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Register by next Tuesday for this online workshop to make colorful Chrysanthemum designs of Nerikiri sweets on Friday, September 9 from 6 – 7:30 pm. The instructor is Toshiko Sugii Steffes, a master of Wagashi sweets. Nerikiri are a type of Japanese sweets made with white butter bean paste and mochi rice cake beautifully molded into shapes that reflect the season.
Ingredients for making your nerigiri will be available for pick-up at the JASC office before the workshop or can be shipped to you (Continental US please).
Click here to register and for full details. Only a few spots left. There will be a waitlist when workshop is full.
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September Japanese Conversation Table –
Thursday, September 8, 2022
9月の日本語お話会は 9月8日（木）です
開催日：毎月第２木曜日
開催時間：午後1:30から3:00まで
参加費：１人/１回5ドル
日本語で交流したい方へのお知らせです。（日本語の会話クラスではありません。）
コロナ・パンデミックで過去1年以上ズームで続けてきた日本語のお話会ですが、州や市の拘束解除に伴って、今までどおりJASCで 開催できることになりました。
普段あまりほかの方との交流のない方、一人でお住まいの方、思いっきり日本語でおしゃべりしてみませんか？楽しい話題や暮らしのアイデアを分け合い、ちょっとした悩みや不安など、皆で話し合えば解決法がでてくるかも知れません。いろいろなことを日本語で話し合い、英語社会で溜まったストレスを解消しましょう。
このプログラムに興味のある方、参加したいと思われる方は、Eメールで川口ケイclasses@jasc-chicago.org または電話：773-275-0097内線226, までご連絡ください。
Do you know a native Japanese speaker who would like to connect and socialize with other native (or native-level) Japanese speakers? Please note this is not a Japanese language class but rather a time for fellowship while speaking in fluent Japanese.
Date: Monthly, second Thursday, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Cost: $5 per person, per session
Following the Covid-19 guidelines for the city and state, we are now resuming in-person gatherings at JASC for our Conversation Table.
JASC's Conversation Table welcomes everyone to share their experiences, ideas, and stories through social interaction, and offers an opportunity to expand their social networks with others in the local community.
If you know someone who would like to participate, please contact Kay Kawaguchi by email at classes@jasc-chicago.org or please call her at 773-275-0097 x 226 and leave a message to RSVP. Kay can answer any questions about the program in Japanese or in English.
JASC is located at 4427 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL
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Are you ready to attend a community meal and support a good cause?
Based on the idea of Soup & Bread community meals, we are hosting our own community meal and gathering.
How does this work?
Volunteer soup makers bring a crock pot of their favorite soup to share. JASC provides rice, bowls and spoons. Soup eaters make a donation with all funds raised going to a local nonprofit organization.
Save the date Friday, September 23 and watch for more details next month.
Questions? Want to volunteer to bring soup?
Contact Jenn Trautvetter, 773-275-0097, ext. 228 or jtrautetter@jasc-chicago.org
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The planning committee is looking at options on how to hold Holiday Delight keeping everyone’s health and safety in mind. More details coming soon. For now, save the date for this annual tradition featuring food, handcrafted goods, cultural performances, children’s activities and more! Questions? Contact Jenn Trautvetter at the JASC office (773-275-0097, ext. 228) or by email to jtrautvetter@jasc-chicago.org. | | | |
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Intern Projects Now Available Online
Think you know everything there is to know about Japanese American history? Convinced that archives are boring? Think again! The Legacy Center’s interns will wow you with their creative explorations of personal correspondence, oral histories, photographs, botanical illustrations, a yearbook, a cookbook, and a beautiful set of painted rocks.
From June to August 2022, the Legacy Center offered a special internship program for an inaugural cohort of six interns and one community fellow. Over the course of eight weeks, the participants learned about archival research, narrative structure and storytelling, and audiovisual production, developing their skills through a series of hands-on activities. They also had the opportunity to meet scholars and professionals from a variety of fields and engage with members of the Chicago Japanese American community. By the end of the program, each intern produced a short audio or video project touching on themes of wartime incarceration and/or resettlement, and featuring materials from the Legacy Center’s collections.
To view the projects, please visit this webpage. The videos run ~5 minutes and the audio projects are ~15-20 minutes each.
This internship program was made possible by funding through the Japanese American Confinement Sites grant program, administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
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Questions? Contact Kay Kawaguchi for more information by phone at (773) 275-0097, ext. 226, or by email classes@jasc-chicago.org. | | | |
Donguri Kai Japanese language classes for elementary students will be online this year starting the week of September 12. Four levels of classes are available from beginner to advanced. Registration closes next week! For details and to register visit https://sites.google.com/view/jascdonguri/home | | | |
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Chicago Northside Origami Group
There is a $5 fee per folder to be paid each time, and children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult (no charge for non-folding adults). Please bring paper for folding, and any models or books you would like to share.
All skill levels welcome!
For more information and future dates, please contact:
June Yamasaki, june.yamasaki@gmail.com
Please note, masks are required in all public areas of JASC.
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Tri-C Music in the Garden Series
Sunday, August 28th, 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Christ Church of Chicago, 6047 N Rockwell St, Chicago, IL 60659
$10 suggested donation
All proceeds go to Planned Parenthood, March for our Lives & Hinata Farms
Bring your blanket or lawn chair & come sit in our beautiful Peace Garden & enjoy wonderful music & delicious complimentary food!
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The Japan America Society of Chicago is excited to announce that we will be hosting two dynamic virtual events this month including: The Flavors of Japan to Your Table featuring Moe, a former geisha turned founder of Kimono Mom (a YouTube channel with over a million followers in 192 countries) and a “Virtual Stroll in Asakusa (Tokyo) With a Local Expert!” featuring Lauren Shannon, GM & Partner, Arigato Travel. This event will include a live stream tour off the beaten track, where guests can discover hidden spots and tasty treats that most tourists will never find.
(8/25) https://jaschicago.org/event/the-flavors-of-japan-to-your-table/
(8/30) https://jaschicago.org/event/virtual-stroll-in-asakusa/
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JASC Volunteer Takako Day to present Urban History Seminar at Chicago History Museum
Breaking the Japantown Stereotype: Who Were the Japanese and Japanese Americans in Chicago 1865–1940?
Dedicated JASC volunteer, award-winning freelance writer, and independent researcher Takako Day will be presenting an Urban History Seminar for the Chicago History Museum on Thursday, October 13th, 7:00-8:15 p.m. CDT. Click here to RSVP!
The Urban History Seminar series feature a scholarly presentation followed by lively discussion. Takako Day, independent researcher, and Michael Day, Professor of English and Director of the First-Year Composition Program at Northern Illinois University, present “Breaking the Japantown Stereotype: Who Were the Japanese and Japanese Americans in Chicago 1865–1940?”
Most people think of the Japanese as so group-oriented that they would naturally form Japantowns, enclaves for Japanese immigrants in US cities. Yet, unlike their counterparts on the West Coast who were subject to strong racism, the Japanese in Chicago felt free to live where they chose, based on their own sense of individuality and self-identity. Join Takako and Michael Day to learn about the many and varied lives of Japanese immigrants, as well as their families and their professions, introducing, through Chicago history, a new aspect of Japanese American history in the United States.
The Zoom session will open at 6:45 p.m. with the program starting at 7:00 p.m. and concluding by 8:15 p.m. RSVP is required.
This session is free of charge; CHM would greatly appreciate a donation to the Museum in any amount. A Zoom link will be provided after registration.
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OrigamiUSA, together with Chicago Northside Origami, is excited to host the city's first origami convention this fall! The convention dates are October 28-30, 2022.
Get ready for a weekend of origami fun with two full days of classes from beginner to complex! Registration is limited to the first 150 folders. There will be a waitlist once we are full. There will be a small exhibition which is free and open to the public. Details and registration are on the convention website at https://origamiusa.org/cocon2022
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TOYOAKI Ensemble and Mai Sugimoto at
Chicago Jazz Festival Opening Day
Thursday, September 1st | Chicago Cultural Center
TOYOAKI Ensemble at 12:15-1:15PM in the Claudia Cassidy Theatre -
Presented by Asian Improv
Mai Sugimoto at 2:00-3:00PM in the Preston Bradley Hall -
Presented by Elastic Arts
78 E Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
More information HERE.
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Dance the Walk
by Links Hall
Saturday, September 10th | Columbus Plaza | 12:00PM
233 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601 - Just East of Columbus Street Bridge
We’re celebrating the Year of Chicago Dance with FREE performances and community workshops on the Riverwalk! Movers, makers, musicians (and perhaps a flash mob or two!) showcase the city’s dynamic dance scene. All are invited to take their turn on the “dance floor” at pre-show classes for all ages and abilities.
More information HERE.
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Shubukai 46th Anniversary Performance
Sunday Sept. 18th | Ruth Page Center for the Arts| 3:00PM
Free Admission with Registration
After 2 years of remote streaming performances, Shubukai celebrates its 46th year in Chicago at Ruth Page Center for the Arts with a live, full costume performance of Fujima Style Japanese Classical Dance. Includes special guest performances by Tsukasa Taiko and Toyoaki Sanjuro from Toyoakimoto Shamisen.
Register to this event HERE.
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JASC WISHLIST
- NEW or used Apple iPad
- Letter Size (8 1/2 x 11) Copy Paper
- "Dollar" gift items for Adult Day Service games & activities
- Staples, Amazon, or Target gift cards
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Amazon Wishlist (be sure to use smile.amazon.com!)
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