February 19, 2021 David Inoue, Executive Director dinoue@jacl.org, 202-607-7273 Sarah Baker, VP Public Affairs sbaker@jacl.org Today marks the 79th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066 which paved the way for the mass incarceration of nearly 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry in the United States. Based on…
As part of our continuing series of webinars in lieu of the JACL National Convention, we’re happy to bring our next webinar in collaboration with the NAACP! Join us for an evening fireside chat with JACL Executive Director David Inoue and NAACP’s Senior VP for Policy & Advocacy Hilary Shelton…
Thank you for everyone who attended our webinar! We have links to different resources and information about our panelists from the webinar below! You can watch the recorded webinar below! Stay tuned for our next speaker’s webinar in June! As part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we’re partnering with Asian…
April 24, 2020 For Immediate Release David Inoue, Executive Director dinoue@jacl.org, 202-223-1240Sarah Baker, VP Public Affairs sbaker@jacl.org The JACL National Board believes our member’s health and safety are our top priority and on April 23, 2020, the JACL National Board voted unanimously to cancel the 2020 National Convention. After an April 9…
April 2 – We understand the disruption and dangers that COVID-19 has caused over these past few weeks. We’ve been following guidelines put in place to keep our staff and membership safe. What is clear is that we will not be able to have an in person convention in June.…
