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“Resilience” Exhibit Coming to St. Louis

Join us for “Resilience: A Sansei Sense of Legacy” coming to the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum during January 17-April 4, 2026. You can take in a traveling exhibit of artworks generated by third-generation Japanese American and also go … Continue reading

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St. Louis JACL Cooking Demo at 2025 Japanese Festival – Sukiyaki

This is the second year that St. Louis JACL has conducted a cooking demonstration at the Kemper Home Gardening Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden on August 31. A recipe from the chapter’s very own “Nisei Kitchen” cookbook was selected … Continue reading

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2025 Japanese Festival St. Louis JACL Soda Tent – A Great Success!

Perfect weather contributed to a Labor Day weekend of record attendance at the Missouri Botanical Garden for the 48th Japanese Festival. The JACL Soda Tent fundraiser was a huge success! Thank you to all of the volunteers that worked their … Continue reading

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July 4th Picnic – Vlasis Park

The annual St. Louis JACL July 4th Picnic will be held at Pavilion #1 at Vlasis Park, 300 Park Dr. Ballwin, Missouri 63011, starting at noon. The picnic lunch is pot luck so please bring a dish to share. JACL … Continue reading

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St. Louis JACL Announces 2025 Scholarship Winners

Gabriela (Gabi) Senno began her involvement with JACL while studying American Studies at Washington University of St. Louis. As a PhD student in American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California, Gabi will explore the understudied postwar connections … Continue reading

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2025 St. Louis JACL Scholarship Now Open for Applications

Students are welcome to apply to the local St. Louis JACL Scholarship that is separate from National JACL Scholarships starting April 22 until May 31, 2025. Any current or incoming undergraduates or graduate students at any college, trade school or … Continue reading

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May 9-17 – AAPI Voices: Stories from St. Louis at Webster University Hunt Gallery

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Day of Remembrance – February 16, RSVP Required

On Sunday, February 16, 2025, St. Louis JACL members and friends are invited to celebrate the Day of Remembrance, an important occasion to mark the day that President F. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 that led to the incarceration of … Continue reading

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Judy Mundle Book Talk – January 27th at Left Bank Books

In celebration of Judy Mundle receiving the 2024 Indie Author Project Award-Memoir for her book “The Block Manager: A True Story of Love in the Midst of Japanese American Internment Camps” Left Bank Books at 399 North Euclid, St. Louis, … Continue reading

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January 11 Book Discussion Postponed

We had planned to gather for a discussion of Rachel Khong’s Real American’s this Saturday, January 11. Because of inclement weather, we will postpone this event and reschedule later this spring. Please be on the lookout for a new date … Continue reading

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