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Friday, October 16, through Friday, November 20, 2026 Japanese American Service Committee (5700 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago IL 60659) Crystal City: America's Last WWII Concentration Camp tells the story of the only U.S. internment camp created to reunite families during...

Newberry Library & Chicago Botanic Gardens: "Gardens of Resilience"   Thursday, August 27, 2026, 6PM-7PM | Hybrid: on Zoom or at Ruggles Hall, Newberry Library (60 W Walton, Chicago IL 60610) Exploring themes of resilience, agency, and hope, this conversation...

KAN-WIN Global Action Day 2026   Wednesday, August 12, 12PM | Wrigley Building (400 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611) Advanced Registration Required: Register online at kanwin.org Join KAN-WIN’s 14th Annual Global Day of Action for Justice for “Comfort Women”...

Kansha Go Go Go! 15th Anniversary Fundraiser Sunday, October 18, 2026 1PM-4PMKamehachi Northbrook (1320 Shermer Rd, Northbrook IL 60062) Click here to RSVP! Join us in celebrating 15 years of Kansha at our Go Go Go Kansha! fundraiser. Founded in 2011, the Kansha...

Saturday, June 27, 2:30-5:30PM | Midwest Buddhist Temple (435 West Menomonee Street Chicago, IL 60614) We invite you to join us at Culmination to celebrate this year’s Kansha Project with the Kansha Alumni Leadership Board (ALB) and the 2026 program participants!...

Yuri & Malcolm's Revolutionary B-Day Bash!   Saturday, May 23, 11AM-1PM @ Restoried Bookshop (4613 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago IL 60625)  Come to a children's event hosted by JACL Chicago, Nikkei Uprising, and Restoried Bookstore to celebrate the birthday of two...

2026 JACL Chicago Scholarship Luncheon Sunday, May 17, 12PM-2PM | Barolo Room, Maggiano’s Little Italy Old Orchard (4999 Old Orchard Shopping Ctr, Skokie IL 60077) RSVP : https://bit.ly/JACLScholarshipLuncheon2026  JACL Chicago's scholarship program recognizes the...

Kansha Project Fundraiser @ Nisei Lounge Thursday, May 14, 6PM-9PM | Nisei Lounge (3439 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago IL 60657) Join the Kansha Alumni Leadership Board (ALB) as we bring back our favorite community bartending fundraiser at the Nisei Lounge in Wrigleyville!...

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A BIG Congratulations to Madeline S., a 6th Grader from Oscar Mayer Magnet School! Madeline, a 6th grader from Oscar Mayer Magnet School, was awarded the Japanese American Legacy Award for her Junior Individual Exhibit on March 16. Her exhibit, titled: “An American...