Celebrate the spirit of autumn at the Aki-Matsuri on Sunday, 28th September 2025! 🌸🍁Join us for a day filled with traditional Japanese fun, food, and festivities, including: 🎶 Taiko Drumming🎋 Ikebana Flower Arranging🎭 Traditional Japanese Performances🍡 Mochi & Japanese Treats ✨ This year marks the Year of the Snake (Hebi), symbolizing wisdom, transformation, and resilience. […]
蛇年 Year of the Snake 2025
Happy New Year!! 2025 is the Year of the Snake in the Japanese zodiac. The snake is a symbol of renewal, rebirth, and growth, and is associated with longevity and good fortune. In Japan, the zodiac is called Ju-nishi and consists of 12 animals, each assigned to a year. The snake is said to represent […]
Join Us for the 2025 National Day of Racial Healing!
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, January 21st, 2025, as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) partners with Augsburg Fortress to participate in the National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH). From 9 a.m. to 1p.m. Mountain Time, the ELCA will host a free online educational event that uplifts the voices of ELCA leaders of color. […]
SAVE the DATE!! National JACL Convention
The National JACL Convention is coming to Albuquerque, NM from July 17-20, 2025! Join us at this landmark event as we celebrate our heritage, foster community, and shape the future together under this year’s powerful theme: PEACE: Promote, Educate, Advocate Compassion Everywhere 平和 (Heiwa) WHERE: Albuquerque, NMWHEN: July 17-20, 2025 Stay tuned for updates on […]
Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble KODO
At The Lensic Feb. 23 KODO performs 7:30 p.m., Feb. 23 at The Lensic in Santa Fe. Courtesy/LPAC LPAC News: Internationally renowned taiko performing arts ensemble KODO brings heart, history, and high-energy taiko drumming 7:30 p.m., Feb. 23 to The Lensic Performing Arts Center (LPAC) in Santa Fe. Striving to both preserve and re-interpret traditional Japanese […]
Albuquerque Chinese American Film Festival
2022 ACAFF, Saturday, October 15 We Are All Americans: Breaking Barriers – Building BridgesSaturday, October 16, 2021 Grace Church, 6901 San Antonio NE, ABQ, NMFree Admission, $10 per person donation suggested9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tickets at http://www.cacaabq.org/?p=404 for more info email: [email protected]
Miyamura: Journey from ‘enemy alien’ to American hero
Miyamura: Journey from ‘enemy alien’ to American hero Copyright © 2018 Albuquerque Journal Editor’s Note: Hiroshi Miyamura watched a lot of the Winter Olympics in South Korea. But just the mention of the country brings back a flood of memories. He talked about his heroic role in what is known as America’s forgotten war, in […]
MATSURI GAMES – Karate Tournament
Saturday, February 10, 2018 -NMJACL is teaming up with longtime supporter, Randy Sanders of New Mexico Shotokan Karate, to sponsor the United States Karate Alliance (USKA) Regional Mountain States Martial Arts Championships being held in Albuquerque on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Legacy Church Gym on the west side (6900 Los Volcanes Road NW). […]
Cynthia Grady – Book Signing
Saturday, January 20, 2018 – BOOKWORKS -NMJACL Board Member and author, Cynthia Grady, has had her latest book published and on store shelves only days ago. See the attached announcement and article in the November 2017 issue of the Sagebrush Shinbun for more background about this wonderful book that captures actual letters from children who […]
JACL PLAYERS PRESENT “LIVING HISTORY”
FROM DAYS OF INFAMY TO DAYS OF REMEMBERANCE : Stories of Immigration, Internment, Redress JACL Players: Ikuko Begay, Rusty Chan, Esther Churchwell, Calvin Kobayashi, Nikki Nojima Louis, Paul Mayer, Joan Varney, Rod Ventura, Davis Begay (slides), Mike Swick (video) All performances are free of charge and open to the public