JACL Condemns U.S. Attorney’s Inappropriate Comparison to Japanese American Incarceration During WWII
The Japanese American Citizens League condemns the assertion made in an email attributed to Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of...
SD Film Premiere, Saturday 5/31 - See Lane Nishikawa's Newest Documentary, 'League of Dreams' documenting the the History of the JACL
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JACL Condemns Trump Administration’s Unlawful Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act
On March 15th, 2025, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, specifically targeting foreign nationals from...
JACL Calls for Immediate Restoration of 100th/442nd History to the U.S. Army Website
JACL is deeply alarmed and disappointed by the removal of web pages honoring the history and accomplishments of the 100th Infantry...
JACL Alarmed by Actions Against the Department of Education
The JACL is extremely alarmed by a series of actions regarding the suggested elimination of the Department of Education. While there have...
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...
