Applications for Kansha 2024 are now open. Applications are due by 11:59pm CST on Feb 29th, 2024.
– Kansha Project Trip
– Pre-departure orientation: Wednesday, June 5th
– Little Tokyo Trip: Thursday, June 6th – Sunday, June 9th
– Culmination: Saturday, June 29th
The Kansha Project is a JACL Chicago program founded in 2011 that connects self-identified Japanese Americans, ages 18-25, from the Midwest to their identity, history and community.
Participants engage in an in-depth examination of the WWII confinement site experience through an immersive educational trip to Los Angeles’ historic Little Tokyo neighborhood and Manzanar National Historic Site. Through workshops with local experts and community activists, historical tours, and group reflections, participants work to interpret and promote the stories, lessons, and the legacy of the Japanese American confinement site experience.
Kansha Project was funded, in part, by a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Japanese American Confinement Sites Grant Program.
For questions, contact the Kansha Project Alumni Board at kansha@jaclchicago.org.