JACL Supports Haitian Asylum Seekers
The JACL stands with Haitian refugees seeking asylum in America and is appalled by the blatantly inhumane immigration policies being...
JACL Affirms Right to Reproductive Freedom
In 1973, the Supreme Court made the landmark decision that ruled access to abortion and one’s right to choose as protected under the 14th...
JACL On the Recently Released 2020 FBI Hate Crimes Statistics
The 2020 FBI Crime Statistics report was released earlier this week and serves as a reminder of the importance of tracking and recording...
JACL Statement on Afghan Refugee Crisis
The scenes that have come out of Afghanistan in the last few days are all too familiar to many within the Asian American community, with...
The JACL Applauds Senate Passage of the Historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Today the Senate passed the $1 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This legislation allocates funds to programs...
JACL Applauds Appointment of Nisha Ramachandran as CAPAC Executive Director
The Japanese American Citizens League congratulates Nisha Ramachandran on her appointment as Executive Director of the Congressional...
JACL Applauds Establishment of White House Initiative on API's and Appointment of Krystal Ka’ai
Today, President Biden signed an executive order establishing the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and...
JACL Applauds House Passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
JACL applauds the bipartisan passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act and, as with the Senate companion bill, the inclusion of the Khalid...
2021 Kakehashi Program Applications Now Open!
Each year, between 100 and 200 participants are selected to participate in the JACL Kakehashi Program, coordinated by the Japanese...
SDJACL Statement Regarding the Protection of Racist Speech by the University of San Diego
Several weeks ago the University of San Diego, in response to complaints from students, initiated an investigation into racist speech...
