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February 17, 2025  |  By Patricia Moynihan  |  In Uncategorized

Route 66 and Confinement in the Land of Enchantment

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February 17, 2025  |  By Patricia Moynihan  |  In Uncategorized

The Togami and Matsubara Family Story during World War II on Route 66

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February 17, 2025  |  By Patricia Moynihan  |  In Uncategorized

🎨 Join the NM JACL Arts & Crafts Group! 🏮

🎨 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 […]

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January 12, 2025  |  By Patricia Moynihan  |  In Uncategorized

A Historic First: Japanese Sasebo Gardens at the River of Lights

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 […]

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March 27, 2024  |  By Shelley Takeuchi  |  In Uncategorized

NMJACL Appearances

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February 10, 2023  |  By Shelley Takeuchi  |  In Uncategorized

Day of Remembrance

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 […]

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October 4, 2022  |  By Shelley Takeuchi  |  In Uncategorized

Chinese American Film Festival

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

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September 14, 2022  |  By Shelley Takeuchi  |  In Uncategorized

2022 Aki Matsuri Performance Schedule

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 […]

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September 9, 2022  |  By Shelley Takeuchi  |  In Uncategorized

80th Anniversary of Topaz

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 […]

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August 18, 2022  |  By Shelley Takeuchi  |  In Uncategorized

Only Yesterday (おもひでぽろぽろ)(lit. Tearful Memories)

Playing at the Century Cinemark Rio 24 Director and Screenplay: Isao Takahata – 1993 – 118m – Japan Aug 28 Sunday at 7:00pm (English dub) Aug 29 Monday at 7:00 pm (In Japanese with English subtitles)  It’s 1982, and Taeko (Daisy Ridley) is 27 years old, unmarried, and has lived her whole life in Tokyo. She […]

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The New Mexico Japanese-American Citizens League (NMJACL) is the state affiliate for the Japanese-American Citizens League (JACL). NMJACL traces its origins to 1947 with the formation of the Albuquerque Nisei Club, a social club for Japanese-American families living in New Mexico. NMJACL is also a member of the JACL Pacific Southwest District (PSW), which encompasses the Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Southern California region.
 

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The New Mexico Japanese-American Citizens League (NMJACL) is the state affiliate for the Japanese-American Citizens League (JACL). NMJACL traces its origins to 1947 with the formation of the Albuquerque Nisei Club, a social club for Japanese-American families living in New Mexico. NMJACL is also a member of the JACL Pacific Southwest District (PSW), which encompasses the Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Southern California region.

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