July 12, 2018 Press Release David Inoue, Executive Director, Japanese American Citizens League dinoue@jacl.org, +1-202-223-1240 Shiori Okazaki, Director of Communications, U.S.-Japan Council press@usjapancouncil.org +1-202-223-6843 WASHINGTON, DC, July 12, 2018 – Japan is currently experiencing what is considered the worst weather disaster the country has faced in 36 years. The floods…
June 26, 2018 Press Release Contact: Jeffrey Moy, Vice President for Public Affairs, jmoy@jacl.org David Inoue, Executive Director, dinoue@jacl.org Late last week it was reported that administration officials were in Arkansas to scout potential locations to house up to 20,000 children. JACL is deeply disturbed to hear that among the…
June 26, 2018 Press Release Contact: Jeffrey Moy, Vice President for Public Affairs, jmoy@jacl.org David Inoue, Executive Director, dinoue@jacl.org In a 5-4 decision today, the Supreme Court affirmed that the religious animus towards Islam can be ignored so long as the resulting policy appears on its face to be legitimately…
June 19, 2018 Press Release Contact: Jeffrey Moy, Vice President for Public Affairs, jmoy@jacl.org David Inoue, Executive Director, dinoue@jacl.org Earlier this week, in opposition to the family separations, George Takei stated, “At least during the internment of Japanese-Americans, I and other children were not stripped from our parents.” It is…
June 15, 2018 Press Release Contact: Jeffrey Moy, Vice President for Public Affairs, jmoy@jacl.org David Inoue, Executive Director, dinoue@jacl.org In a floor debate Tuesday, June 12, Senator Lindsey Graham, in opposing Senator Rand Paul’s Sixth Amendment Preservation Act, defended the removal of the right to a lawyer for those imprisoned…
