UPCOMING EVENTS

Tue, March 23, 2021
7:00 pm CDT

Special screening and filmmaker Q&A of the documentary “Shinmachi: Stronger Than a Tsunami." 

The documentary highlights the Japanese business district in Hilo called Shinmachi that was destroyed by a deadly tsunami on April 1, 1946. Hear from surviving residents who salvaged what they could only to have the district wiped out again by another deadly tsunami in 1960.
Registration closes on Tuesday, March 23 at 10:00am HST.

Click here to register.
Thu, Mar 25, 2021
12 - 1pm​

Eisenhower Library Lunch & Learn:
Japanese Nebraskans in Western Nebraska (1900-1960)
Sponsored by the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
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Historian Sandra Reddish will share the general history of Japanese immigrating to the United States and settling in the Great Plains region.

Free webinar (video or phone dial-in)
Google Meet: meet.google.com/zzh-bjup-hvi
Telephone: 617-675-4444‬ (PIN: ‪453 948 864 2803#)
Click here for more info.
Tue, March 30, 2021
5:30 - 7:00 pm

JACL San Diego
Annual Members Meeting
Learn what JACL San Diego has achieved this past year and hear a short presentation from Doris Bittar of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee speak on "Who Are Arab Americans?" as we build bridges with other communities and discuss how their experiences relate to the experiences of Japanese Americans.
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Please RSVP to SanDiegoJACL@gmail.com to receive the link.
We look forward to seeing you.

WELCOME!

​The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is the oldest and largest Asian American civil rights organization in the United States. Our mission is to secure and maintain the civil rights of Japanese Americans and all others who are victimized by injustice and bigotry.

Events are open to all members of the public, JACL members and non-members alike. We always welcome new faces, and look forward to meeting you!
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SCHOLARSHIPS

The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is committed to developing young leaders.

​Both the national JACL and the local Omaha Chapter provide scholarships to help make education affordable for aspiring youth. 

The deadline for local scholarships is typically May 1.

BECOME A MEMBER

If you are interested in:
  • social justice in your local and national community,
  • Japanese and Japanese American culture,
  • and education opportunities for students and leaders,

then the JACL is for you!

Survey Participants Needed!

Dissertation: a study on Asian American workplace experiences. Shannon Cheng, Ph.D. candidate in organizational psychology at Rice University. Participants need to be 18+, Asian, and working full-or part-time in the U.S. The study involves two anonymous, 10-minute surveys, and participants will be compensated for their time ($1 for the first survey, $5 for the second survey, which are taken about 1-3 days apart). First survey link: tinyurl.com/AsiansAtWork 
Thesis: explores Japanese American identity and culture approximately 75-years after World War II Japanese internment. Harli Parker, Honors undergraduate at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  Interested in how and why Japanese Americans today try to maintain Japanese cultural traditions through language, food, and other cultural practices (e.g., taiko drumming, art, etc.). Click here to contact Harli Parker directly at parkey2<at>unlv.nevada.edu if you're willing to complete a brief survey; can remain anonymous if preferred. 

Support the "Stamp Our Story" campaign!

​The JACL is supporting a campaign to honor the Nisei World War II soldiers with a stamp.

The US Postal Service will issue a Go For Broke Soldiers commemorative stamp this year (2021)!  The date of release is still to be announced.  Click here for the official announcement.
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For more details about the campaign, please click here to go to the Stamp Our Story website.