Come celebrate Oshogatsu by making mochi with the JACL NCWNP Youth Board! Learn how to pound and shape fresh mochi, then enjoy it with all the classic fixings. There is a $5 per person fee (children 12 and under are free) to help cover materials and support future events, payable via Venmo, Zelle (5593026757), or at the door.

Go For Broke National Education Center and the Boise Valley JACL invite you and a guest to a special presentation of

Restoring America’s Promise: The  Fight For Justice

Featuring Dr. Mitchell T. Maki, President & CEO of Go For Broke National Education Center, and Lead Author of Achieving the Impossible Dream: How Japanese Americans Obtained Redress

Sunday, January 25, 2026

1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.  

Wassmuth Center for Human Rights

777 S. 8th Street, Boise, ID 83702

Event is FREE; registration is required by Friday, January 16.

To register, go to: https://bit.ly/GoForBroke_January25_rsvp.

For more information, email Gina Nieto at gina@goforbroke.org. Due to limited adjacent availability, please allow additional time to park.

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Join us for a truly impactful and interactive presentation that delves into the poignant history of the Japanese American WWII experience. Nationally recognized redress movement scholar, Dr. Mitch Maki, will guide you through this critical chapter in American history, exploring the challenges of incarceration and military service, and culminating with the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.

Through the blending of historical facts with compelling community anecdotes and audience perspectives, Dr. Maki fosters a dynamic dialogue that connects this history to today's crucial issues of social justice and the enduring strength of democracy.

This is more than a presentation; it is a moving and inspirational opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the unwavering Go For Broke spirit of the Japanese American soldiers and the ongoing relevance of their fight for the freedoms and liberties we all cherish. This is a chance to explore how their legacy impacts us and future generations.

Please join us as we celebrate 2026 and the installation of our SELANOCO-OC JACL officers! We are excited to announce that our guest speaker will be Al Muratsuchi, Assemblymember (District 66). He will be speaking with us about his life and career.

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2016

Check-in Time: 9:30 am (Program starts at 10:00 am)

Location: Norma Hertzog Community Center - Costa Mesa Room (1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92627)

Parking: Free onsite

Cost: $35 per person

If you are not able to attend, but would like to sponsor a UCI Tomo No Kai or Chapman NSU student, please consider donating $35 per student!

This is the first event being hosted by our newly-formed Intermountain District Council Youth Board, and we’re so excited to meet some of you! Come meet others in the community, knock down some pins, and learn how to get involved!

Come to…
* Meet JACL youth
* Learn about membership
* Build community 🤝
* Have fun!

This event will be free for those who sign up. Though, please note that this event is catered those who are interested in joining and/or being more involved in JACL!

* RSVP by Sunday, January 29th if possible!
* If after January 29th, reach out to us and we can see if we have space!

Northern California Time of Remembrance (NCTOR) 2026

Presented by Florin, Lodi, Placer County and Sacramento JACL Chapters

Preserving History

Saturday, February 14, 2026, 1:00-3:00 P.M.
California Museum: 1020 O St. Sacramento, CA 95814

During a time when our country questions the value of history, what supports a country’s democracy is not only its accomplishments and achievements, but its willingness to acknowledge, apologize, and correct its mistakes both current and past. Please join us to learn and be inspired by the work of Densho and the Ireichō Project to preserve history.

Naomi Ostwald Kawamura is the Executive Director of Densho [www.densho.org], a Seattle-based nonprofit and digital archive that preserves and shares the history of Japanese American wartime incarceration to promote equity and justice today. She holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of British Columbia, where she teaches a course in museum practice. Her work with Japanese American and Japanese Canadian communities brings a comparative perspective to remembrance, redress, and reconciliation. Her current work examines how digital preservation and storytelling can confront historical erasure and strengthen democratic participation in an age of misinformation.

Duncan Ryuken Williams is the founder of the Ireichō Project [https://www.janm.org/exhibits/ireicho], the Alton Brooks Professor of Religion, and Director of the Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture at the University of Southern California. He has been ordained since 1993 as a Buddhist priest in the Soto Zen tradition. He served as the Buddhist chaplain at Harvard University where he received his Ph.D. His most recent project is the building of the Irei Names Monument, a memorial to honor those of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated in America’s internment and concentration camps during WWII.

Admission Prices

$15 General admission

Free admission for college students

Free for children 18 and under

The Puyallup Valley JACL’s Day of Remembrance event is Saturday, Feb 21st at the Expo Hall on the Washington State Fairgrounds from 10am – 12pm with doors opening at 9:45am.

The Day of Remembrance is a way to acknowledge and honor the over 125,000 people of Japanese descent who were incarcerated during World War II.

Event Details

• Time - Doors open at 9:45am, Program Starts at 10:00am and ends around 12:00pm.

• Parking – Free parking is available in the Washington State Fair’s Gold Parking Lot, 350 7th Ave SE, Puyallup

• Free admission is at the Gold Gate, corner of S. Meridian & 9th Ave SW. Volunteers will guide you from the Gold parking lot through the Gold Gate entrance into the Expo Hall.

Program

This year’s program will include five sessions, featuring a fireside chat with survivors Hana Konishi and Paul Tomita; a reading by author Tamiko Nimura from her new book, A Place for What We Lose: A Daughter’s Return To Tule Lake; a display of paintings by artist Chris Hopkins that explore the incarceration experience; and updates from Tsuru for Solidarity by Stan Shikuma and his team on actions needed to support immigrant and refugee communities currently being targeted; guests will also be able to visit the Remembrance Gallery, led by Gallery docents.

28th Annual Freedom Walk

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Check-in: 9:00 AM | Opening Ceremony: 10:00 AM

National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II, Washington, DC

Keynote Speaker: Tak Furumoto, Vietnam Veteran

SPONSORS: National Japanese American Memorial Foundation, Japanese American Veterans Association, DC Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League & Ekoji Buddhist Temple