Scrapbook Memories: A Visual History of the Orange County Japanese American Youths Organization

OC JAYs Events and Activities

The OC JAYs sponsored social events and service opportunities for local Japanese American high school and college students. For instance, members participated in carnivals, movie nights, and Nisei Week in Los Angeles Little Tokyo neighborhood.

There were sporting events like the Long Beach Basketball Invitational Tournament that the OC JAYs won in 1957, as well as snow trips and JACL-sponsored conferences in the San Bernardino mountains that aimed to cultivate civic leadership and celebrate their ethnic heritage. Members also helped during the 1968 Christmas party with Latino/Latinx youth at the Cypress Street Barrio Friendly Center in Orange, CA.

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