Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC) weaves Japanese and Japanese American arts and culture into the fabric of our communities. JACCC remains firmly rooted in Little Tokyo, providing a vital place to build connections between people and cultures, locally and internationally.
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2 Submitted Ideas
CREATE ·2024 Grants ChallengeUsing Culinary Arts to Empower and Connect Justice System-Impacted APIs
We propose to increase access to creative industry employment for a cohort of justice system-impacted Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs) by building skills and social support networks by preparing artful, culturally-authentic meals for elderly, food insecure neighbors in LA’s Little Tokyo. Training under a professional chef, the cohort will give back to the community while preparing for employment in the culinary arts industry. This pilot program is designed to disrupt the status quo of traditional reentry programs and Meals On Wheels.
LIVE ·2022 Grants ChallengeWelcome to Little Tokyo: Solidarity with the Unhoused
Our project will create greater awareness around the issues of housing and houselessness impacting Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo neighborhood. We will draw upon a strong, existing collaboration within our neighborhood and its history of community activism to produce a series of pop-up activations to engage stakeholders in understanding the issues of housing/houselessness and imagining a future for our historic Japantown that is inclusive of all.