JACL - New York

NY Chapter of the oldest and largest Asian American civil rights organization, @JACL_National. Follow us on Facebook 👇

[JACL National @JACL_National]

Otoshidama (お年玉) is the Japanese custom of presenting children money in a decorative envelope on New Years Day. With New Year fast approaching us, we hope that you consider gifting someone you know with a membership to the JACL! https://t.co/Rk46GONrLF

[JACL - New York @NYJACL]

Update 8/10/2021 at 6 PM: The Unity Obon is postponed to sometime in September due to excessive heat this Thursday. We'll keep you posted with the new date and info.

[JACL - New York @NYJACL]

🏮After over a year of isolation, mutual aid, and violence, we're joining the community next Thursday evening to host the NYC Unity Obon. Celebrate with performances and speakers at our outdoor Obon in the Lower East Side!

See the full line up & RSVP: https://t.co/5Hps5cjwPs

[JACL - New York @NYJACL]

Update 8/10/2021 at 6 PM: The Unity Obon is postponed to sometime in September due to excessive heat this Thursday. We'll keep you posted with the new date and info.

[JACL - New York @NYJACL]

🏮After over a year of isolation, mutual aid, and violence, we're joining the community next Thursday evening to host the NYC Unity Obon. Celebrate with performances and speakers at our outdoor Obon in the Lower East Side!

See the full line up & RSVP: https://t.co/5Hps5cjwPs

[JACL National @JACL_National]

As the Olympics continue into the next week, here's a short list of a few more Nikkei athletes to look out for!
https://t.co/oK2rtDMPyX

[JACL - New York @NYJACL]

#ICYMI: @NYCCHR released, "You Have Rights," a new activity book for kids that highlights the activists who helped secure justice and equity, and defend human rights in #NYC.

📚 Download the book today at https://t.co/Kdp8UTJui0

[CUNY Votes @CUNYVotes]

TODAY is the last day you can register to vote for a bigger and better NYC on June 22. Go to https://t.co/nEqsAcvuBo.
#DontSleeponNYC

[Japan Society @japansociety]

Happy #NationalWineDay! Did you know that although sake is often called "rice wine," it is fermented from a grain, like beer? Learn more about #sake at our upcoming panel discussion! @JohnGauntner @BrianPolen @fukuchoMiho #yuichirotanaka https://t.co/93BvG40QtU

[JACL - New York @NYJACL]

✈️ This year's @JACL_National #KakehashiProject is going virtual and is currently accepting apps from Japanese American youth through this Friday, 5/28/2021 at 5:59 AM ET!

Learn more about this summer's program and see if you're eligible to apply here: https://t.co/AkaDgT9Odo

[Advancing Justice - AAJC @AAAJ_AAJC]

In the last 48 hours, we've experienced a significant rise in demand for our Bystander Intervention Training with @iHollaback. New dates are now available for registration and we will continue working to provide more opportunities for folks to attend: https://t.co/a7wItXuJY4

[Densho @DenshoProject]

Join @jcccw for Moms Behind Barbed Wire: How Japanese American Mothers Coped with WWII Incarceration. Densho's @nina_nobu will share an in-depth look at Japanese American mothers’ experiences in WWII incarceration camps. https://t.co/bD6EJaO6Vj

[JACL National @JACL_National]

JACL Statement: "The impact of incarceration physically and psychologically is well documented. For children, it can be especially devastating with the effects lasting far beyond the time of release..."
https://t.co/l6CYGfVT48

[Jimin Kim @jiminkim_photo]

On 2/22, #NYC Japanese American community paid respect to Japanese Americans interned in camps in #UnitedStates in WWII. Attendees included camp survivors & descendants.

Photos/story here: https://t.co/4KePUHhyC6

⁣#japan #japanese #WWII #internment #usa #immigration #migrants

[JACL - New York @NYJACL]

There will be a private virtual service on Saturday, February 27th at 3 PM. If you are a friend of the family or would like to attend, please email [email protected] for more information.

Obituary: https://t.co/S49qvuVx4d

📷: Corky Lee (September 22, 2001)

[JACL - New York @NYJACL]

#InMemoriam: With a heavy heart, we announce the passing of former JACL-NY Chapter President Sumi "Mary" Koide MD on February 15th.

Sumi was incarcerated at Minidoka, served as a longtime NY Chapter President + helped successfully push for Japanese American Redress in the 1980's

[JACL - New York @NYJACL]

Join the virtual day of action here: https://t.co/D0UIpeYe3E

Learn more about the Haitian deportations: https://t.co/J5JCbcw8PJ

Join us at the #NYDayofRemembrance program tomorrow at 1PM ET (panel, candlelight vigil, raffle): https://t.co/QQ9KMCiNGN (5/5)

[JACL - New York @NYJACL]

THREAD: As we observe #DayOfRemembrance this weekend during #BlackHistoryMonth, we join @DOR_NYC to call for this administration to #StopTheDeportations and #EndFamilyDetention of Haitian immigrants.

Take action: https://t.co/D0UIpeYe3E (1/5)

[JACL - New York @NYJACL]

As Japanese Americans, we remember 120,000 members of our community who were systemically targeted, racially profiled and forcibly removed from our homes by the US government. We call on the Biden Administration to #EndFamilyDetention and #StopTheDeportations of immigrants. (4/5)