Events

Philadelphia JACL
General Meeting

Saturday, March 8, 2025
1:00 to 3:00 PM
Friends Select School
1651 Ben Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia

Reports by Co-Presidents, Treasurer, and Membership and
Election of Executive Board

All Philadelphia Chapter Members, Supporters, and
Interested Friends of JACL Welcome

Refreshments

Street parking is available on Vine Street and on Logan Circle. Parking lots are also nearby (Gateway Parking at 1540 Vine St. is $12 on weekends)

Questions? Call Toshi Abe at 609-558-7358

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Philadelphia JACL
Day of Remembrance
February 26, 2025 6-8:15 PM
PSC Commons
403 McNeil (4th Floor)
3718 Locust Walk
University of Pennsylvania

Join us for a conversation with Akemi Kochiyama, granddaughter of Yuri Kochiyama a civil rights activist who lived in the Japanese community in New York City’s Harlem. This event is co-sponsored by UPenn’s Asian American Studies Program. Click this link to RSVP and for more information: https://asam.sas.upenn.edu/events/2025/02/26/lecture-akemi-kochiyama
Hosted by ASAM Professor, Rob Buscher, in his course “Asian American Activism”. Akemi Kochiyama is a Harlem based scholar-activist, community builder and non-profit consultant. Akemi is co-director of the Yuri Kochiyama Solidarity Project and co-editor of “Passing It On: A Memoir” by Yuri Kochiyama. Akemi’s work is focused on social justice, BIPOC solidarity (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and education.

Location: PSC Commons is located in 403 McNeil (4th Floor), 3718 Locust Walk, UPenn Campus