JACL Statement on Executive Order Designating English as the Official Language of the US
On March 1st, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Designating English as the Official Language of the United...
Campaign Legal Center Sues Elon Musk and DOGE for Exercising Unchecked Power and Harming Everyday Americans
Washington, DC — Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) — on behalf of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), OCA – Asian Pacific...
The Heightened Importance of Understanding Japanese American WWII Incarceration on this Day of Remembrance
83 years ago on this date, February 19, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This executive action...
JACL Joins 77 Organizations to Honor Fred Korematsu's Legacy
On the occasion of what would have been Fred T. Korematsu’s 106th birthday, JACL joins 77 other organizations in celebrating the...
The JACL Denounces President Trump’s Executive Order Expanding Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
The JACL denounces President Trump’s Executive Order expanding the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp to hold as many as 30,000 deported...
JACL Celebrates the Reintroduction of the Neighbors Not Enemies Act
On January 22nd, 2025, Representative Ilhan Omar and Senator Mazie Hirono reintroduced the Neighbors Not Enemies Act in the 119th...
JACL Responds to President Trump’s Inaugural Executive Orders
The JACL is deeply alarmed and concerned by the Executive Orders issued by President Trump following his inauguration as our nation’s...
