Education

The San Mateo JACL is offering to provide copies of the 4th edition of the curriculum and resource guide entitled "A Lesson in American History: The Japanese American Experience". The guide provides teachers with historically correct background information, resources, reproducible visuals and source documents, and lesson plans for all grade levels.

Our goal in providing this resource for San Mateo County schools is to offer accurate information for teaching the significance of the "Day of Remembrance" and the history of Japanese Americans. The curriculum guide provides all teachers with materials to teach Japanese American history during World War II as outlined in the California History/Social Studies standards. It is our hope that the material on the Japanese American experience will impact classroom discussions of current events, such as the INS special registration policies. The San Mateo JACL and other civil rights organizations are working to prevent the repetition of past injustices.

If you would like additional copies of the curriculum guide, more information about the San Mateo JACL, or a speaker for your class, please leave a message at (650) 593-7358.
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Scholarship Information 2006-2007

 The San Mateo Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is pleased to announce their scholarship program the the 2006-2007 school year. Eligible high school seniors are invited to submit applications to our chapter's Scholarship Chairperson by March 1, 2007. Winning applicants will be announced in early April, 2007. This year's recipients will be awarded their scholarships and honored at a special luncheon hosted by our chapter.

Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must be seniors enrolled in a San Mateo County public or private high school.
Applicants must be an active National JACL member at either an Individual or Student/Youth Level. (Parent membership will not meet this requirement.)
Applicants will be partially judged on their involvement in the JA/ Asian American community.
Applicants must be planning to attend a college, university, trade school, business school or any other institution of higher learning within the United States.
Applications for JACL membership can be downloaded at www.jacl.org/join.html.

Application Requirements:

Eligible students must submit a fully completed application.
One letter of recommendation.
An official high school transcript.
A verification of SAT/ACT scores.
A "personal statement" of no more than two pages on the topic question presented in the application must be included.
An interview with JACL scholarship committee members is part of the application process.
Applications must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2007.
Applications of winning students will be entered in National JACL's scholarship program for 2006-2007.
Completed applications must be  sent to: 

Mary Jo Kubota- Arcarese,
Scholarship Chairperson    
c/o Japanese American Community Center
415 South Claremont Street
San Mateo, CA 94401


Click here to download past scholarship information

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