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The 2026 JACL Chicago scholarship winners have been announced! This year, we are proud to award 9 outstanding scholars in our community. Visit https://jaclchicago.org/2026-scholarship-luncheon/ to see the list of awardees and RSVP to our Scholarship Luncheon!

JACL Chicago’s scholarship program recognizes the accomplishments of students who have demonstrated a commitment to JACL’s mission of advancing social justice and promoting the legacy and cultural heritage of the Japanese American community.

Our annual JACL Chicago Scholarship Luncheon is an intergenerational community event that celebrates the accomplishments of our young scholarship winners, allows scholarship donors to honor the memory of their loved ones through their awards, and welcomes our new scholarship awardees to the JACL Chicago community.

Please join us to celebrate the achievements of our 2026 scholarship winners:

Hyo Amano, DePaul University
Gabby Matsushita, New Trier High School
Addyson McGarry, Lane Technical High School
Maya Ostermann, York Community High School
Daniel Sanji, Northwestern University
Emiko Tahara, The School of the Art Institute Chicago
Emma Wilkinson, Northwestern University
Ava Yatabe, Deerfield High School
Thomas Yatabe, Deerfield High School

Funding for scholarships and the scholarship program is provided by generous donations from JACL Chicago members and individuals and organizations from the greater Chicago Japanese American community.

Please RSVP by May 13th. Questions? Contact Scholarship Chair, Christine Munteanu at [email protected].