We are thrilled to invite our community members to our Construction Kickoff Celebration at our NEW JASC building on 5700 N Lincoln Ave. Join us on Friday, December 1st.

Doors open at 9am. Light refreshments and coffee will be provided. A short program begins at 9:30am featuring remarks from the Alderman of the 40th Ward, Andre Vasquez.

Following our program, optional building tours will be offered and a business card raffle will be drawn. 

Limited spots are available! RSVPs are required HERE.

Parking is available at our lot on site. We recommend you wear closed toed shoes and dress warmly as the heat in the building will not be on.

Questions? Contact Tricia Soo at the JASC office (773-275-0097, ext. 225) or by email to operations@jasc-chicago.org.

Improve your Japanese skills this fall at the JASC! Enroll at any time. Beginner through advanced conversation classes are offered in both online and in-person formats. Take a trial class at no cost. For full details click here. Kay Kawaguchi can help determine the best class for you or answer any questions. Reach her at the JASC office, (773) 275-0097, ext. 226, or by email classes@jasc-chicago.org.

Legacy Center Service Changes

Due to JASC’s planned move and upcoming staffing changes, the JASC Legacy Center is temporarily suspending all public services. This means that until further notice, we are unable to provide any of the following:

• Reference service
• Research appointments
• Reproduction services
• Programming and outreach
• Donation consultations

This service disruption is necessary in order for Legacy Center staff to prepare the collections to be moved as safely as possible. Service will resume and new donations will be accepted as soon as the move has been completed and new staff have been hired. At present, there is no exact date for re-opening.

During this period, we recommend consulting our wealth of digital resources and the recommended resources list on our new website.

We thank you for your understanding and patience!