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OrigamiintheGarden Opens April 17
The Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis is opening an Origami (Japanese art form of folding paper) inspired sculpture exhibit on April 17, 2021 that was delayed from 2020 due to Covid-19. The exhibit is scheduled to run through October … Continue reading
2021 National JACL Scholarships Now Open!
The 2021 National JACL Scholarships are now available for students. Freshman applicants must be JACL members and must submit their applications on line through the link below by March 1, 2021. The local St. Louis JACL Scholarships will be open … Continue reading
Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit at Soldiers Memorial in St. Louis Open Until October 3!
A traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institute will be hosted at Soldiers Memorial Military Museum at 1315 Chestnut St., St. Louis, Missouri 63103. The exhibit titled “Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II” will run from July 24, … Continue reading
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St. Louis JACL Sponsorship of SLIFF
The St. Louis JACL is sponsoring the 2020 St. Louis International Film Festival film “A Shot Through the Wall” directed by Aimee Long. The film is set in modern-day New York and touches themes of media, justice, and racial politics. … Continue reading
2020 July 4th Picnic Canceled
The 2020 St. Louis JACL July 4th Picnic scheduled for July 4th, 2020 at Vlasis Park has been canceled due to Covid-19. We are sorry for the inconvenience and we hope to meet again soon.
Connecting the Pieces: Dialogues on the Amache Archaeology Collection
In partnership with the St. Louis chapter of the Japan America Citizens League (JACL), the Garden’s Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum will host Connecting the Pieces: Dialogues on the Amache Archaeology Collection April 27 through May 12, 2019. The exhibit employs interpretive … Continue reading
JACL Book Club 2019
The next meeting of the annual JACL Bookclub is scheduled for: 7:00 pm Friday January 11, 2019. We will be discussing Born A Crime by Trevor Noah. For more information, please comment below.
Representation & Responsibility Panel Discussion and Reception
Opera Theatre of St. Louis presents: Representation & Responsibility: Perspectives on Equity, Casting, and the Performing Arts in the 21st Century Friday, October 26, 2018 7:00 pm Haertter Performing Arts Center John Burroughs School 755 S. Price Road St. Louis MO … Continue reading
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An American Soldier
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis presents the world premiere of the new two-act opera: An American Soldier Composed by Huang Ruo Libretto by David Henry Hwang Directed by Matthew Ozawa Conducted by Michael Christie Danny Chen is the son of … Continue reading
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Kansha Project and Youth Summit
The Kansha Project is a JACL Chicago program that connects self-identified Japanese Americans, ages 18–25, to the continuing legacy of the Japanese American community’s incarceration during World War II. The program centers around an educational trip to Los Angeles’ Little … Continue reading
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