACL @ Facebook.com And don't forget to "+1" our website (www.nejacl.org) if you are using Google+. News: 07.09.11 Summer 2011 Newsletter Click here for the Summer 2011 Newsletter. News: 05.30.11 June 2011 Newsletter Click here for the June 2011 Newsletter. News: 05.26.11 Now Renew Your JACL Membership Online The National JACL has created a system to renew your membership fast and conveniently online. Please visit www.jacl.org/member/index.php. and don't forget to select NEW ENGLAND as your chapter. News: 05.13.11 Nahoko Harada Featured on Boston.com Boston.com recently featured NEJACL member Nahoko Harada on its blog. Click here to read the article on her relief work in Japan. News: 05.02.11 May 2011 Newsletter Click here for the May 2011 Newsletter. The Chef's Table Series You are invited to the Chef's Table on Wednesday, May 25, at 7 pm at the Daikanyama Restaurant at Bloomingdale's in Chestnut Hill. The Chef's Table is a new series of Asian food and restaurant events being co-sponsored by New Asian Cuisine and NEJACL. Featured will be the Miyabi Zen meal that includes a variety of traditional Japanese dishes. You will have an opportunity to meet chef Daisuki Shimizu and ask him about the food you have eaten. Tickets are $50, reservation deadline is Friday, May 20. Seating is limited, so make your reservation early. For more information, click here for the event flyer. To make a reservation, please contact Margie Yamamoto at yamamoto@nejacl.org. Event: 05.25.11 [Event Flyer] The Chef's Table 7 pm Daikanyama Restaurant 255 Boylston Street (in the Chestnut Hill Mall) Newton, MA News: 04.07.11 April 2011 Newsletter Click here for the April 2011 Newsletter. The Chef's Table Series The New England Chapter of JACL is partnering with New Asian Cuisine to sponsor a series of Chef's Table dinners for our members and friends. Each dinner will be at a different Asian restaurant in the Greater Boston area featuring the specialties of the house. You'll have an opportunity to meet the chef and ask him/her questions. Our first Chef's Table will be held on Wednesday, May 25. Details on cuisine, restaurant, and cost will be posted soon. Event: 04.02.11 [Event Flyer] The Crisis in Japan 10 am to 11:30 am Wellesley Friends Meeting 26 Benvenue Street Wellesley, MA News: 03.23.11 The Crisis in Japan Talk The New England JACL will be co-hosting an event with the Wellesley Friends Meeting titled, "The Crisis in Japan." a presentation and discussion with Kenneth Oye, MIT Political Science and Engineering Systems. Ken Oye has written on Japanese nuclear policies and was in Tokyo during the earthquake. He will make a short presentation to kick off discussion. For more information please download the event flyer. News: 03.17.11 Ken Oye to Appear Tonight on WGBH's Greater Boston Ken Oye, New England JACL Co-President, will speak tonight about the crisis in Japan on Emily Rooney's Greater Boston show on WGBH-TV, Channel 2 at 7 PM. The show segment is available on our Gallery page. Ken Oye Discusses Japan at Starr Forum Ken Oye was a panelist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Starr Forum on March 16, 2011. Video is available on our Gallery page. News: 03.15.11 DONATE NOW: The Japan Relief and Recovery Fund The JACL announced today that it has joined with two organizations in an effort to support relief and recovery efforts in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami. 100% of funds donated will be dedicated exclusively to relief and recovery efforts in Japan. Click here to donate to the Direct Relief International Japan Relief and Recovery Fund. Click here to donate to the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California. Event: 02.12.11 [Event Flyer] Day of Remembrance 2011 Featuring the film 442nd: Live With Honor, Die With Dignity and a conversation with Sus Ito 1:30 pm Tufts University Sophia Gordon Hall East 1st Floor Multi-purpose Room 15 Talbot Avenue Medford, MA T Stop: Davis Square News: 02.01.11 February/March 2011 Newsletter Click here for the February/March 2011 Newsletter. News: 01.16.11 Day of Remembrance 2011 The New England JACL and the Tufts Asian American Center have partnered to sponsor this year's Day of Remembrance, which will be held at Tufts University on February 12th. Click here for the event's flyer. Event: 11.12.10 Boston Asian Film Festival Showing of AOKI 7-9 pm The Paramount Theater 559 Washington Street Boston, MA T Stop: Downtown Crossing or Boylston News: 11.01.10 November 2010 Newsletter Click here for the November 2010 Newsletter. News: 10.29.10 BAAFF: AOKI The New England JACL will be sponsoring the showing of AOKI, a documentary about the Japanese American founder of the Black Panthers. It will be held at the Paramount Theater in downtown Boston on November 12th, from 7-9 pm. For tickets, more information, or the film's trailer: www.aarw.org/aoki Become a fan of the showing on Facebook: AOKI @ Facebook Presented with the Boston Center for Community and Justice and Discovery Roxbury. Event: 10.16.10 Boston Asian American Film Festival The New England JACL is pleased to serve as a co-presenter of the Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF). The festival will take place from November 11-14. Please join us at the BAAFF fundraising launch party on Wednesday, October 20, 6-9PM at Splash Ultra Lounge, 150 Kneeland Street, Boston. Come hear this year's line up, watch previews, enjoy food, games, raffles and prizes, and support the festival. $15 admission pre-sale, $20 admission same-day. Buy your admission ticket by October 19 and save $5! For more information: http://www.aarw.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=22 To become a Facebook fan of BAAFF 2010: BAAFF @ Facebook News: 09.24.10 Fall 2010 Newsletter Click here for the Fall 2010 Newsletter. News: 08.18.10 Summer 2010 Newsletter Click here for the Summer 2010 Newsletter. Call for Submissions to Asian American Studies Research Conference The UMass Institute for Asian American Studies is helping to organize a conference this with with the Asian Americans in New England Research Initiative Network. They are seeking proposals for papers and round tables. Click here for the Call for Submissions. The Deadline is September 15, 2010. Event: 02.20.10 [Event Flyer] Day of Remembrance: The Words and Images of Mine Okubo & Michi Weglyn 3-5 pm Massachusetts Institute of Technology Building E25, Room 117 Cambridge, MA News: 04.15.10 The Japanese Consul General's office has announced an exciting program for high school and college age Japanese American students. It includes an all expenses paid trip to Japan. Click here to download details and application forms: Description Application News: 03.16.10 March 2010 Newsletter Addendum Click here for the March 2010 Newsletter Addendum. Event: 02.20.10 [Event Flyer] Day of Remembrance: The Words and Images of Mine Okubo & Michi Weglyn 3-5 pm Massachusetts Institute of Technology Building E25, Room 117 Cambridge, MA News: 02.01.10 February-March 2010 Newsletter Click here for the February-March 2010 Newsletter. News: 01.20.10 Day of Remembrance 2010 Information about this year's Day of Remembrance is available on this flyer. Event: 01.13.09 [Event Flyer] Making Sense of the Census 9-11 am Institute for Asian American Studies UMass Boston Campus Center Room 3540 Boston, MA News: 01.12.10 January-February 2010 Newsletter Click here for the January-February 2010 Newsletter. News: 01.03.09 2010 Census With the new decade upon us, the JACL released a new 2010 Census page on the JACL website. You can visit the page under the Public Policy section or go here: www.jacl.org/public_policy/census2010 The JACL encourages you to take action by educating yourself about the 2010 Census, educating others, and filling out your form. News: 12.28.09 Internees Receive Their Degrees After 67 Years Recently Japanese-Americans received honorary degrees from UC Berkeley, to amend the injustice of their studies being abruptly ended by their internment during World War II. For the video, please click here. News: 11.19.09 November 2009 Newsletter Click here for the November 2009 NEJACL Newsletter click here: Newsletter. Sus Ito's Appearance on Public Radio International Our chapter's star speaker on the 442nd, Sus Ito was featured on The World, the international news program produced by WGBH and Public Radio International. To listen to the full audio: Click here. (To download, Mac users control click and "download linked file" and Windows users right click and "save target as"...) Gallery Update The gallery page has been updated with recent events: Gallery. Event: 11.07.09 [Event Flyer] JACL Panel Discussion: US Census and Identity 4-5:30 pm, Saturday, November 7, 2009 MIT E51-145, Wadsworth & Amherst Streets Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Event: 10.24.09 AARW Annual Banquet 6 pm, Saturday, October 24, 2009 Chau Chow City Chinatown, Boston, MA For more information: www.aarw.org News: 10.17.09 Upcoming New England JACL Events Two events have been added to the New England JACL Fall Calendar. On October 24, 2009, the AARW Annual banquet on will be honoring one of our members, Mari Oye, with the May Takayanagi Making Waves Award. Two years ago Mari made headlines when she and fellow Presidential Scholars presented a letter to then President George Bush asking the government to reject torture and treat terrorism suspects humanely. The event begins at 6 pm and features a 10-course banquet. Tickets may be purchased at: www.aarw.org. On November 7, 2009, the New England JACL will partner with MIT to co-sponsor a discussion on the upcoming 2010 US Census and Identity. The featured speaker will be Paul Watanabe, director of the institute of Asian American Studies and professor of Political Science at UMass Boston. Earlier this year Paul was appointed to the Asian Advisory Committee for the 2010 Census. Details about other speakers and location will be posted later this month. News: 06.21.09 JACL supports H.R. 2709: Reuniting Families Act The JACL supports the preservation, unification, and strengthening of families and strongly supports the Reuniting Families Act. Please join the JACL and other Asian American organizations in informing members of Congress that our broken immigration system needs to be fixed now. We urge you to sign the petition today. Sign the petition by clicking here. Event: 09.17.09 National JACL Gala The JACL will honor Japanese American veterans at its Third National JACL Gala to be held in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, September 17, 2009. An award will also be presented to Senator Daniel K. Akaka, who has been diligently working in the United States Senate for the good of veterans for many years. For details, visit www.jacl.org News: 05.13.09 The JACL National Youth Conference The JACL is seeking youth or students to participate in the National Youth Conference. The Conference is open to everyone, not just individuals with Japanese heritage. For more information, please see their website: www.jacl.org/youth/conference-youth.html News: 05.09.09 JACL opposes Texas voter legislation The Japanese American Citizens League announced its opposition to a bill in the Texas legislature, S.B. 362, that would impose strict identification requirements for voting. In addition to a voter registration certificate, voters would also need identification such as a driver's license. For more information: Press Release Event: 06.20.09 [Event Flyer] Bento & Baseball Our second annual Bento & Baseball event in Lowell. This year we'll be featuring the film Kokoyakyu, a documentary about a high school baseball tournament in Japan. Join us for all or part of the day. A flyer with complete details is enclosed with this newsletter. We'll be starting at 2 pm with the film, followed by the potluck bento at 3:15, and then a Lowell Spinners baseball game at the nearby stadium. For more information: Bento & Baseball 2009 News: 05.07.09 Bento & Baseball 2009 Save the date, Saturday, June 20, for our second annual Bento & Baseball event in Lowell. Reserve your seat today by contacting Steve at: nishino@nejacl.org or (781) 647-9293. News: 05.07.09 Spring 2009 Newsletter Click here for the Spring 2009 NEJACL Newsletter click here: Newsletter. News: 04.13.09 April 2009 Newsletter Click here for the April 2009 NEJACL Newsletter click here: Newsletter. News: 04.08.09 Nisei Commemorative Stamp The JACL is asking its members and friends to write letters of support for the Japanese American (Nisei) WWII Veterans Commemorative Stamp proposed to the United States Postal Service.Personal letters are best, and a past 2007 sample letter can be found at the campaign's website: www.niseistamp.org Send letters to: Chairperson Jean Picker Firstenberg Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee c/o Stamp Development U.S. Postal Service 1735 North Lynn Street, Suite 5013 Arlington, VA 22209-6432 News: 03.20.09 NEJACL RSS Feed Stay updated to the latest news and events, by subscribing to the New England JACL RSS Feed. This allows subscribers to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from our site to your e-mail or web browser. News: 03.15.09 White House Internship Program President Obama has launched the White House Internship Program for his administration and announced that applications are currently being accepted for the summer of 2009. Those selected to participate in the program will gain valuable job experience and an inside look at the life of White House staff while building leadership skills. The 2009 Summer Internship program runs from May 22 to August 14, and the submission deadline is March 22, 2009. For more information: www.whitehouse.gov/about/internships News: 03.25.09 Beating the Odds: Addressing Problem Gambling in the Asian American Community The Institute for Asian American Studies at UMass Boston will have a panel addressing the gambling problem in the Asian American community. It will be held on Wednesday, March 25 from 2 to 3:30 pm. Click here for more information News: 02.04.09-04.22.09 2009 Japanese Film Series Celebrating 50 years of the Boston-Kyoto city sisterhood, Boston University's Asian Studies program will be screening a diverse variety of films, from classics of the past (particularly three films set in Kyoto) to more recent masterpieces. Seating is limited on a first-come, first-served basis. Films for Spring 2009 include: 2/4: Rikyu (1989) 2/11: Sanjuro (1962) 2/18: Linda Linda Linda (2005) 2/25: Late Spring (1949) 3 /4: Ikiru (1952) 3/18: Nausica: of the Valley of the Wind (1984) 3/25: Naniwa Elegy (1936) 4/1: Hula Girls (2006) 4/8: The Burmese Harp (1956) 4/15: Sisters of the Gion (1936) 4/22: Substitute screening in case of snow cancellation For more information BU Calendar Asian Studies at BU News: 02.20.09 National JACL Scholarships The 2009 National JACL Scholarship Program's information brochure and applications are now available. For more information go to our scholarship page. Event: 02.05.09 JACL-Lowell Spinners Baseball Event 2009 Due to the success of last year's Bento and Baseball, the NEJACL will be again hosting an outing to the minor league ballpark in Lowell. Mark your calendars for June 20th. More details to come... News: 01.29.09 January 2009 Newsletter Click here for the January 2009 NEJACL Newsletter click here: Newsletter. Event: 03.25.09 Beating the Odds: Addressing Problem Gambling in the Asian American Community The Institute for Asian American Studies at UMass Boston will have a panel addressing the gambling problem in the Asian American community. It will be held on Wednesday, March 25 from 2 to 3:30 pm. Click here for more information Event: 02.04.09-04.22.09 2009 Japanese Film Series Celebrating 50 years of the Boston-Kyoto city sisterhood, Boston University's Asian Studies program will be screening a diverse variety of films, from classics of the past (particularly three films set in Kyoto) to more recent masterpieces. Seating is limited on a first-come, first-served basis. Films for Spring 2009 include: 2/4: Rikyu (1989) 2/11: Sanjuro (1962) 2/18: Linda Linda Linda (2005) 2/25: Late Spring (1949) 3 /4: Ikiru (1952) 3/18: Nausica of the Valley of the Wind (1984) 3/25: Naniwa Elegy (1936) 4/1: Hula Girls (2006) 4/8: The Burmese Harp (1956) 4/15: Sisters of the Gion (1936) 4/22: Substitute screening in case of snow cancellation For more information BU Calendar Asian Studies at BU Event: 02.28.09 So, What Are You, Anyway? Multiracialism in the 21st Century The Harvard College Half Asian Persons Association (Harvard HAPA) in conjunction with SwirlBoston presents a conference on biracial and multiracial identity. Event Flyer: Click here. For more information: hapa.eventbrite.com News: 10.18.08 October 2008 Newsletter Click here for the October 2008 NEJACL. Event: 02.19.09 Tufts Day of Remembrance 2009 Tufts University will be hosting a Day of Remembrance program featuring Kerry Jo Nakagawa, baseball historian and author of Through a Diamond: 100 Years of Japanese American Baseball. The program entitled American Pastime: Baseball Behind Barbed Wire will be held on Thursday, February 19 from 5:30 to 7 pm on the Tufts campus, Pearson 104 (Talbot Avenue). Nakagawa founded the Nisei Baseball Research project (NBRP) in 1996 to preserve the history of Japanese American Baseball (www.niseibaseball.com). He was also an associate producer and starred in the 2007 film American Pastime, the story about baseball at the Topaz internment camp. After the program, there will be a dinner reception at the Asian American Center. For more information contact the Asian American Center at 617.627.3056 or email: asianamcenter@tufts.edu Event: 02.19.09 UConn Day of Remembrance 2009 Robert T. Hayashi, winner of the 2007 National Council on Public History Book Award, will be the featured speaker at the Day of Remembrance program sponsored by several University of Connecticut departments including the Asian American Studies Institute, Storrs campus. The program will be held at the campus Student Union Ballroom on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 4 pm. The program is free and open to the public. Hayashi's book Haunted by Waters: A Journey through Race and Place in the American West takes us thorugh the history of Idaho's Nez Perce, Chinese, Shoshone, Mormon and Japanese American residents. His stories are taken from memoirs, oral interviews, poetry, legal cases, government documents, and the occasional road sign. Hayashi is currently Assistant Professor of English and American Studies at Amherst College. Haunted by Waters is his first book. More information is available at: asianamerican.uconn.edu/events.htm. Event: 02.13.09 UConn Pan Asian Council: Styles of Asia The Pan Asian Council of the University of Connecticut's Asian American Cultural Center is hosting Styles of Asia, a special cultural and fundraising event showcasing fashions, traditions and food from the Asian continent. It will be held at the University of Connecticut's Rome Commons Ballroom, at the Storrs Campus. This special event will raise money for China Quake Relief, Landmine Relief and related accident prevention in Cambodia and the D.F. School for Blind Children in India. The admission fee is $2.00. News: 09.13.09 September 2008 Newsletter Click here for the September 2008 NEJACL News: 09.13.09 Japan Exchange and Teaching 2008 Information on Japan Exchange and Teaching (JTE) Program that offers college graduates an opportunity to live and work in Japan for a year. Click here: JET Info. News: 09.13.09 Genealogy Searches Exciting news from the office of the Consulate- General's in Boston. If you have ever tried to search for your family's roots in Japan, the Consulate- General's office is offering some help. Click here: Genealogy Info. News: 09.05.08 Mike Honda Fellowship The National JACL has announced the Mike Honda Fellowship. Information has been posted on this opportunity on our internships page: Internships Event: 01.10.09 Peabody Essex Museum: Japanese New Year Celebration On Saturday, January 10, 2009 Come celebrate the Japanese New Year with the Peabody Essex Museum! Take part in our family arts activities of creating nengajo (Japanese New Year cards), and decorating a traditional Japanese Daruma doll. This year the Odaiko New England dance group will perform the traditional Japanese Lion Dance and host a workshop with visitors to teach the art of dance. Participation in the Japanese New Year Celebration is FREE with museum admission. For more info: www.pem.org/events/children.php Event: 11.15.08 My Life as an Alien: Tales of an Asian American Expatriate in Asia, A talk by Paul Niwa Join us to explore life as an Asian American in Asia in a talk by Paul Niwa, a journalism professor at Emerson College. The program will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Emerson College in Boston and is free and open to the public. His talk begins at 4:30 pm in Room W210 of Emerson College's Walker Building, 120 Boylston Street (on Boylston between Tremont and Charles Streets. Click here: Paul Niwa Info. Event: 10.18.08-10.26.08 Boston Asian American Film Festival The Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) will be hosted at several venues throughout the Boston area. It will include 15 films over 9 days. This film festival is presented by Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW) and is dedicated to supporting Asian American films, filmmakers, and audiences with content relevant to the Asian American community and culture. Please check out their website for show times and ticket information: BAAF News: 07.16.08-07.20.08 National Convention Attendance and Resolution The New England JACL recently sponsored a passed resolution at the JACL National Convention in Salt Lake City pertaining to human rights of detainees. Copies of this resolution have been sent by the JACL to the President, Vice President, Attorney General, and majority and minority leaders of Congress. The convention was attended by co- president Ken Oye. For the full resolution please click here: Human Rights of Detainees. News: 07.16.08 Senate Bill S. 3213 to Help Preserve Tule Lake Concentration Camp The Tule Lake Preservation Committee is calling for citizens to contact their senators and representatives urging support for an important bill that would bring Tule Lake under the authority of the National Park System and enable the development of a visitor center at the site. For more information and a form letter that you can send, visit their website www.tulelake.org. For the full letter sent to the New England JACL: Tule Lake Letter. Event: 09.27.08-09.28.08 Peabody Essex Museum Japanese Kabuki Theater Postponed The Peabody Essex Museum guided tour for JACL members and friends that was planned for Saturday, September 27 has been postponed. We hope to reschedule it for later this year. However, we encourage you to still visit the museum that weekend for two days of workshops, demonstrations, performances and family activities centering on the art of Kabuki. Click here: PEM Japanese Kabuki Theater Info. News: 07.11.08 Mari Oye Receives National JACL Scholarship Congratulations to Mari Oye, a freshman at Yale University and one of the 2008 National JACL Undergraduate Scholarship winners. Mari was awarded the $5000 Kenji Kajiwara Memorial Scholarship. She is the daughter of long-time NE JACLers Willa Michener and Ken Oye, chapter co-chair. Last year Mari was awarded a National JACL Freshman Scholarship. Two additional scholarship winners are attending schools in the New England area. Aya Michaels, of Connecticut, is a graduate student at Harvard, and Elizabeth Leake, of Colorado, is an undergraduate at Yale. Event: 08.08.08-08.16.08 New Japanese Cinema Series at the Museum of Fine Arts A five-film series of recent Japanese cinema will be featured at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts from August 8th to the 16th. It will include showings of Sakuran directed by Mika Ninagawa (2006), The Mourning Forest directed by Naomi Kawase (2007), Filmful Life: Kon Ichikawa directed by Shinji Aoyama (2006), Near Equal, Yayoi Kasama, I Adore Myself directed by Takako Natsumoto (2008), Gumi Chocolate Pine (2006) Keralino Sandorovich directs Ken Otsuki's film, and Murder of the Inugami Clan directed by Kon Ichikawa (2006). Event: 08.10.08 [Event Flyer] Bento and Baseball The New England JACL will be hosting an event involving the showing of the film American Pastime, about the role of baseball in the Topaz Internment Camp, followed by a Lowell Spinners minor league baseball game. The film will be shown at Middlesex Community College in Lowell at 10 a.m. followed by a pot-luck lunch, (please bring one dish per person) and then a Lowell Spinners game at 1:30 p.m. Please see the Event Flyer for details and reply form. Please e-mail Steve Nishino at nishino@nejacl.org for questions or more information. Event: 08.01.08-08.03.08 Ukulele Virtuoso Comes to New England Jake Shimabukuro of Honolulu, fast becoming one of the world's top ukulele musicians, will be performing in the New England area. Check him out in person at: August 1st at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, August 2nd at the Regattabar at the Charles Hotel, and August 3rd at the Newport Folk Festival. Event: 07.26.08 Obon Festival at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA Taiko Drumming & Obon in Amory Park, across from Museum's main entrance from 2-3:45 pm. Featuring Odaiko New England and obon dancing with middle school students from Ota, Salem's sister city in Tokyo Japan. This coincides with PEM exhibits include Stage Idols, Japanese Kabuki Theater (through 01.25.09) as well as Chinese, Korean, Indian, and Native American art. For more information www.pem.org/events or call toll free 866.745.1876 or 978.745.9500. Event: 05.03.08-07.20.08 Art Exhibit at the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA Folded Light, Folded Shadow Paper Relief by Nishimura Yuko. A showcase of a young contemporary artist's complex art of folding paper. For information call 508.588.6000 or www.fullercraft.org". Event: 07.17.08-07.20.08 Black Ships Festival in Newport, RI Festivities will include sumo wrestling, Japanese films, tea tastings, a Japanese Anime Festival, sushi demonstrations, and a taiko drum concert. Featured on Saturday will be an Arts & Crafts Fair with scheduled demonstrations and workshops on aikido, calligraphy, origami, kite & pinwheel making, koto & shamisen player, kimono demonstration and many other Japanese arts, crafts and healing practices. A Japanese Market will be featured on Sunday. For tickets and information on locations, times and dates of all events call 401.846.2720 or www.BlackShipsFestival.com. Event: 05.17.08 The First Asian American Pacific Islander Presidential Town Hall Meeting Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) will telecast a town hall meeting from the Bren Events Center, University of California at Irvine. APIAVote has invited Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Barack Obama, and Senator John McCain to attend and discuss issues and policies important to AAPI communities. The Institute for Asian American Studies will broadcast this event live: Location: UMass Boston, Campus Center, 3/F, Room 3540 Time: May 17th, 2008 from 7 pm to 10 pm Event: 05.02.08 APA Month to Be Celebrated At the State House Asian Pacific American Heritage Month will be celebrated at the State House in Boston from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature information on community groups and free gourmet Asian food. This year's theme is "Engaging Asian Pacific American in the Presidential Campaign and Election." RSVP to Trisiawati Bantacut at tbantacut@asiancdc.org or (617) 482-2380 ext 207 no later than April 24. Event: 04.17.08-04.25.08 Ipswich Reads... One Book! This April, the Ipswich Public Library is hosting events related to Japanese Internment, including a book discussion of Julie Otsuka novel When the Emperor Was Divine. For more information: Ipswich Public Library The following dates feature New England JACL Board Members: 04.17.08 (7 p.m.) Internment in Our Time: A Legal Perspective with Carl Takei 04.23.08 (7 p.m.) Nisei Americans Who Fought in World War II with Susumu Ito 04.25.08 (2 p.m.) Women in Camps: A Panel Discussion with Margie Yamamoto and May Takayanagi Event: 04.21.08 Taiko Drumming There will be performance the Odaiko New England taiko drumming group at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston on Patriots Day. The New England JACL has a limited number of tickets for members to be distributed on a first come basis. Please contact Ken Oye at oye@nejacl.org for tickets. This event will be followed by an informal lunch at the museum cafe and tour of the JFK Library. Event: 03.29.08 Tamagawa University Dance and Taiko Group at the Peabody Essex Museum A traditional Japanese dance and Taiko group will be performing from 1-4 p.m. at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. For more information: Peabody Essex Museum News: 03.22.08 The New England JACL Board met on March 22, 2008 and several upcoming events have been added. Event: 02.24.08 [Event Flyer] Internment Art Visit to the Internment Art Exhibit @ The University of Connecticut "Art of Gaman" Art and Crafts from the Internment Camps (1942 - 1946) William Benton Museum of Art 245 Glenbrook Road, Unit 2140 Storrs, CT (Art exhibit runs from 01.22.08-03.30.08) The NEJACL is planning a group visit to this exhibit on 02.24.08. The group will depart Boston at 10 am. If interested please contact Margie Yamamoto: yamamoto@nejacl.org or call 781.259.9444. News: 02.27.08 The New England JACL recently held the annual Day of Remembrance, as well as an event at the Gaman Art Exhibit (Internment Art) at the University of Connecticut. Pictures and a write up soon to follow on the Gallery page. Event: 02.19.08 [Event Website] Tufts University Day of Remembrance The Japanese American Internment: A Granddaughter's Perspective, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room Amy Lee-Tai, author of the children's book A Place Where Sunflowers Grow, will speak about her book, which is based on her mother and grandparents' experiences at the Topaz internment camp, where her grandparents taught art classes. Dinner provided. Event: 02.09.08 [Event Flyer] Day of Remembrance 2008 The annual NEJACL Day of Remembrance will be held on February 9, 2008 at 3 PM in MIT BldgE38 (292 Main St., Cambridge, MA), 6th Floor Conference Room. This location is accessible via the Kendall Square Red Line T Stop. Refreshments will be served. Click here for directions. The film "Lost Village of Terminal Island" will be shown, which tells the story of a pre-war Japanese fishing village's forced evacuation and internment and their return after the war. The Day of Remembrance marks the signing of Executive Order 9066 in 1942 which forcibly incarcerated more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry into U.S. concentration camps during World War II. News: 01.26.08 The NEJACL Board met on January 22, 2008 and several upcoming events have been listed below. Click here for the February 2008 NEJACL newsletter. News: 01.22.08 Next New England JACL Board Meeting Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 7 p.m. News: 01.10.08 Japanese American Association of New York Scholarship: Available to graduate students attending a university in the NY area for the 2008-2009 school year. For complete info on this, please look at our scholarships at: Students Page. News: 10.23.07 Japanese American Veterans Association Scholarship: Terry Shima, Executive Director of the Japanese American Veterans Association (JAVA), has asked for JACL's assistance in spreading the word about scholarships which are now available through JAVA. For complete info on this, please look at our scholarships at: Students Page. News: 09.16.07 NEJACL member Mari Oye personally challenged President Bush on his violation of civil rights and use of torture. While visiting the White House to receive the Presidential Scholars medal in June, she and others drafted and handed to the president a letter calling on him to reject torture and treat terrorism suspects humanely. Their endevor was reported in the New York Times, Boston Globe, and several other news outlets. For complete info on this, please look at our Gallery Page. Event: 10.13.07 Boston Asian Students Intercollegiate Conference (BASIC) at Harvard University During the fifth annual network fair, college students from around New England will be able to learn more about groups, including the JACL, that promote greater awareness of Asian Pacific American issues. New England JACL will have a booth to raise awareness about our organization. For more information, go to: BASIC's Website News: 08.19.07 Welcome to the new website for the New England chapter of the Japanese American Citizen's League (JACL). The JACL is America's oldest and largest Asian civil rights organization. More information on events and board meetings coming soon. For more information please e-mail: newengland@jacl.org