News and Events
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06.12.08 - JACL Applauds Supreme Court's 5-4 Ruling On Habeas Corpus
Washington, D.C. - The JACL applauds the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling that restores detainees of Guantanamo Bay the Constitutional right to habeas corpus. “This decision is a huge step toward restoring the writ of habeas corpus,” said JACL National Director Floyd Mori.
06.12.08 - APIA Leaders Confer With House Speaker Pelosi
Washington, D.C. - Leaders in a coalition of Asian American and Pacific Islander advocacy organizations met this week with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to air their legislative priorities that are presently before Congress.
05.10.08 - NASA Astronaut Dan Tani to Keynote JACL Convention in Salt Lake City
Washington, D.C. - NASA astronaut Danil M. Tani is slated to be the keynote speaker at the 2008 JACL National Convention's Sayonara Banquet on July 19th in Salt Lake City.
05.09.08 - Minidoka Bill Signed by President Bush
Washington, D.C. - President Bush signed into law this week a bill which includes expansion of the Minidoka internment camp in Idaho and adjusts the boundary of the Minidoka National Monument to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
05.09.08 - JACL Announces Date of Gala Dinner
San Francisco, CA - The JACL announced that this year's Gala Dinner will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. The focus for this year's Gala will be on the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, where several champions of the redress movement will be honored.
05.01.08 - JACL Participates in White House Ceremony
Washington, D.C. - Leaders and members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) participated in a White House ceremony held on May 1, 2008, where President George W. Bush issued a proclamation declaring the month of May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
04.24.08 - Filipino Veterans Bill
Washington, D.C. - Filipino Veterans Benefits measure passed the Senate by a vote of 96 - 1. The Bill now moves to the House of Representatives.
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