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Joint Response from JACL National and JACL Chicago Chapter Regarding Immigration Raids and Possible National Guard Deployment    September 12, 2025 - For Immediate Release Matthew Weisbly, Education Programs Manager, JACL National (mweisbly@jacl.org) Seia...

Detention Then & Now: What's happening and what you can do about it   Sunday, October 5th | 3-5PM CST Christ Church of Chicago (6047 N Rockwell St. Chicago, IL 60659) Join JACL Chicago and Nikkei Uprising to learn how you can take action against immigration...

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Film Screening: Third Act Sunday, September 7, 2PM–4PM | Chicago History Museum (1601 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614) Buy tickets online at chicagohistory.org Generations of artists call Robert A. Nakamura “the godfather of Asian American media,” but his son and the...

KAN-WIN Global Action Day 2025   Wednesday, August 13, 12PM | Wrigley Building (400 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611) Advanced Registration Required: Register online at kanwin.org ou're invited to KAN-WIN's 13th Annual Global Day of Action for Justice on...

Toro Nagashi/Lantern Ceremony   Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | 7pm-10pmOsaka Garden (Garden of the Phoenix), Jackson Park (6300 S Cornell Ave, Chicago, IL 60637) The ceremony of Toro Nagashi (literally, “floating lanterns”) is a Buddhist tradition held to celebrate...

Japanese Community Picnic   Saturday, August 2, 2025 | 11am – 5pm LaBagh Woods Grove #1 (Entrance at N Cicero Ave, north of W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60630) The entire Chicago Japanese community and Friends are invited to share in a day of games, food, sports,...

Kansha Katsu Fundraiser   Thursday, July 24, 2025 | 3pm – 6pm Katsu Shack | 3109 N Halsted St, Chicago IL 60657   Want to support an amazing JACL Chicago program while enjoying some delicious katsu? Come by Katsu Shack on Thursday, July 24, for our Kansha...

Japan Festival 2025 Saturday, July 19, 2025 | 11am – 6pmSports Park East | 3333 Oakton St, Skokie IL  The 2025 Japan Festival will be taking place on Saturday, July 19, at Sports Park East in Skokie, and the Chicago Japanese American Council (CJAC) would like to...

Camp Daikon 2025   Saturday, July 12 & Sunday, July 13, 2025 | 10am – 4pm both days Japanese American Service Committee | 5700 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago IL   Light breakfast and lunch will be provided to participants.  Registration Link:...