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JACL/OCA Leadership Summit Now Accepting Applications

WASHINGTON — The JACL is now accepting applications for the 2018 JACL/OCA Leadership Summit in in Washington, D.C. It will…

P.C. EditorJanuary 19, 2018

Community JACL News

Sequoia JACL Acknowledges 2017 Scholarship Recipients

It was a women’s night out on May 9 as the Sequoia JACL chapter honored its 2017 scholarship recipients during…

P.C. EditorNovember 17, 2017

JACL National News Politics

JACL Identifies Strategic Plan as Means to Secure Organization’s Longevity

The National Board convenes in San Francisco to re-energize its efforts to show people why they should be a JACL…

P.C. EditorNovember 3, 2017

Community JACL News Politics

Floyd Mori Announces Retirement from APAICS

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After five years as president and CEO of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, Floyd…

P.C. EditorOctober 20, 2017

JACL Politics

JACL Continues Opposition to Newly Issued Immigration Ban

The JACL continues to oppose the Muslim country travel ban. The addition of three more nations to the Muslim country…

P.C. EditorOctober 6, 2017

JACL National News Politics

JACL Speaks Out in Support of Keeping DACA

WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League on Thursday joined the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans and several other…

P.C. EditorSeptember 1, 2017

JACL National News Politics

JACL Slams Joe Arpaio Pardon

WASHINGTON — The Japanese American Citizens League denounced Friday’s pardon by President Trump of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio,…

P.C. EditorAugust 30, 2017

JACL National News Politics

JACL Supports the Rights of Transgender Individuals to Serve Openly in the Military

The Japanese American Citizens League is deeply dismayed by the announcement by President Donald Trump that transgender people will be…

P.C. EditorAugust 4, 2017

Columnists JACL Reflections

Reflections: The Advantage of Belonging to the JACL

By Laurie Shigekuni It was a joy and privilege to travel to Washington, D.C., from July 6-10 with my Dad…

P.C. EditorJuly 21, 2017

Community JACL News

Twin Cities JACL Co-Sponsors ‘Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit: Japanese American WWII Incarceration, Then & Now’ Exhibit

Paul Kitagaki Jr. (seated, third from left) with Twin Cities JACL Education Committee members (seated, from left) Les Suzukamo, Janet Carlson (co-chair), Carolyn Nayematsu…

P.C. EditorJuly 6, 2017