Monterey Obon Festival
Please join us on Sunday, June 9, 2023 from 12:00-5:00pm for the Monterey Obon Festival. The festival will be held at the Monterey Peninsula Buddhist Temple located at 1155 Noche Buena, Seaside, California.
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Salinas Obon Festival
Please join us on Sunday, June 30, 2023 from 12:00-5:00pm for the Salinas Obon Festival. The festival will be held at the Buddhist Temple of Salinas located at 14 California Street. From the Buddhist Temple of Salinas: Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom in which we honor the spirits of our ancestors. It has been …
Nikkei Baseball
Please join us on Saturday, June 3 from 1:00–2:30pm for a presentation by Kerry Yo Nakagawa, a baseball historian and author. The presentation will focus on the pre-war American Japanese early tours to Japan, Korea and China. These American Ambassadors helped to spark professional baseball in Japan in 1936. During WWII they kept the all-American …
Curry Lunch Fundraiser
Enjoy delicious Japanese Curry Rice on Saturday, May 20th from 11:00am – 2:00pm and help support the JACL Monterey Japanese Language School. The lunch will be held at the JACL Hall at 424 Adams Street, Monterey. In addition to the curry rice, beverages and cookies will be served. If you have any questions, please contact …
Two Spirits, One Heart
Please join us on Saturday, May 6th from 1:00–2:30pm for a special presentation by author, Marsha Aizumi. Two Spirits, One Heart: A Mother, Her Transgender Son, and Their Journey to Love and Acceptance is a co-written memoir with her son, Aiden. Marsha will discuss Aiden’s transgender journey and how their family and friends dealt with …
Cannery Row Days 2023
Join us in kicking off Cannery Row Days 2023: Celebrating the Return of the Western Flyer at the Japanese American Citizens League Hall on Sunday, March 12 from 1-3:00pm. Brief talks as well as crafts and activities for kids of all ages. No registration required. In the two years after the 1939 publication of The …
National JACL Education Committee Teacher Training
The JACL Monterey will host a National JACL Education Committee teacher training on March 25 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM at the JACL Hall at 424 Adams Street, Monterey. Guest speakers for the event are Dr. David Yamada, Professor Emeritus of MPC, and Larry Oda, National JACL President. The training focuses broadly on the internment …
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Memorial Flag Signing
Join us on Thursday, March 16 and Friday, March 17 for the WWII Internment Survivor Memorial Flag Signing Tour at the Monterey JACL Hall on 424 Adam Street, Monterey from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. Judge Johnny Gogo began this project of signing a 48-star flag as an awareness project of the surviving WWII internment of …
Festival of Languages, Cultures, and Ideas
Join us on Thursday, March 9 and Friday, March 10 for the 5th Annual Festival of Languages, Cultures, & Ideas. The Festival brings together all the members of the CSUMB community to celebrate our connections in a global world and emphasize the value of cultural diversity. For more information and to RSVP, visit Festival of …
Otemae Choodai itashimasu
“Otemae Choodai itashimasu” (I will partake of the tea you have prepared for me). The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) of the Monterey Peninsula hosted an Urasenke Tradition tea ceremony demonstration to celebrate the new year with community members on Saturday, January 7th at the historic Monterey Peninsula JACL Hall. Approximately 80 people enjoyed a …
