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JACL and OCA Leadership Conference Held in D.C.March 11, 2010 Washington, D.C. -- The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and OCA National (OCA), the two largest Asian American civil and human rights organizations in the nation, held their annual joint Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. this week. Participants were JACL and OCA leaders from across the United States who met to learn about leadership skills and the legislative process in the nation’s capital. The conference is sponsored by State Farm. Leslie Moe-Kaiser and Art Ruiz of State Farm were in attendance and made presentations. JACL Accepting Masaoka Fellowship ApplicationsMarch 5, 2010 Washington, D.C. -- The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is currently accepting applications from candidates who are interested in the Mike M. Masaoka Fellowship, which is a JACL program where a student learns first hand about public policy. The Masaoka fellow serves in the Washington, D.C. office of a U.S. Senator or a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. JACL Announces New District GovernorsMarch 4, 2010 Washington, D.C. -- The JACL announces the following new governors: Toshi Abe of the Eastern District Council (EDC); Sharon Ishii Jordan of the Midwest District Council (MDC); Chip Larouche of the Pacific Northwest District Council (PNW); and Kerry Kaneichi of the Pacific Southwest District Council (PSW) in California. They are replacing outgoing governors, Kristine Minami (EDC), Leilani Savitt (MDC), Elaine Akagi (PNW), and Alayne Yonemoto (PSW). JACL Troubled by "Compton Cookout"March 3, 2010 Chicago, IL -- The JACL responded with outrage at recent events at UCSD that began when students organized a "Compton Cookout" party to mock Black History Month. The JACL has enumerated a series of steps the university must take to address racial tensions at the school, including the need to "engage the student community in a series of diversity efforts calculated to engender multiracial understanding and cohesion." JACL Responds to Today Show's "Japadog" featureMarch 2, 2010 Chicago, IL -- The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) sent a letter to Jim Bell, the Executive Producer of the "Today" show, after receiving several complaints about a segment highlighting a Vancouver hot dog stand called "Japadog." |
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JACL Announces Active Choice Health PlanMarch 3, 2010 San Francisco, CA -- The JACL Active Choice health insurance plan, an affordable option created specifically to fit the needs of students and young professionals ages 18-29, includes: prescription coverage, medical coverage, accidental death coverage, national coverage, worldwide coverage, and personalized service. |
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