🎨 Join the NM JACL Arts & Crafts Group! 🏮 The NM JACL Arts & Crafts Group meets on the third Saturday of every month at the Japanese Cultural Center—and we’d love for you to join us! Together, we:✨ Learn and create Japanese-inspired crafts✨ Work on projects for sale throughout the year, especially for Aki […]

This year, for the very first time, the beautiful Japanese Sasebo Gardens were included in Albuquerque’s River of Lights festival! From November 30th to December 30th, two of our incredible local taiko groups, NM Taiko and BK Taiko, performed on multiple days to commemorate this special occasion. Their powerful and dynamic performances added a unique […]

Join us at the Special Collections Library on Feb. 11 @ 10:30 a.m. OR the International Library on Feb. 25 @ 2:30 for our JACL Players performance of Confinement in the Land of Enchantment. Led by Nikki Nojima Louis, the Player portray what it was like during WWII when Executive Order 9066 was signed by […]

Albuquerque Chinese American Film Festival – Our Common Humanity Oct 15th, 9:00am MDT – 5:30pm MDT Grace Church – 6901 San Antonio Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, USA

9:50 – 10:00 – BK Taiko (Anita Gallegos, Sensei) – Signaling the start of Aki Matsuri 2022 with drumming 10:00– 10:15 – Highland High School Navy JrROTC Color Guard (Under the direction of Capt. Bill Lane/ Presentation of the Colors/Flags), with Yoko Tadda (Singing of the National Anthem) 10:15 – 10:25 – Welcoming Remarks 10:25 am […]

Join Tessaku and JAMP as they commemorate the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Topaz confinement site. This Topaz descendant led event will take place from September 8-10. If you would like to attend in person, click here to register: https://tinyurl.com/WakasaRegistration . There are a limited number of seats available. If you cannot attend in person, the […]