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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...

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...

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...