Resolutions

Resolutions are action pieces that the JACL National Council Votes on at every National Convention. These items are similar to Congressional bills in that it shapes the direction in which JACL conducts itself for the next biennium or for decades beyond. This list of resolutions date back to 1942 at the start of World War II and show some of the history of how JACL has changed over the years.

Note: There are over 500 resolutions, as a result, only notable resolutions will be listed below. However, all resolutions can be viewed by going through the links for each year.

1942

  • 1. Resolution on the continuance of agriculture production

  • 2. Resolution on appreciation of the JACL to its American friends

  • 3. Resolution on unity to Japanese in America

  • 4. Resolution on the evacuation of Nisei as a measure based on military necessity and not as a reflection of their loyalty

  • 5. Resolution to the President of the United States

1946

1948

  • 1. Resolution of appreciation

  • 2. Resolution of appreciation to the National Board and Others

  • 3. Resolution of appreciation to our Issei Supporters

  • 4. Resolution to Commend our friends

  • 5. Resolution of appreciation to the Washington, D.C. Chapter

  • 6. Resolution to establish a supplemental legal fund

  • 7. Resolution in regards to racial discrimination8. Resolution in regards to JACL reporter

1950

  • 1. Resolution in appreciation to Chicago Chapters and MDC

  • 2. Resolution in appreciation to the national board and the PC

  • 3. Resolution in appreciation to Issei

  • 4. Resolution in appreciation to Hawaiian and Canadian members

  • 5. Resolution in appreciation to Members of congress

  • 6. Aid to Issei

  • 7. Resolution to push for statehood of Hawaii

  • 8. Resolution to support FEPC

  • 9. Resolution to the national board, Washinton office, and national office the ability to act on the various recommendations and commitments made by the national council during its various sessions

1952

  • 1. Commendation and Expression to Senator McCarran and Rep. Walter for their authorship and leadership in the passage of the McCarran-Walter Act

  • 2. Our appreciation and gratitude be conveyed to the senators and representatives that supported the McCarran-Walter Act

  • 3. Our appreciation to Mike Masaoka

  • 4. Our appreciation to the Arizona chapter for work on McCarran- Walter Act

  • 5. Commend the people of Hawaii for their financial drives in the work of the JACL

  • 6. Commend the Issei of America for their part in JACL's financial drives and their support of the JACL program

  • 7. Thank you to the national staff and convention hosts

1954

  • 1. Thank you to committee members and chairmen

  • 2. Thank You to Mack Hamaguchi

  • 3. Thank You to Hiroshi Miyamura

  • 4. Thank you to Mayor Norris Poulson

  • 5. Thank you to Queen Janet Fukuda, Janet Okimoto, and Mary Enomoto

  • 6. Thank you to Chairman Ken Dyo and PSW

  • 7. Thank you to the press and other media

  • 8. (1.) Thank you to Representative Edgar A. Jones and House Judiciary Subcommittee

  • 9. (2.) Thank you to DC, PSW, and SF Staff

  • 10. (3.) Thank you to JACL Staff

  • 11. (4.) Thank you to Mika Masaoka

  • 12. (5.) Thank you to the National Board

  • 13. (6.) Thank you to Harold R. Gordon

  • 14. (7.) Thank you to Harry Honda

  • 15. (1.) Thank you to the General Public

  • 16. (2.) Thank you to the Contributors and Supporters of the National Endowment Fund

  • 17. (3.) Thank you to the Issei

  • 18. (4.) Thank you to delegates and members

  • 19. (5.) Reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States

1956

  • 1. Thank you to the SF Chapter

1958

  • 1. Thank you to Rupert Hachiya, Convention Chairman

  • 2. Thank you to Ichiro Doi, President of the SLC Chapter

  • 3. Thank you to Gov. D. Clyde of Utah

  • 4. Thank you to Congressman Dalip Singh Saund

  • 5. Thank you to Queen Margaret Itami

  • 6. Thank you to George Inagaki

  • 7. Thank you to the press and other media

  • 8. (1.) The JACL hail the establishment of the US Commission on Civil Rights

  • 9. (2.) Thanks to the National Board and Dr. Roy Nishikawa

  • 10. (3.) Thank you to the National Staff and Masao Satow

  • 11. (4.) Thank you to the chairman of the National Committees

  • 12. (5.) Thanks to the Arlington National Cemetery Committee

  • 13. (6.) Thanks to Mike Masaoka

  • 14. (7.) Thanks to the Officials of the DOJ

  • 15. Thanks to all the youth who attended convention

1960

  • 1. Thank you to Convention Chairman William Matsumoto

  • 2. Thank you to Tak Tsujita, as President of the Sacramento JACL

  • 3. Thank you to honored guests of the Convention

  • 4. Thank you to Ambassador Dr. Koto Matsudaira of Japan

  • 5. Thank you to Congressman Daniel K. Inouye

  • 6. Thank you to President Eisenhower and VP Nixon

  • 7. Thank you to Queen Linda Yatabe

  • 8. Thanks to the Boy Scouts of America

  • 9. Thanks to the City of Sacramento

  • 10. Thanks to the Hotel El Dorado

  • 11. Thanks to News and Media

  • 12, (1.) Congratulate Alaska and Hawaii Statehood

  • 13. (1.) Thanks to Chairman Dr. Roy Nishikawa

  • 14. (2.) Thanks to Ms. Sue Joe

  • 15. (3.) Thanks to George Sugai

  • 16. (4.) Thanks to Puyallup Valley and Seattle JACL

  • 17. (5.) Thanks to the National Board and Officers

  • 18. (6.) Thanks to the chairmen of the national committees

  • 19. (7.) Thanks to Masao Satow and staff

  • 20. (1.) Special Commendation to Mike Masaoka

  • 21. (1.) Reaffirm our loyalty to the US

1962

  • 1. Thank you to Convention Chairman James Matsuoka

  • 2. Thank you to William Mimbu, President of the Seattle Chapter

  • 3. Thanks to President John F. Kennedy

  • 4. Thanks to Governor Albert D. Rosellini

  • 5. Thanks to Mayor of Seattle Gordon D. Clinton

  • 6. Thanks to Dillon S. Myer and Issei Pioneers

  • 7. Thanks to Convention Queen Ellen Kimura

  • 8. Thanks to Deputy Under Secretary of State U. Alexis Johnson

  • 9. Thanks to the Staff of the Olympic Hotel

  • 10. (1.) Thanks to Chairman George Miyake

  • 11. (2.) Thanks to JACL Washington State Chapters

  • 12. (3.) Thanks to the JACL Chapters in Idaho and the IDC

  • 13. (4.) Thanks to the National Board

  • 14. (5.) Thanks to the Chairmen of the National Committees

  • 15. (6.) Thanks to Masao Satow and the Staff

  • 16. (7.) Thanks to Mike Masaoka

  • 17. (1.) Special Commendation to the Japanese HIstory Project

  • 18. (2.) Special Commendation to the JACL Youth Program

  • 19. (3.) Special Resolution to the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency

  • 20. (4.) Special Resolution to President Kennedy for Fair Housing

  • 21. (5.) Resolution to Support and Follow Through on Convention Decisions

  • 22. (6.) Reaffirm our loyalty to the US

1964

  • 1. Thank you to National Convention Chairman Frank Watanabe

  • 2. Thank you to James N. Shimoura, Chairman of the Detroit Chapter

  • 3. Thanks to President Lyndon B. Johnson

  • 4. Thanks to the First Lady of the State of Michigan and City of Detroit

  • 5. Thanks to Dr. Clarence Pickett, Roger Baldwin, Reverend John Thomas, Norma Thomas, Harry Kingman, and Ben Kuroki

  • 6. Thanks to Roy Wilkins

  • 7. Thanks to Convention Queen Marilyn Nagano

  • 8. Thanks to the Staff of the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel

  • 9. (1.) Commendation to Edward Yamamoto

  • 10. (2.) Commendation to the Junior JACL

  • 11. (3.) Commendation to chapters who participated in National Oratorical and Essay Contest

  • 12. (4.) Commendation to the Chapters with Youth Groups

  • 13. (5.) Commendation to the National Board

  • 14. (6.) Commendation to Masao Satow and National Staff

  • 15. (7.) Commendation to Chairman and National Committees

  • 16. (8.) Commendation to Mike Masaoka

  • 17. (9.) Commendation to Hito Okada and JACL Credit Union Boards

  • 18. (10.) Commendatino to William Marutani

  • 19. (11.) Commendation to Ira Shimasaki

  • 20. (12.) Commendation to Roy Nishikawa

  • 21. (13.) Commendation to K. Patrick Okura and Other JACL'ers

  • 22. (A.) Committee on the Japanese American Research Project and Resolution to UCLA

  • 23. (B.) National Resolution Against Proposition 14

  • 24. (A.) Special Resolution on National Committee and Delegate Meetings

  • 25. (B1.) Special Resolution on Agricultural Interests

  • 26. (B2.) Special Resolution on Agricultural Interests Cont.

  • 27. (C.) Special Resolution on Resolutions Committee

  • 28. Emergency Resolution thanking representatives of the JCCA for attending

1966

  • 1. Thanks to National Convention Co-Chairs

  • 2. Thanks to Abe Mukai, President of the San Diego Chapter

  • 3. Thanks to San Diego Jr. JACL and PSW Youth Council

  • 4. Thanks to President Lyndon B. Johnson

  • 5. Thanks to Mayor Frank Curran

  • 6. Thanks to Thomas Lynch, AB Don Allen, Rober Kaplin, George Saiki, and James Purcell

  • 7. Thank you to the Commandant of the 11th Naval District of San Diego

  • 8. Thank you to the Honorable Stanly S. Mosk

  • 9. Thank you to Convention Queen Kay Ochi

  • 10. (1.) Commendation to the contestants of the National Oratorical, Essay, and Queen contests

  • 11. (A) Special Resolution of Recognition to the National JACL Youth Program

  • 12. (B) Special Resolution of Recognition to Saburo Kido

  • 13. (A) Committee on the Japanese American Research Project14. (B) Civil Rights Resolution

1968

  • 1. Thank you to Dr. Thomas Taketa as Nation Convention Chairman

  • 2. Thanks to Karl Kinaga, President of the San Jose Chapter

  • 3. Thanks to Winston Ashizawa as President of the San Jose Jr. JACL

  • 4. Thanks to President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Governor Ronald Reagan

  • 5. Thanks to Ronald R. James, Mayor of San Jose

  • 6. Thanks to Whitney M. Young Jr., ED of the National Urban League

  • 7. Thanks to Convention Queen Corlyn Uchiyama

  • 8. Thanks to the Association of Metropolitan San Jose

  • 9. Thanks to Dobert D. Clark the President of San Jose College

  • 10. Thanks to San Jose Buddhist Betsuin Choir

  • 11. Thanks to the Civic Auditorium

  • 12. Thanks to the Venice-Culver JACL

  • 13. Thanks to Jame Kashara

  • 14. Commendation to all contestants of the Oratorical, Essay, and Queen contest

  • 15. Special Resolution of Recognition to George J. Inagaki

  • 16. Statement of Principles

1970

  • 0. A Requital Supplication (Redress Resolution)

  • 1. Thank you to Chairman Ross M. Harano

  • 2. Thank you to Ross M. Harano as Chairman of the Chicago Chapter.

  • 3. Thank you to Ross M. Harano for his leadership during challenges

  • 4) Thanks to James A. Isono as president of the Chicago Jr. JACL

  • 5. Thanks to government officials

  • 6. Thanks to Edward J. Ennis chairman of the ACLU and others

  • 7. Thanks to Katsuma Mukaeda and Takito Yamaguma

  • 8. Thanks to Jerry J. Enomoto as JACL President

  • 9. Thanks to Joyce Enomoto as the first lady

  • 10. Thanks to the JACL Chapters and members

  • 11. Resolution of Commendation to contestants

  • 12. Resolution to Past Leaders of the JACL

  • 13. Resolution of Recognition to Mike Masaoka

  • 14. Resolution of Appreciation to the Youth

  • 15. Resolutions in Memoriam

1972

  • 1. Objectionable Movies

  • 2. Elks Club Issue

  • 3. Pan Asianism

  • 4. Support HR 208 to Create a Department of Peace

  • 5. Funding for National Jr. JACL Programs

  • 6. Criminal Justice

  • 7. Feasibility Study on Proposal to Establish National JACL Senior Citizens Complex

  • 8. Senior Citizens

  • 9. Participation in the 1972 Presidential Election

  • 10. JACL Legal Unit for the Asian Community

  • 11. Commendation to the California Historical Society for Months of Waiting

  • 12. (1.) Thanks to Chairman Harry Takagi

  • 13. (2.) Thanks to Claire Minami, chairman of the Washington, D.C. Chapter

  • 14. (3.) Thanks to Raymond S. Uno, JACL National President

  • 15. (4.) Thanks to Yoshiko Uno, the first lady

  • 16. (5.) Thanks to the JACL Chapters and members for participating in the convention

  • 17. (6.) Thanks to Alan K. Okazaki and the National Youth Council

  • 18. (7.) Thanks to government officials for sending greetings

  • 19. (8.) Thanks to the White House for their greetings

  • 20. (9.) Thanks to Congress for joining the Congressional Dinner

  • 21. (10.) Thanks to Nobuhiko Ushiba, the Japanese Ambassador

  • 22. (11.) Thanks to the Military District of Washington

  • 23. (12.) Thanks to the Freer Gallery of Art

  • 24. (13.) Thanks to the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the National Archive of California Historical Society

  • 25. (14.) Thanks to the Philadelphia JACL

  • 26. (15.) Thanks to the Portland and Washington, D.C. JACL

  • 27. (16.) Thanks to the State Department

  • 28. (17.) Thanks to Masao Satow and Mike Masaoka

  • 29. Resolution of Recognition to Masao W. Satow

1974

  • 1. Limitation on Campaign Spending

  • 2. Elimination of Discriminatory Policies within JACL

  • 3. Funding for Chairpersons to Necessary Meetings

  • 4. JAY Constitution and By-laws added as Addendum to the JACL National Constitution and By-laws

  • 5. Interracial marriages and children of mixed marriages

  • 6. Change of Fiscal Year

  • 7. Support of Action of Henry Tanaka

  • 8. Affirmative Action Programs

  • 9. Opposition to the Broadcast License Renewal Act

  • 10. San Francisco Nihonmachi Redevelopment

  • 11. Anti-whaling Campaign

  • 12. Iva Toguri (Tokyo Rose)

  • 13. JACL Logo

  • 14. Location of JACL Ethnic Heritage Study Program

  • 15. Resolution of commendation

  • 16. Additional Resolution

1976

  • 1a. Atomic Bomb Survivors

  • 1b. JACL Disaster Relief Fund

  • 1c. Recognition of Iwao Kawakami

  • 2. Committee on Internment Credit

  • 3. Executive Order 9066

  • 4. Communications between HQ and Chapters

  • 5. Uniform Chapter Dues

  • 6. Opposition to Dues Increase

  • 7. Reparations Committee Budget

  • 11. National Endowment Fund

  • 12. California Agricultural Labor Relations Board

  • 16. Senate Bill One

  • 17. Wendy Yoshimura Fair Trial

  • 18. Foreign Educated Physicians

  • 19. JACL National Headquarters Dedicated to Masao Satow

  • 20. Commendation of Hiram F. Fong

  • 22. Recognition of Youth Director

  • 25. Omission of Relocation in Bicentennial Publication

  • 27. Revised Resolution on Iva Toguri

  • 28. Nisei Veterans Reunion

  • 29. Resolution of Appreciation to the Sacramento Chapter

1978

  • a. In Tribute to the Late Saburo Kido

  • b. in Tribute to the Late George Inagaki

  • 1. In Tribute to the Late Edison Uno

  • 2. In Memory of the Late Chizuko Satow

  • 2a. In Tribute to the Late Henry Takahashi

  • 3. To establish an intern scholarship in memory of Dr. Thomas Yatabe

  • 4. To Boycott states that have not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment

  • 5. To Implement Affirmative Action Program within JACL

  • 6. In Support of a More Accurate 1980 Census

  • 7. To Establish and Implement a National Aging and Retirement JACL Planning Program

  • 8. To Assemble a JACL Constitutional Convention

  • 9. To Implement the Japan-U.S. Friendship Act Beyond the Academic Area

  • 10. Against Use of "JAP"

  • 11. Against California Assembly Bill 3627

1980

  • 1. Myth of Phraseology "Disadvantaged Minority"

  • 2. In Support of Masaru Yamasaki

  • 3. International Covenants on Human Rights

  • 4. Operation 80s

  • 5. Nominations Procedures

  • 6. Equal Rights Amendment

  • 7. The Rev. George Nishimoto

  • 8. Highest Priority: Redress

  • 9. Japanese Americans Refusing Military Induction

  • 10. Marriage Counseling Service

  • 11. Atomic Bomb Survivors Committee

  • 12. Employment Discrimination Committee

  • 13. Offices of Speaker/Vice Speaker

  • 14. Nisei Retirement and Aging Committee

  • 15. Ways and Means Committee

  • 16. Veterans Affairs Committee

  • 17. Planning Commission

  • 18. Karl K. Nobuyuki

  • 20. San Francisco Hotel Workers

  • 21. Heritage Week Posters

  • 22. Dues Structure: Family Membership

  • 23. 100 Club Chairman

  • 24. White House Conference on Aging

  • 25. Special Members

  • 26. International Relations Committee

  • 27. Special Resolution

1982

  • 2. Disadvantaged Minority - a Myth

  • 3. Guidelines for Reimbursements

  • 4. An Annual Meeting of Redress Committee

  • 5. Employment Practices Committee

  • 6. For Nuclear Freeze

  • 8. Cultural Aspects of Nikkei

  • 9. New Immigration from Japan

  • 10. Convention Minutes

  • 11. Policy Setting Body

  • 16. Alternative Sources of Fund

  • 17. Chapter Rebate Schedule Expanded

  • 18. In Appreciation

  • 19. In appreciation

  • 20. In Appreciation

  • 21. In Memory of Victims of Nuclear Weapons

  • 22. Permanent Asian Pacific American Heritage Week

  • 23. Racial Balance in the Houston Schools

  • 24. JACL Quarterly Publication

  • 25. Nikkei Singles Group

  • 26. Loan from Endowment Fund

  • 27. Proposed "Coram Nobis" Efforts

  • 28. Fair Hearing for Dr. Noguchi

  • 29. Nuclear Weapons Agreement

  • 30. Atomic Bomb Survivors Committee

  • 32. Hibakusha/Nuclear Arms Freeze

  • 33. Mitsue Takahashi Hearing

  • 34. International Relations Committee

1984

  • 2. Korean Minority in Japan

  • 3. Political Action Committee

  • 5. Formation of National Committee for Singles Concerns

  • 6. Appointments, Civil Rights Commission

  • 7. Continuing Support of the U.S. Hibakusha

  • 9. U.S. Japan Relations

  • 10. Nuclear Arms Control

  • 12. JACLer of the Biennium - expenses and search committee

  • 13. Control of Smoking in Convention Sessions

  • 14. Aging and Retirement

  • 15. Recruitment and Leadership Development Committee

  • 16. Mike M. Masaoka Fellowship Trust Foundation

  • 17. Opposing the Simpson-Mazzoli Bills

  • 18. California Prop. 39

  • 19. Position Re: "Year of the Bible"

  • 20. Ethnic Concerns

  • 21. The 1000 Club Life Member

  • 22. Redress Information

  • 23. Equal Rights Amendment

  • 24. Appreciation to Legislators

  • 25. Appreciation to Hawaii Chapter

  • 26. Restitution for Native Hawaiians

1986

  • 1. Promotion of World Peace

  • 4. Support of the Civil Rights Restoration

  • 5. Reaffirm Support of Native Hawaiians

  • 6. Develop a plan for US-Japan Relations

  • 7. Redress Library

  • 8. Women's Concerns Committee

  • 10. Oppose English as Official Language

  • 12. Big Mountain People

  • 13. Reaffirm Redress

  • 14. Commission on Civil Rights

  • 15. Hibakusha Medical Assistance

  • 16. Arms Control and Nuclear Disarmament

  • 17. Endowment Fund Line of Credit

  • 18. Support of National Japanese American Museum

  • 26. Reinstate Washington, D.C. Representative

  • 29. Extend 1000 club life membership

  • 30. Support Sanctions in Protest of South African Policies

  • 31. Recognition of Coram Nobis legal team

  • 32. Courtesy Resolution

1988

  • 1. Involvement in US-Japan Relations

  • 5. Establishing Education Committee

  • 8. Establishing US-Japan Educational Committee

  • 11. Childcare Services Legislation

  • 17. Racial Minorities in Japan

  • ER 5. Joseph Heco Society Contribution

  • ER 6. HR-442 Appreciation to the President

  • ER 7. HR-442 Appreciation to the US Senate

  • ER 8. HR-442 Appreciation to the House of Reps

  • ER 9. Appreciation to the Anti-Defamation League

  • ER 10. Appreciation to the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

  • ER 11. Supreme Court Review of WWII Evacuation Test Cases

  • ER. 12 Civil Rights in Japan

1990

  • 2. 1000 Club Life Trust Dues

  • 4. Support for the Go For Broke National Veterans Association (GFB NVA)

  • 10. National Standing Committee on Civil Rights

  • 13. Recognition of Draft Resistors

  • 16. Additional Scholarship Funds

  • 17. Civil Liberties Public Education Fund Recommendation Committee

  • 18. Model Curriculum for Dispute Resolution

  • 19. Native American Treaty Rights

  • ER 3. Support for Dr. Mark Tanouye

  • ER 4. Second Language Achievement Test

  • ER 6. Asian Pacific American University Admissions Policies

  • ER 9. Condemnation of the "Beijing Massacre"

  • CR 1. Commending Robert Braff and Staff

  • CR 3. Commending the San Diego Chapter

  • CR 4. Expressing Sympathy and Condolences to the Family of George Nakashima

1992

  • 4. Reduced Membership Dues for Senior Citizens

  • 7. Quarterly Progress Reports viz Program for Action

  • 9. Local Preferences, Local Content, Japan Bashing, etc.

  • 10. US-Japan Education Committee Name Change

  • 11. Los Angeles Riots

  • 13. Sexual Harassment

  • 14. Family Leave Bill

  • 15. Family Choice

  • 16. Native Americans

  • 17. Hawaii's Indigenous People

  • 18. Waste Reduction and Recycling

  • 22. Recognition of the Office of Redress Administration

  • ER 1. US Supreme Court Nominations

  • ER 2. 1000 Club Life Fund Trust

  • ER 3. JACL Legacy Fund

  • CR 1. Commending the Mile Hi Chapter

1994

  • 3. Pacific Citizen (Page for organizations/chapter news)

  • 4. Pacific Citizen (Column for National Staff)

  • 7. Conducting a Personel Classification Study for All JACL Staff Positions

  • 9. Hanford Hibakushas

  • 10. Establishment of National Historical Sites at all Geographical Locations of the Former WRA Camps in the US

  • 11. National Health Care Reform

  • 12. Access to Public School Education and Health Care

  • 13. Compassion in Dying V. Washington State

  • 14. Support of the Jessica McClintock Garment Workers

  • 15. Recognition of Ranald Macdonald as the First American to make significant contributions toward US-Japan Relations

  • 16. Racist Rhetoric Directed towards Immigrants

  • 18. Involvement in US-Pan American Relations

  • ER 2. Latin American Redress

  • ER 3. Domestic Partnerships

  • ER 4. National Identification Card System

  • ER 5. Hate Crimes in Japan

  • CR 1. Commending the Mount Olympus JACL Chapter

1996

  • 1. Review of Awards and Decorations Presented to Asian American and Native American Pacific Islanders during WWII

  • 2. Commemorating the Arrival of the Miike Maru

  • 3. Equitable Distribution of Staffing and Allocations

  • 4. Feasibility Study to Relocate the PC to JACL HQ

  • 5. Support of the National Japanese American Memorial Foundation Project in Washington D.C.

  • 9. Support of the Japanese American Korean War Veterans Memorial

  • 11. Civil Liberties Public Education Fund

  • 12. Citizen Voter "C"/participatory citizenship

  • 13. Sexual Harassment

  • 14. Promote the Well-Being of Children

  • 15. Duties of the National Nominations Committee

  • 16. Mitsubishi Sexual Harassment Suit

  • 17. National Bone Marrow Program

  • 22. Affirmative Action

  • ER 1. Support for the "Go For Broke" Monument

  • ER 3. Redress Efforts of the Japanese Latin Americans

  • CR 1. Commending the San Jose JACL

1998

  • 1. Recognition of Chiune Sugihara

  • 2. Declaration of Support for the United Nations

  • 3. Relating to Bill Lann Lee

  • 4. Preservation of Affirmative Action in Washington State

  • 5. Relating to Affirmative Action

  • 6. Opposition to the Religious Freedom Amendment, HJ78

  • ER 1. Rebates to Chapters for Each New National Membership

  • ER 4. Equitable Chapter Treatment and Members Rights, Privileges, and Benefits

  • ER 5. Greater Tolerance and Safety for LGBT Youth

  • ER 8. Promotion and Broad Exercise of Civil Rights Activism

  • ER 11. Projected Revenues in the proposed 1999-2000 budget, protecting the organization's assets and preserving its tax exempt status

  • ER 12. Boycott all Wolfgang Puck Restaurants, Products, and Specifically Obachine

2000

  • 1. Federal Recognition of Native Hawaiians

  • 2. Filipino Veterans Benefits

  • 3. Nisei Resisters of Conscience4. Religious Freedom for Minorities

  • 5. Bill Lann Lee Nomination6. 35th Biennial Resolutions

  • 7. Jim Miyazaki Posthumous Recognition

  • ER 1. Continue Efforts to Enhance Federal Enforcement of Hate Crimes

  • ER 3. Support for Former Congressman Mineta's Confirmation for US Secretary of Commerce

  • ER 5. Condemn the Racial Profiling & Discrimination Against Dr. Wen Ho Lee and Urge that Dr. Lee be given due process and equal protection before the law

  • ER 6. Oppose the Placement of a Baseball Stadium in and adjacent to Philadelphia Chinatown and endorse the Stadium out of Chinatown Coalition

  • ER 7. Support the National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism and endorse the approved quotations

  • ER 8. Commend the actions of the Nisei Veterans who served their country during World War II and who have received the Congressional Medal of Honor

2002

  • 1. Relating to the Boy Scouts of America

  • 2. Relating to Religious Freedoms for Minorities

  • 3. Relating to the Designation of the Former Eagledale Ferry Landing on Bainbridge Island, Washington as a National Memorial

  • ER 2. Relating to the 50th Anniversary of the JACL Junior Olympics

  • ER 3. Relating to Support for Efforts to Eliminate Team Mascot Names Deemed Offensive to Minorities

  • ER 4. Relating to the Education of the Membership of Racial Privacy Initiatives

  • ER 5. Relating to the Little Tokyo Recreation Center on the Historic First St. North Block

  • ER 6. Relating to Solidarity Against Hate Crimes

2004

  • 1. Relating to the renaming of Jap Road and Jap Lan in Texas

  • 2. Relating to the teaching of Japanese American history in schools

  • 5. Relating to the redress efforts of Japanese Americans and Japanese Latin Americans

  • ER 1. Relating to the Census Bureau providing tabulated data on the Arab American population to DHS

2006

  • 1. Relating to JACL Salaried Personnel Cost of Living Adjustment

  • 2. Relating to the 11th National JACL Singles Convention

  • 3. Relating to Supporting Immigrant Rights and Responsible Immigration Reform

  • 4. Relating to the Life and Work of Congressman Robert Takeo Matsui

  • 5. Relating to a JACL Policy on the Use of Racial Epithets

  • 6. Relating to Encouraging Study Tours to Japan

  • 7. Relating to Strategic Planning and Organizational Development

  • ER 2. Relating to the Reauthorization to extend provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

  • ER 3. Relating to addressing the health disparities and access to health care programs and services among AAPIs

  • CR 1. Thanks to the Arizona Chapter

2008

  • 1. Human Rights Protection for Detainees

  • 2. 20th Anniversary of Redress3. Wakamatsu Colony

  • 4. Human Rights in North Korea

  • 6. 12th National Singles Convention in 2009

  • ER 2. Relating to the Commission on the Japanese Latin American Internment

2010

  • 2. Power of Words

  • 3. Opposition to AZ State Law SB 1070

  • 5. Topaz Museum

  • ER 1. Opposition to Arizona State Law HB 2281

  • CR 1. Thanks to the Chicago Chapter

2011

  • 1. Relating to Honouliuli

  • ER 1. Resolution to Accurately Implement the Power of Words Resolution Passed in 2010

2012

  • 1. Resolution in Support of Justice for Wards Cove Cannery Workers

  • ER 1. Relating to Micronesians Living in Hawai'i

  • ER 2. Relating to Micronesians Living in the United States

  • ER 4. Tanofran Memorial

2013

  • 1. Resolution on comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to legal residency and citizenship, and urging immediate support from the 113th Congress2. Non-US Resident Membership Dues

  • ER 1. Honoring the life of 17-year old Trayvon Martin and supporting the DOJ investigation of possible federal charges against George Zimmerman

  • ER 2. Appeal to Joint Base Lewis-McCord, WA and DOD to support military service members suffering from Hepatitis B

  • ER 3. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

2014

2015

2016

2017

  • 1. Opposing Reliance on Mass Incarceration and Private-For-Profit Prisons

  • 2. Condemning de facto and de jure Religious and Racial Prejudice in Asylum Policies of the United States of America

  • 3. Relating to the Marginalization of Native American Peoples Regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline on Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Land

  • 4. In Support of Maintaining JACL’s Presence as a National Organization

  • 5. Relating to the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Colony, the First Japanese American Colony in North America

  • 6. Relating to Sustaining the Teacher Training Workshop Program

  • ER 1. Relating to the Amache Preservation Society’s Application to the U.S. Department of the Interior to Designate the Amache Incarceration Camp as a National Historic Site

  • ER 2. Relating to the Preservation of the Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Company (SFLCo) site, where Japanese Workers Harvested and Milled Timber and Helped Build Forest Rail Lines from 1917 until 1942.

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