Civic Season connects our newest and oldest US holidays—Juneteenth and the Fourth of July—to learn about history and civics, featuring events, celebrations and conversations at more than 500 cultural, community, and educational organizations nationwide.
Join us for a full day of events that includes music, food trucks, voting information, and family activities—including a live storytelling performance presented by the participating storytellers!
About the Event
Civic Season connects our newest and oldest US holidays—Juneteenth and the Fourth of July—to learn about history and civics, featuring events, celebrations and conversations at more than 500 cultural, community, and educational organizations nationwide.
Join us for a full day of events that includes music, food trucks, voting information, and family activities—including a live storytelling performance presented by the participating storytellers!
Schedule
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Free Resource Fair (Available to the Public):
Booths Include:
• Communities Actively Living Independent and Free (CALIF)
• County of Los Angeles Fire Department
• Gracelight Community Health
• LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
• Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
• MOCA Store
• Skid Row Cooling Resources
• Stop the Gondola
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
My American Story Program
Hear original stories performed by local storytellers under the guidance of rapper, artist, and activist jason chu
Interested in volunteering for this event?
Email democracycenter@janm.org for information on how you can be a part of this Civic Season celebration.
My American Story is presented by JANM’s Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy in partnership with the Center for Asian Americans United for Self Empowerment (CAUSE) and the Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association (LACAAEA).
Civic Season is an initiative of Made By Us, a coalition of 500 renowned cultural, community, and educational organizations nationwide. The 2024 Civic Season brings us one moment closer to the US’s 250th anniversary in 2026. By creating opportunities to collaborate with one another during Civic Season we build greater capacity for our institutions as we move towards this milestone.
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Artist
jason chu
jason chu is an rapper, activist, and educator who “speaks hope and healing in a hurting world,” matching high energy performances with hard-hitting lyricism. He tours extensively, bringing a clear and urgent voice to stages around the country and globally. In 2021-22, chu was an Artist at Work Fellow at JANM and, with Audrey Chan, created the project “An American Vocabulary: Words to Action.” His music has been heard in Valorant (Riot Games), American Born Chinese (Disney+), Joy Ride (2023), Warrior (HBO/Max), and more. An expert on Asian American identity and hip-hop culture, chu has spoken at colleges, conferences, nationwide.