Please read this fascinating article from the Monterey Herald, A name nearly lost to time–Monterey resident discovered a new species, but he wasn’t credited. In 1939, Roy Hattori was diving for abalone off the coast of Point Conception when he first discovered a white abalone. As the first to report a new species, the expectation …
Please join us for 2023 Ed Ricketts Memorial Award and Lecture on Wednesday, November 8 from 5:00-8:00pm at the Sanctuary Exploration Center 35 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA. The 2023 Ed Ricketts Memorial Award will be presented to Tim Thomas and Linda Yamane, Monterey area cultural historians who have made significant contributions to the field of historical ecology. …
Please join us on Wednesday, September 20th at 7:00pm for a free virtual presentation, History of Diving Museum: The Monterey Abalone Divers by Tim Thomas, author and fisheries historian. Tim Thomas, fourth-generation native of the Monterey area who has researched the fisheries of Monterey Bay for close to thirty years. He has written and lectured …
On Saturday, July 1, 2023 we hosted a special presentation, Diving For History: Roy Hattori and the Monterey Abalone Fishery. Please read the Nichi-Bei News Feature article, A deep dive into history restores credit where it’s due for Nisei diver. Click here to download the full article.
Please join us for our BBQ on September 02 Nakayoshi from 1:00-2:30pm at our JACL Hall, 424 Adams Street, Monterey. The theme is “Friends of JACL”. Please come, bring a friend, meet your Board members, meet community members, make new friends, and visit our Heritage Museum. We will serve hot dogs, beans, potato salad, green salad …
Please join us on Saturday October 07, 2023 for our bingo fundraiser event from 1:00pm at our JACL Hall, 424 Adams Street, Monterey (across the street from Jack’s Park, by the Monterey Sports Center). Come early and get your lunch at the Hapa Brothers food truck. www.hapabrothers.co Kids welcome. Please bring your kids, grandkids, friends …
Please join us on Saturday, July 1, 2023 from 1:00-3:00pm for a special presentation, Diving For History: Roy Hattori and the Monterey Abalone Fishery. Monterey was once the abalone capital of the world. Tim Thomas, Historian will look at the history and importance of the abalone fishery and how Monterey’s Roy Hattori, the only Nisei …
Join us on March 25, 2023, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at theMonterey Japanese American Citizens League Hall for a Teacher Training. Shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 120,000 residents of California were forcibly removed from their homes without cause, due process or compensation. The reason for their incarceration was the single characteristic they …
The Monterey JACL Heritage Museum Personalized Pavers Project in 2022 was a resounding success. 56 pavers were ordered and installed at the entrance to the Heritage Museum. Hopefully many of you have had a chance to see the beautiful pavers. Due to to the overwhelming interest in the personalized pavers, we will be collecting orders …
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The Japanese American Citizens League of the Monterey Peninsula will be hosting a Swabbing/Bone Marrow Registration Event on Saturday, March 4th from 12:00–4:00pm. Help us support 13 year-old, Maxine, who was recently diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia and is in need of a stem cell transplant. The Monterey JACL is inviting the community to the Swabbing/Bone …
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