JACLNationalNews JACL Rejects Wis. Solon’s Statement Comparing COVID-19 Order to Korematsu Case an ‘Insult’ The National JACL issued a statement chastising a May 5 comparison made…P.C. EditorMay 6, 2020
JACLNationalNews National Board Votes to Cancel 2020 JACL National Convention Technology, the coronavirus and organization bylaws prompt the decision. The JACL National Board has voted unanimously to cancel the JACL’s…P.C. EditorApril 24, 2020
NationalNewsObituaries Irene Hirano Inouye Dies at 71 She was the founding leader of the Japanese American National Museum and the U.S.-Japan Council. By P.C. Staff Irene Hirano…P.C. EditorApril 24, 2020
NationalNews JAs Organize COVID-19 Coalition to Protest ICE Detention Protesters demand for the release of people detained by ICE at the Yuba County Jail. By Joshua Kaizuka In spite…P.C. EditorApril 24, 2020
JACLNationalNews JACL National Board Postpones Convention Options for Virtual Meeting in 2020 Under Exploration Citing the continuing uncertainty and impact caused of the novel coronavirus pandemic,…P.C. EditorApril 10, 2020
JACLNationalNews JACL: Comparing COVID-19 Response to Pearl Harbor, 9/11 ‘Inappropriate’ In a statement released Monday, the National JACL responded to the surgeon general’s comments calling the COVID-19 viral pandemic as…P.C. EditorApril 6, 2020
JACLNationalNews COVID-19: JACL Operations and Programming JACL’s physical offices remain closed. Staff continue to do the work of the organization remotely. Please direct all phone calls…P.C. EditorApril 3, 2020
JACLNationalNewsPolitics JACL Joins Congress in Condemning All Forms of Anti-Asian Sentiment as Related to COVID-19 We applaud the introduction by Sens. Harris, Duckworth and Hirono of the Senate Resolution, “Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment…P.C. EditorApril 3, 2020
NationalNews Words Matter As the coronavirus rages on, so, too, are racial attacks against Asian Americans — now AAPIs are concentrating efforts to…P.C. EditorApril 3, 2020
NationalNews National JACL Extends Nonfreshman Scholarship Deadline SAN FRANCISCO — In response to the disruption caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the National JACL has extended the…P.C. EditorMarch 23, 2020