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Kansha Alumni Reunion 6/24/23
Kansha Alumni Reunion Saturday, June 24, 2023; 5:30 - 7:30 PM Alarmist Brewing 4055 W. Peterson Ave, Suite Rear Chicago, IL 60646 Over the past eleven years, the Kansha Project has grown from a mere idea into a flagship program of JACL Chicago, sending over 100...
Introducing Camp Daikon!
Camp Daikon Saturday, July 29 & Sunday, July 30th, 2023 | 10am – 4pm both days Location : Japanese American Service Committee | 4427 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640 Free with advance registration! | Registration closes at 11:59pm on Friday, June 30th ...
Join Us for Kansha Culmination 6/24/23
2023 Kansha Culmination Saturday, June 23, 2023; 2 – 5 PM Church of Christ Presbyterian | 5846 N. Spaulding Avenue Chicago, IL 60659 We invite you to join us at Culmination to celebrate this year’s Kansha Project with the Kansha Alumni Leadership Board (ALB) and the...
4/6/23 Kansha Fundraiser
Thursday, April 6th, 2022 at 6:30-9:30PM Nisei Lounge 3439 North Sheffield Avenue 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! Friends,...
Asian Americans in Office: A Discussion with Midwest Elected Officials
You're invited to join the JACL Midwest District Council (MDC) Youth Summit for a hybrid event hosted on Zoom and in Chicago, IL (location TBD) on Saturday, April 15th from 2:00 to 3:30 PM CDT + a mixer to follow! The event will be a hybrid...
3/19/23 Before They Take Us Away (Asian Pop-Up Cinema)
Sunday, March 19th, 2022 at 2:30PM AMC Evanston 12 (1715 Maple Ave. Evanston, IL 60201) Film Critic, Mark Schilling from The Japan Times/Variety will moderate a Q+A with two of the film makers, Dr. Evelyn Nakano Glenn and Antonia Grace Glenn following the...
Kansha Project 2023 Application is Live!
Applications for Kansha 2023 are due February 27th at 11:59PM CST. Kansha Project Trip - Wednesday, June 7: Pre-departure orientation - Thursday, June 8 - Sunday, June 11: Little Tokyo Trip - Sunday,...
Next Gen. Nikkei Open House
Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 from 6-7pm on Zoom Next Gen Nikkei is hosting a virtual open house event on January 31st at 6pm! If you’ve wanted to plan an event for the JA community, this is your opportunity to plan with us to make it happen. Come ready...
Day of Remembrance 2023
Day of Remembrance 2023 Sunday, February 19th, 2022 from 1-3pm & Reception from 3-5pm Chicago History Museum Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, Executive Order 9066 led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans...
Join the Kansha Alumni Leadership Board!
Were you impacted by the Kansha Project and want to shape the future of the program? Then the ALB may be the perfect opportunity for you! Link to apply is below. Applications are due Friday, January 6th at 11:59 PM CST.