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Living Our Culture

JASC’s signature event, Living Our Culture, is just a few short weeks away. This is an exciting event for our organization and we sincerely hope you’ll be able to join us for a reception, exhibition and silent auction—including a one-week stay in Hawaii, gift certificates to top restaurants and a variety of special event packages.

Featured works from Chicago artists include Gabriel Akagawa, Joann Aono, Ian Miyamura, Akemi Nanka no Cohn and Dean Yamada, each displayed alongside historical artifacts from the JASC Legacy Center archive.

Living Our Culture takes place on Thursday, June 6th, 6:00 p.m. at the Floating World Gallery at 1925 N. Halsted, Chicago, Illinois.

Nikkei WWII Veterans Tribute

View photographs from the April 22, 2012 Chicago Nikkei WWII Veterans Tribute.

Watch a video from the event:

Origins of Now:
Stories of the Chicago Nikkei Resettlers

Help preserve the history of our community. If you were a Chicago Resettler of any age — whether you were an adult, teen or child when you arrived — the JASC is interested in preserving your story.

For more information on Origins of Now: Stories of the Chicago Nikkei Resettlers, contact Karen Kanemoto of the JASC’s Legacy Center at (773) 275-0097 ext 222.

This program is made possible in part by grants from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly.

Upcoming Events

Preserving Your Family Archives: A Practical Guide for Memory Keepers

On Wednesday, May 8, Jane Kenamore, consulting archivist at the JASC, and principal at Kenamore & Klinkow Archives Consultants, will tell us what we need to do to maintain our personal archives.

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2013 Baby Boomer Series

  • Are You Financially Ready To Retire?
    Wed, May 15, 7 pm

Living Our Culture 2013

Thr, June 6, 6:00 p.m.

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2013 Membership

Become a JASC Member – help us provide essential social services and keep Japanese American culture and heritage alive!

Download the Membership Renewal Letter to learn about some of the exciting accomplishments JASC made in 2012.

Download the Membership application.

Donate to JASC

Celebrate the Japanese American Legacy in Chicago.

Help JASC preserve, research, document and exhibit the unique and rich heritage of Japanese Americans. Your donation will fund the continuing development of JASC’s Legacy Center, and make it a living testament to the memory of our forebears.

JASC’s Home Support Service Program 2013

Homemaker Training:

  • May 1, 8, 15, & 22
  • July 10, 17, 24, & 31
  • October 2, 9, 16, & 23

For more information, contact the Homemaker Supervisor at (773) 275-7212 ext 228.

Colorectal Cancer Screening Study Among Japanese American Families

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Reports

JASC Annual Reports