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The 2024 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival is here! For the next two weekends, San Francisco Japantown will be in full bloom with cultural activities. For a complete listing of the hundreds of exciting events, go to the Festival website here.
Deadline for the SF-Osaka Sister City High School Student Ambassador Program, offering a 3-week expenses paid trip to high school frosh, sophomores, and juniors, is Monday, April 15, 11:59 pm. Application here. Details below. |
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The Japantown Cultural District is seeking volunteers to staff its Information Booth and Visitor Center for the 57th Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival on the weekends of April 13 and April 20, from 10:30 am to 5:30 pm. Inform the public on the latest in Japantown, show off your origami skills, and meet fellow community members! Signup for a 2 hour shift and become a part of the festival!
2024 JTF Cherry Blossom Festival Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet |
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Join us at the Hotel Enso for a celebration of Japantown’s newest mural, created by legendary graffiti art pioneer and Jtown homeboy Crayone with Mission Arts 415, Friday, April 19, 5-7 pm, 1800 Sutter x Buchanan. |
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PAID OPPORTUNITY: Become a Japantown Silver Navigator!
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The Japantown Task Force/Japantown Cultural District is excited to announce the launch of the Japantown Silver Navigators Program! We are looking for seniors (persons age 65 and older) to staff the Japantown Cultural District Visitor Center (photo above) on Fridays-Sundays between the hours of 11:30 am - 5:30 pm beginning in May. Honoraria of up to $500 will be provided. If you are interested or want to learn more, please contact Melissa Bailey Nihei at mbnihei@japantowntaskforce.org |
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The San Francisco-Osaka Sister City Association is proud to offer an opportunity of a lifetime to two San Francisco high school students through our annual High School Student Ambassador Program. DEADLINE April 15, 2024, 11:59 pm. Application here. REQUIREMENTS: Applicant must be a high school student (9th, 10th, or 11th grade student) in the Fall 2023-Spring 2024 school year, either residing in and/or attending a public or private high school in San Francisco. There are no language requirements to apply; however, it is highly preferred that the student has a basic knowledge of conversational Japanese. AWARDS: Two students will be awarded round-trip tickets from San Francisco to Osaka. The students will be guests of host families in Osaka and will participate in family-oriented activities during their stay. The two students and their families will also be awarded free membership to the San Francisco-Osaka Sister City Association for one year.***NEW DATES:*** Duration of three weeks, scheduled to begin in early July (around July 7, to be confirmed). APPLICATION: Submit a completed application form. DEADLINE: All applications must be received by 11:59 pm, Monday, April 15. Some students will be just returning from Spring Break. We urge you to plan ahead in completing the application and not wait until the last minute. Late applications will NOT be considered. INTERVIEW: After a review of applications, finalists will be invited to a 15-minute interview. All final interviews will be scheduled for the afternoon of Friday, April 19 at a San Francisco Japantown location. You will be asked to complete your availability on that day in the application below. However, not all candidates will be interviewed. Those who are selected for the interview will be contacted about their scheduled time via email no later than noon on Thursday, April 18. Deadline is 11:59 pm on Monday, April 15. Apply here. |
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Are you a parent desperately seeking summer programs for your school-aged kids?
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Look no further than resources provided by the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families. K-8 Summer Programs Opportunities for Youth, 14-24 years
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$5K KASE NIKKEI COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP Deadline April 28, 2024 The Kase Nikkei Community Scholarship Program (Kase Program) offers Nikkei students a financial scholarship for their education and an opportunity to support the work of a nonprofit community organization while developing career and life- skills to increase their future employability. The program will enhance their understanding of and provide the necessary tools to address contemporary issues affecting San Francisco's Japantown. Coordinated by the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (the Center/JCCCNC), the program's goal is to develop the next generation of community leaders. Participants in the Kase Program will take part in an eleven-week, full-time (including some weekend days) internship at the Center, a nonprofit organization in Japantown that has been working to promote and preserve Japanese American culture, heritage and the community for over 50 years. JCCCNC will award up to four (4) $5,000 scholarships for selected applicants who successfully complete the Kase Nikkei Community Scholarship Program. Participants are chosen based on their application, community participation, letter of recommendation and interview. Application form available here.
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April JTF MEETINGS: For agendas and Zoom links, go to the JTF website. All meetings are open to the public. JTF各委員会の4月定例ミーティングの開催日と時間のお知らせです。議題内容やZoomリンク等は、JTF website からどうぞ Thurs, 4/11, 6-8 pm: Land Use & Transportation Committee Mon, 4/15, 5:30-7 pm: Cultural Heritage Sustainability Committee Wed, 4/17, 6-8 pm: Full Board Meeting Tues, 4/23, 5-6 pm: Peace Plaza Committee
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SAVE THE DATES FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS:
下記のイベントにもぜひご参加ください： Through Tues, 4/30, 9-10am: Japantown Cultural District Senior Coffee Hour @ Japantown Cultural District Visitor Center [Japantown Task Force] Sat-Sun, 4/13-14: SF Cherry Blossom Festival Sat-Sun: 4/13-14: Davis Cherry Blossom Festival Wed, 4/17: Fillmore Food Access Community Session (virtual; link TBD) [SF Human Rights Commission, Office of Economic & Workforce Development] Fri, 4/19, 5-7 pm: Unveiling of New Mural @ Hotel Enso [Hotel Enso, Mission Arts 415] Sat-Sun, 4/20-21: SF Cherry Blossom Festival Sat, 4/20, 6 pm: Fillmore Food Access Community Session (in-person; location TBD) [SF Human Rights Commission, Office of Economic & Workforce Development] Sat, 4/20: Japanese Students Union Matsuri @ Santa Clara University Sun, 4/21: San Jose Nikkei Matsuri Thurs, 4/25: Fillmore Food Access Community Session (virtual; link TBD) [SF Human Rights Commission, Office of Economic & Workforce Development] Thurs, 4/25, 5-6 pm: SFUSD Virtual Town Hall About Resource Alignment/School Closures. Fri, 4/26, 12n - 4 pm: Dedication of Rev. Cecil Williams & Janice Mirikitani Mural @ Glide [Glide Memorial Church] Sat, 4/27, 2 pm: Peace Plaza Renovation Project Groundbreaking Ceremony @ Peace Plaza. Free. [JTF/JCD, Rec & Park Dept] Sat-Sun, 4/27-28: Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival Wed, 5/1, 5:30 pm: AAPI Heritage Awards & Reception @ Herbst Theater [APA Heritage Foundation] Sat, 5/4: Our Pride 5K Run from Chinatown to Japantown. Free but RSVP required. [Asians Are Strong] Thurs, 5/16, 5-6:30 pm: Assemblymember Phil Ting’s State Budget Town Hall @ Argonne Elementary School. Sun, 5/19: SFJACL Annual Fishing Derby @ San Pablo Reservoir. For more info, contact sfjacl@yahoo.com. Sun, 5/26: Midori no Hi @ Studio Gen [Genryu Arts] Sat, 6/1: PRIDE Flag-raising [Japantown Rainbow Coalition, SFJACL] Sat-Sun, 6/1-6/2: Soul of the City by First Voice @ Presidio Theater Sat, 6/22: 12th Annual Soy & Tofu Festival @ Event Center, St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1111 Gough [Nichi Bei News]
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Photo credits: JTF staff, official event, organization websites, social media sites.
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