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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President Biden proclaimed February 19th as a Day of Remembrance for the Japanese-American Incarceration During WWII to commemorate this injustice driven by President Franklin Roosevelt 80 years ago and to honor the people who dedicated themselves to defend the democratic ideals of this Nation. And now, our democracy is tested again. At the end of …
The Heritage Center Committee is busy renovating the entrance to our Museum. The Museum was reopened on January 22, 2022 along with the unveiling of a beautiful mural designed by Heather Seavey. A garden in front of the Museum is being installed. Additional personalized pavers set along the path leading to the Museum are being ordered. …
The Heritage Committee of The Japanese American Citizens League of the Monterey Peninsula Presents Making Our Way: Maintaining, Defending and Expanding Civil Rights Right Now! Saturday, August 25, 2018, 2-4 p.m. JACL Hall 424 Adams Street, Monterey, 93940 A panel discussion with Francisco Lopez President, “Monterrey” Council, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) …
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David Schendel and his 5 crew members shot film between October 31 and November 3 for our documentary Profiles in Courage and Compassion. Filming took place at four locations: the JACL Hall, the Buddhist Temple, Ricketts Lab on Cannery Row, and the Tor House in Carmel. On November 4, Schendel’s crew traveled to film an interview at Ed …
On Saturday, September 24, 2016, JACL/HC held its popular fundraising dinner from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the JACL Hall located at 424 Adams Street in Monterey. A tasty, authentic Japanese bento dinner was cooked and served by members and friends of the Heritage Center. Percussive entertainment was provided by the taiko drumming group Shinsho-Mugen Daiko. Those attending viewed a special …
JACL/HP was awarded a $10,000 grant from CA Humanities with a matching grant from the Go For Broke Foundation. The grant will help fund a film project,Monterey: Profiles in Courage and Compassion (M:PCC) that is tied to some recently discovered documents in the Heritage Project’s archives. The documents are original petitions signed by citizens of the City …
On June 22-23, 2016, David Schendel was in Monterey to film our first descendant-interview with Howard Brunn, a Carmel resident whose parents signed the petition welcoming back Japanese Americans from the internment camps. The location for this filming was the JACL Hall stage and the background setting, arranged by Larry Oda,consisted on shoji screens and bonsai plants kindly provided …
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