All About Kizuna Programs

All About Our Programs

Kizuna is all about building future leaders for our community. The goal of our programs are to empower, engage and build activism amongst Nikkei youth. Additionally, we seek to create a space within our community and amongst our organization for youth to exercise their leadership in a way that benefits our community.

All of our programs utilize a hands on, interactive way of building skills, confidence and and a knowledge base amongst the next generation. Kizuna mixes education with practical service learning.
Check out our programs to learn more about how Kizuna is building a future for our community…

Camp Musubi

What is Camp Musubi?  Camp Musubi is a weeklong day camp that uses fun activities to teach young people about Japanese American heritage. Camp Musubi takes place around Nisei Week, usually in mid-August. The goal of the camp is to spark interest in the Japanese American culture and community through hands-on experiences and interactions with [...]

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Nikkei Community Internship

The Nikkei Community Internship (NCI), currently going into its 11th year, is a statewide program that provides college students the opportunity to gain leadership, cultural, and professional knowledge and skills.  Coordinated by the Japanese Community Youth Council (JCYC) in Northern California and Kizuna-Uniting Nikkei for the Future in Southern California, the goal of the program [...]

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Youth CAN

Youth CAN in a Nutshell The Youth CAN Project is a community engagement program geared toward high school students of all ages. Our project is geared toward building four basic competencies amongst youth: passion, leadership, organizing, advocacy. Youth who participate in our program will network with community leaders, gain knowledge, tools and skills to be [...]

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Bridging Communities

The goal of the Bridging Communities Program is to create awareness, dialogue and ultimately activism from Japanese American and Muslim American youth through a series of interactive sessions including topics such as: identity, culture, religion, civil rights, community history, advocacy, and community service.

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