Welcome to the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League Website! Our chapter is dedicated to educating the public about the Japanese American experience, monitoring legislation affecting minority human and civil rights, addressing hate crimes and fostering Japanese American culture.
We invite you to browse the information provided here and to please consider becoming a member of our organization to support the rich cultural and historical heritage of Japanese Americans in Sonoma County, California.
JAMsj "Letters from the Camps" Exhibit and Special Program on March 29![]()
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Join us as we celebrate the Letters from the Camp exhibit with a special program that provides deeper insights into the exhibit’s research and translation process. Project members will introduce the lives of the Ono family and their friends during incarceration, using materials that were not included in the exhibit due to space limitations. Additionally, we will share historical documents and artifacts that have surfaced since the exhibit’s launch.![]()
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Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025![]()
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (Exhibit open until 5:00 PM)![]()
Location: JAMsj, 2nd Floor Activity Room![]()
Format: Hybrid (In-person & Online via Zoom)![]()
Language: English (Japanese script available upon request)![]()
Admission: Free (Donations are welcomed!)![]()
Reserve your spot now: RSVP Form (In-person & Zoom)![]()
RSVP Form: JAMsj Rotating Exhibit Program
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Letters from the Camp Exhibit Program 📅 Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025 🕑 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (Program) 🏛 Location: Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj), 2nd Floor Activity Room ...
50th Amache Pilgrimage Registration Available Now!![]()
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This year, the Full Amache Pilgrimage will take place in the Amache area from the evening of Friday May 16 to midday Sunday May 18, with additional events hosted by Amache Alliance, the University of Denver Amache Project, National Parks Conservation Association, Colorado Preservation Inc., and the Sand Creek Massacre Foundation. There will also be events earlier in the week in Denver at the Denver Art Museum and History Colorado Center. PLEASE NOTE: you will need your own transportation to attend these events.![]()
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Jerome Rohwer Pilgrimage Registration Available Now!![]()
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The Jerome Rohwer Committee and the Jerome Rohwer Pilgrimage Planning Committee are thrilled to invite you to register for our upcoming 2025 Jerome Rohwer Pilgrimage in Little Rock, AR, May 21-24, 2025.![]()
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The Pilgrimage offers camp survivors, descendants, and others the opportunities to connect with fellow Pilgrims from around the globe. Last year we had Pilgrims from as far east as Europe, and as far west as Hawaii. You will learn about and discuss the legacy and aftermath of WWII era concentration camps in the USA. One day of the Pilgrimage is a journey to each concentration camp site in Jerome and Rohwer, where the sacred Ireichō (a book with names of over 125,000 innocent Japanese and Japanese Americans imprisoned during WWII) will be honored and short services will be held. We will have lunch in McGehee, AR, home to the WWII Japanese Internment Museum, followed by a program that includes taiko drummers and a short Obon festival to honor the spirits of our ancestors. There will be two full days of programming in Little Rock, with historical sessions, survivor perspectives, generational and intergenerational discussions, social activities, and opportunities to research family histories and to stamp the sacred Ireichō. Learning and open conversation leads to understanding and healing. ![]()
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56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage - April 26th, 2025! ![]()
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Learn More Here!![]()
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