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JACL to Biden: Why No Asian American Cabinet Appointees?

On Thursday, President-elect Biden announced his final Cabinet appointments, including key senior appointments to the Department of Justice. We celebrate…

P.C. EditorJanuary 8, 2021

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The NY/SC: Overcoming Adversities, Embracing the Future

JACL’s National Youth/Student Council consists of students and young professional leaders representing their peers on the district and national levels…

P.C. EditorDecember 18, 2020

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Full-Steam Ahead for JACL National as 2021 Approaches

The organization meets virtually as it discusses organizational plans for the new year. By P.C. Staff Although still not able…

P.C. EditorNovember 20, 2020

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JACL Supports the Neighbors Not Enemies Act

This week, a companion bill to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s House Resolution 5734 was introduced to the Senate by Sen. Mazie…

P.C. EditorOctober 7, 2020

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JACL Disgusted by Reports of Medical Abuse of Women in ICE Custody

Last week, Dawn Wooten, a nurse at Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Ocilla, Georgia came forward with whistleblower allegations…

P.C. EditorSeptember 22, 2020

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Fifty-Seven Years of the March on Washington

By JACL National In 1963, a group of JACL members and staff marched for the civil and human rights of…

P.C. EditorSeptember 11, 2020

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Weekly Digest Sept. 8, 2020

JACLer, Activist Iiyama, 98, Dies

Chizu Iiyama, a lifelong civil rights and Japanese American community activist, has died. She was 98. Iiyama In an email…

P.C. EditorSeptember 3, 2020

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JACL Supports SPLC’s Leadership in Anti-Hate Work

Since 1971, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has worked as a nonprofit organization to provide legal services in civil…

P.C. EditorSeptember 2, 2020

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JACL Concludes Virtual Elections in Place of National Convention

By JACL National The JACL concluded two weeks of virtual proceedings in place of an in-person National Convention to elect…

P.C. EditorAugust 28, 2020