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St. Louis JACL Mourns the Passing of Dr. Peter H. Raven of Missouri Botanical Garden
Dr. Peter Raven, former President and Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden, passed away on April 25 at age 89. Dr. Raven was a long-time member of the St. Louis JACL and was instrumental in the Garden’s plans to build … Continue reading
2026 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 21 until May 31, 2026. Any current or incoming undergraduates or graduate students at any college, trade school or … Continue reading
American Pastime: Baseball as Resistance, March 29
Please join us for a special screening of “American Pastime” with a post-film talk back by Kerry Yo Nakagawa and Barry Rosenbush at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, 36 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63146 on March … Continue reading
UMSL Japanese American World War II Panel
University of Missouri – St. Louis Professor Rob Wilson will conduct a panel, including JACL members Steve Tanaka, Ed Shimamoto, Anne Mitori and Irene Hasegawa, to discuss the Japanese American experience during World War II. The panel discussion will occur … Continue reading
2026 Day of Remembrance
The St. Louis JACL participated on a successful event at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum on February 22. The event started with a luncheon and a discussion with Washington University faculty member Kelley Van Dyck Murphy and her … Continue reading
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Events for “Resilience” Opening Week Very Successful
The St. Louis Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) thanks Deputy Consulate-General Naoya Kishi of Chicago for attending the opening reception of “Resilience: A Sansei Sense of Legacy” at St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum on January 15. The JACL also … Continue reading
St. Louis JACL Mourns the Passing of John Hara
St. Louis JACL member Dr. John Hara passed away in Alton, Illinois on December 26, 2025 at age 93. Dr. Hara served as St. Louis Chapter President in 1969 and served on the St. Louis JACL Board in many additional … Continue reading
“Resilience” Exhibit Coming to St. Louis January 17-April 4, 2026
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
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
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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