Active JACL members receive special perks just for being part of our organization! Please email mbr@jacl.org for questions or comments about benefits.

Membership Benefits



JACL Membership Benefits Details:

Pacific Citizen Subscription

Since 1929, the Pacific Citizen has provided in-depth journalism and news that no other newspaper delivers! JACL members with an email address receive the PC electronically and for an additionial $17 per year, the printed edition can be delivered to your home.

JACL Program Perks

  • Enjoy discounted tickets to our annual Convention and Gala

  • Member-only events

  • Networking

  • Educational Resources

  • Opportunities for Youth (see next section)

JACL Youth Programs

  • JACL Scholarships up to $5,000*

  • Kakehashi Project - delegation trip to Japan

  • Internships & fellowships

  • National Youth/Student Council

  • Young Profressionals Caucus

    *Youth must have their own membership rather than be part of a Couple/Family membership

Free JANM Admission

National JACL Credit Union

  • Gain access to the National JACL Credit Union!

  • The National JACL Credit Union was originally sponsored and chartered by members of the JACL.

AARP Discount

  • Purchase AARP Membership at a discounted rate!

  • Enjoy access to healthcare products, automobile insurance, homeowners insurance and other services from AARP.  Plus! You can access discounts on travel, dining, entertainment, phone plans, and much more.

  • Click here for details.

Grouper Partnership

  • JACL has partnered with Grouper to offer eligible members, age 65 or older, payments for staying healthy and socially active. Through participating Medicare Advantage and Supplemental plans, Grouper provides an initial $50 check and $20 quarterly payments for ongoing activities.

  • Ready to jump in? Check your eligibility and get ready to enjoy all the benefits. Experience more fun and unforgettable moments with support from Grouper.

  • Check Eligibility (visit GrouperGroups.com/jacl)

Taiko Community Alliance Discount

  • Taiko Community Alliance (TCA) and JACL have joined together to promote cultural, educational, and social values, preserve the heritage and legacy of the Japanese American community, empower people, and advance the art of taiko.

  • Click here to sign up for your TCA Membership! Contact us at mbr@jacl.org for a discount code to receive 10% all tiers of TCA Membership.

Your Family, Your History

With Genealogist Linda Harms Okazaki and the Center

What is your family’s American story? Discover your family’s history over a year of monthly online genealogy workshops and create a photobook telling your family’s story to share with the rest of your family and future generations!

Special offer for JACL members: register for any individual online workshop or the full 12-month course at discounted Center member rates! For more information and to register online, go to: https://bit.ly/jcccncgenealogy

Tadaima Film Festival

Free streaming for all of October 2023 brought to you by Tadaima: A Community Virtual Pilgrimage. We work in collaboration with the Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages to feature three films with JACL connections as part of their digital film festival. The films are:

  • Removed by Force from the JACL Honolulu Chapter, steamable from October 17 to 31. 

  • Shorts from Mitchell Matsumura, JACL member and collaborator, for the whole month.

  • Hito Hata, a film from Visual Communications, our National Convention sponsor and film fest partner, from October 23 to 28.

Membership Category Benefits

  • Enjoy special benefits based on your membership category!

  • Life Members are acknowledged on our virtual Life Member Wall

  • Couple/Family Members can get 2 subscriptions to the Pacific Citizen - Digital Edition

  • Millennium Club Members receive exclusive invites

  • And more!

Have an idea for perks or want your business or nonprofit to partner? Please email mbr@jacl.org

Get your JACL Membership Benefits or gift to friends or family today!

Questions?

Check t our FAQ page, email mbr@jacl.org or call (415) 921-5225 ext. 2 or 3.