2024 JACSC Education Conference
“Echoes of Resilience: Imagining the Possible in Preserving Japanese American Heritage” Join us for this year’s education conference hosted by the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles, CA from October 4-6, 2024.
Highlights include a panel on the Irei: National Monument programmed in collaboration with Tsuru for Solidarity's Kintsugi 2024, a screening of the new film, Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement, and the immersive FandangObon event celebrating Mexican, West African, Japanese, and Sufi traditions in dance and music. Sessions on multigenerational fundraising and capacity building and case studies on storytelling will equip participants with essential tools for sustainable growth.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and collaborate with others committed to preserving this vital part of American history.
Schedule at a glance here.
Full program here. Please note that Zoom links will be updated and added to this page before the conference begins. While the schedule is nearly finalized, there will be a few updates and changes in the coming days.
Please find Speaker Bios here.
To register, please visit janm.org/JACSC2024
Registration is free and available for both in person and virtual attendance.
Zoom links
Meeting ID: 898 7057 5667
Passcode: 481927
Meeting ID: 861 8038 5866
Passcode: 537403
Meeting ID: 824 7427 6804
Passcode: 823903
Conference Events Open to the Public:
If you are not able to attend the full conference, you are welcome to attend either or both of the following screenings. Registration is required for both.
Friday, October 4th at 7:30pm. Community Screening of Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement. Register here. Film screening will be followed by a talkback conversation.
***conference attendees must also register for Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement***
Sunday, October 6th at 9am. Screening of One Fighting Irishman followed by a panel conversation about the process of storytelling about Japanese American incarceration histories. General public (non-conference attendees), please register here.
HOTEL INFORMATION
We have reserved a block of rooms at the DoubleTree Los Angeles Downtown. Rooms at the group rate are available on a first come, first served basis. To reserve a room in the block, use this link.
Program Outline
Please note that the details of this program are subject to change. Check back soon for a finalized schedule.
Sessions marked with an asterisk are joint sessions with Tsuru for Solidarity’s Kintsugi 2024 Gathering.
Friday, October 4
Optional pre-conference programming
9am—11:15am: Appointments to stamp the Ireichō available to JACSC conference attendees
10am—11am: Behind the scenes tour of JANM’s Collection with Dr. Kristen Hayashi. Limited space available. Please email Erin (eaoyama@janm.org) to sign up.
12pm: Lunch, Welcome & Introductions
Update from the National Park Service
* “Not Leaving Anyone Out: The Irei Project and Compiling Names the Names of the Incarcerated”
“Storytelling from the Field: Old Leupp Boarding School & Leupp Isolation Center”
Strategy Session: Affinity Groups
Screening of Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement & talkback with Nobuko Miyamoto and co-directors, Tad Nakamura and Quyên Nguyen-Le (no livestream)
Saturday, October 5
“Healing Approaches Across Communities” with Mari Carpenter, Senior Director of Museum Collections at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Dr. Annie Danis, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Geography at Cal Poly Pomona
“Multigenerational Approaches to Fundraising”
* Ireichō Ceremony
* FandangObon
* Plenary on Black Reparations
Sunday, October 6
“Excavating: The Process of Storytelling”
“The Future of the Wakasa Stone: A Public Discussion”
Closing Reflections
1pm Adjournment