Anyone, Anywhere Can Join JACL!

We have 100+ chapters across the US and 1 in Japan. See our map below to find the best chapter for you!

We highly encourage you to check out chapter websites and social media to help you decide. Not sure which chapter to choose? Please reach out to mbr@jacl.org.

Don’t see a chapter near you? Join as a National Associate!

Nationally, we have virtual programs and activities for anyone, anywhere, and opportunities to travel! Other benefits include access to exclusive events, eligibility for scholarships and programs, and the Pacific Citizen (our newspaper). Most importantly, your membership supports our ongoing mission for social justice, community, education, and youth!

Check out our chapters below!

When you join or renew your membership, you will be asked to select a chapter. Change your chapter any time by emailing mbr@jacl.org.

If you need help choosing a chapter, please ask us at mbr@jacl.org.


Northern California-Western Nevada-Pacific District Council

Northern California-Western Nevada-Pacific District Council (NCWNP) Region: Merced County (excluding the Livingston-Merced Chapter), Monterey County, and all other counties in California north of the aforementioned counties, Hawaii, Japan and Northwestern portion of Nevada

NCWNP Youth Instagram

Alameda

Berkeley
[Web] [Facebook] admin@berkeleyjacl.org
PO Box 7609, Berkeley, CA 94707-0609

Contra Costa
[Facebook] contracostajacl@live.com
PO Box 5482, Richmond, CA 94805

Cortez

Diablo Valley
[Web]
PO Box 5386, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Eden Township
[Web] [Facebook] edentownshipjacl@gmail.com
PO Box 264, San Lorenzo, CA 94580

Florin-Sacramento Valley
[Web] [Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] florinjaclsv@gmail.com
PO Box 292634, Sacramento, CA 95829-2634

Fremont
PO Box 7451, Fremont CA 94537

French Camp

Gilroy

Golden Gate

Honolulu
[Web] [Facebook] [Twitter] info@jaclhonolulu.org
705 S King St #105, Honolulu, HI 96813

Japan
[Web] [Instagram]

Lodi

Marin County

Marysville
[Web]
PO Box 2253, Marysville, CA 95901

Monterey Peninsula
[Web] [Facebook]
info@jaclmonterey.org | (831) 648-8830
424 Adams St, Monterey, CA 93940

Placer County
[Web]
c/o Tokutomi, 239 Center St, Auburn, CA 95603

Reno
[Facebook] reno@jacl.org

Sacramento
[Facebook]
PO Box 22098, Sacramento, CA 95822

Salinas Valley

San Benito County

San Francisco
[Web] [Facebook] sfjacl@yahoo.com
1765 Sutter St, 3F, San Francisco, CA 94115

San Jose
[Web] [Facebook] [Instagram] sanjosejacl@sbcgolbal.net | (408) 295-1250
565 N 5th St, San Jose, CA 95112

San Mateo
[Web] [Facebook]
info@sanmateojacl.org | (650) 343-2793
415 S Claremont St, San Mateo, CA

Sequoia
[Facebook]

Silicon Valley
[Web] [Facebook] siliconvalleyjacl@gmail.com

Sonoma County
[Web] [Facebook]
info@sonomacojacl.org | (707) 861-3487
515 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, CA 95472

Stockton
[Facebook]

Watsonville-Santa Cruz
[Web] [Facebook]
wsc.jacl@gmail.com | (831) 722-6859
PO Box 163, Watsonville, CA 95077

West Valley

Pacific Northwest District Council

Pacific Northwest District Council (PNW) Region: Washington, Northern and Southwestern Oregon, Idaho Panhandle and Alaska

Alaska
[Web] [Facebook] jaclalaska@yahoo.com

Gresham-Troutdale

Olympia
[Facebook]

Portland
[Web] [Facebook] [Instagram]
president@pdxjacl.org | 1 (877) 843-6914
PO Box 86310, Portland, OR 97286

Puyallup Valley
[Web] [Facebook] [Instagram]
puyallupvalleyjacl@gmail.com | (206) 824-2402
225 SW 197 Pl, Normandy Pk, WA 98166

Pacific Southwest District Council

Pacific Southwest District Council (PSW) Region: All counties in California south of Kern and Monterey Counties, Arizona, New Mexico, and Southwestern portion of Nevada

PSW [Web] [Instagram]

APAN

API Lambda

Arizona
[Web] [Facebook] [Instagram] arizonajacl@gmail.com
5414 W Glenn Dr, Glendale, AZ 85301

Downtown Los Angeles

East Los Angeles

Greater Los Angeles
[Web]

Greater Pasadena

High Desert

Hollywood

Imperial Valley
[Web]

Las Vegas
[Web] lasvegasjacl@gmail.com | (702) 623-3648
4110 N Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, North Las Vegas, NV 89032

New Mexico
[Web] [Facebook] info@nmjacl.org | (505) 565-2185
PO Box 37074, Albuquerque, NM 87176

Pasadena

Progressive Westside

Riverside
[Web] [Facebook] jaclriversidechapter@gmail.com

SELANOCO (Southeast Los Angeles & North Orange County)
[Facebook] [Instagram] selanocojacl@gmail.com

San Diego
[Web] [Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter]
sandiegojacl@gmail.com | (858) 869-1172
2317 Mica Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92009

Seattle
[Web] [Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] info@seattlejacl.org | (253) 256-2204
PO Box 18558, Seattle, WA 98118

Spokane
[Web] spokanejacl@gmail.com

San Fernando Valley
[Web] [Facebook] jacl.sfv@gmail.com
12953 Branford Street, Pacoima, CA 91331

San Gabriel Valley

San Luis Obispo

Santa Barbara

Santa Maria

South Bay
[Web] southbayjaclorg@gmail.com
PO Box 4135, Torrance, CA 90510

Torrance

Venice-West Los Angeles
[Web] [Facebook] venicewlajacl@gmail.com
PO Box 25143, Los Angeles, CA 90025

Ventura County
[Web] [Facebook] venturacountyjacl@gmail.com

Central California District Council

Central California District Council (CCDC) Region: Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera Counties and including the Livingston-Merced Chapter of Merced County

CCDC Instagram

Clovis

Fowler

Fresno
[Web]
PO Box 27485, Fresno, CA, 93729-7485

New England
[Web] [Facebook] info@nejacl.org
PO Box 592, Lincoln, MA 01773

New York
[Web] [Facebook] [Instagram] jacl@jacl-ny.org
c/o JACL, New York Chapter, 15 W 44th St, 11F, New York, NY 10036

Livingston-Merced
1812 Canal St, Ste 120, Merced, CA 95340

Parlier

Reedley

Sanger

Tulare County

Intermountain District Council

Intermountain District Council (IDC) Region: Utah, Montana, Idaho proper, Southeast Oregon, adjoining Eastern portion of Nevada and Wyoming, Colorado

IDC Instagram

Boise Valley
[Facebook] boisevalleyjacl@gmail.com
PO Box 44252, Boise, ID 83711

Idaho Falls
[Web] [Facebook] [Instagram] jaclifinc@gmail.com

Mile High
[Web] [Facebook] milehighjacl@gmail.com
PO Box 13061, Denver, CO 80201

Mount Olympus
[Facebook]

Pocatello-Blackfoot

Salt Lake City
[Facebook]
PO Box 584, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-0584

Snake River Valley

Wasatch Front North

Midwest District Council

Midwest District Council (MDC) Region: Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Alabama

MDC Instagram

API Gulf Coast

Chicago
[Web] [Facebook] [Twitter] (773) 728-7171
5415 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640

Cincinnati
[Facebook]

Cleveland
[Web] [Facebook]

Dayton
[Web] daytonjacl@gmail.com | (937) 890-2729
1133 Woodland Meadows Dr, Vandalia, OH 45377

Detroit
[Web] [Facebook]

Hoosier
[Web] info@hoosierjacl.org

Houston
[Web]

Omaha
[Web] [Facebook] jaclomaha@gmail.com

Saint Louis
[Web] [Facebook] stljacl1@gmail.com

Twin Cities
[Web] [Facebook] [Instagram] info@tcjacl.org

Wisconsin
[Web] [Instagram]

Eastern District Council

Eastern District Council (EDC) Region: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida

Philadelphia
[Web] [Facebook] philadelphia@jacl.org

Seabrook
[Facebook]

Southeast
[Facebook] jaclsoutheast@gmail.com

Washington DC
[Web] [Facebook] [Instagram] [Twitter] jaclwdc@gmail.com
PO Box 6188, Silver Spring, MD 20916

If you need help choosing a chapter, please ask us at mbr@jacl.org.

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