The JACL is committed to the goal of educating our membership and the public at-large about the Japanese American historical experience and the lesson that the World War II incarceration holds for the future conduct of our government related to our Constitutional liberties.
Education
JACL Applauds Proposal to Establish Hawaii Historic Sites
Press Release David Inoue, Executive Director dinoue@jacl.org, 202-223-1240 Sarah Baker, VP Public Affairs sbaker@jacl.org Washington, DC –The Japanese American Citizens League applauds last week’s unanimous House of Representatives vote in favor of HR 5706 to establish the Pearl Harbor National Memorial and the Honouliuli National Historic Site in the State…
JACL Calls on Major League Baseball to Fully Address Anti-Asian Attitudes Throughout Organization
Last Wednesday, San Francisco Giants pitcher Derek Holland appeared on MLB Network’s Intentional Talk with Kevin Millar and Chris Rose. In the interview he was accompanied by the team’s massage therapist Haro Ogawa in what would turn out to be a pathetic reinvention of the worn out trope of the…
Hate Crimes
If you need crisis support you may contact the Crisis Text Line by sending the text “HOME” to 741741. For more information about this resource, visit http://www.crisistextline.org/. State Hate Crime Laws: 45 states and the District of Columbia have statutes criminalizing various types of bias motived violence or intimidation. See a chart…
Apply to the Youth Legacy Program!!
When will the program take place? August 15 to 18, 2018. Who can participate? The program is open to Asian Pacific Islander youth between the ages of 18-25. Participants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. As of July 6, 2018, the application period is now closed. Youth Legacy Program…