2024 JACSC Education Conference

“Echoes of Resilience: Imagining the Possible in Preserving Japanese American Heritage” 

Thank you to all who joined the Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium (JACSC) for our annual education conference hosted by the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Los Angeles, CA from October 4-6, 2024.

Highlights included 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 aimed to equip participants with essential tools for sustainable growth. 

Please find Speaker Bios here.
Full conference program available here.

You can now view the recorded sessions from the conference under the “Resources” tab of this site.