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JACL Chicago & Nikkei Uprising No Kings Day actions JACL Chicago was honored to have our sign-making party with Nikkei Uprising, and Rebecca Ozaki’s family incarceration story, featured in the Chicago Tribune in advance of the No Kings protests on...
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Ireicho in Chicago: Opening and Closing Events Please join JASC, the Chicago Japanese American Historical Society, JACL Chicago, and the Japanese Mutual Aid Society of Chicago for two very special evening programs while the Ireicho is in Chicago. Your RSVP is...
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JACL Chicago’s 80th Anniversary Saturday, December 6th | 5PM-9PM CST New Furama (2828 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago IL 60616) Eighty years ago, JACL Chicago was formed to support the civil rights and livelihoods of people of Japanese ancestry who moved to...
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JACL Chicago Supports the Wadee Resolution Wadee AlFayoumi, a six-year-old Palestinian American Muslim boy, was murdered in Illinois on October 14, 2023, in a hate crime targeting his Palestinian and Muslim identity. Born and raised in the U.S., his family sought...
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JACL Chicago & Nikkei Uprising @ No Kings Saturday, October 18, 11:30AM | Downtown Chicago, meeting location TBAJACL Chicago and Nikkei Uprising are organizing a contingency to attend the No Kings rally on Saturday, October 18 in downtown Chicago. If you are...
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Wadee Day 2025 in Plainfield, IL Sunday, September 21, 2025, 10AM-12:30PM Van Horn Woods East Playground (17200 West Frontage Rd, Plainfield, IL) JACL Chicago is honored to observe Wadee Day, a day of remembrance and action honoring the life of Wadee...
