M. Kadogawa speaking at Justice for Suehiro! Fight Gentrification Rally on Sunday, 12/10/2023.
Greater Los Angeles Chapter
Japanese American Citizens League
GLA JACL Presents Hana Uno Shepard Memorial Scholarships
(L-R) Matthew Clingerman (Scholarship chair), Keimi Santiago, Zoe Wong, Ruby Shimamoto, Kelly Jernigan, Hina Usuda, Mitchell Matsumura (GLA president).
Taiji Yamada
The Greater Los Angeles JACL held “All That Jazz” a scholarship and chapter fundraiser luncheon on July 19 at Torrance Airport – Zamperini Field. Guest speaker Kurt Ikeda, Go For Broke National Education Center, Director of Programs and Engagement. Live music by Ruri Matthews, gifted saxophonist.
The scholarship was established in 1992 as a memorial to chapter member Hana Uno Shepard, who passed away in 1987. She was active in the campaign to obtain redress and an apology for Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II.
The Greater Los Angeles Young Adult Group would like to thank all those who contributed to the Winter Clothing Drive. The donations were presented to LAC+USC Medical Center on 02/22/2022 by Layne Sakamoto. All of the donations will be distributed to patients in need of warm clothing during the cold winter months. Approximately 30 bags of clothing were donated to the hospital in total.