JACL Mourns the Loss of Secretary Norman Mineta
JACL is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, a true trailblazer in not only the Japanese American...
JACL Reaffirms Right to Reproductive Freedom
On Monday, May 2nd, 2022, an initial draft of a supreme court opinion authored by Justice Alito that would strike down the Roe vs Wade...
JACL Celebrates the Start of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 1st marked the beginning of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In 1978, Congress passed its first...
JACL Celebrates the Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of AAPI History
On Tuesday, April 26th, 2022, Representative Grace Meng (D-NY-6)’s H.R.3525, also known as the Commission To Study the Potential Creation...
Updated SDJACL Statement Regarding April 11, 2022 Remarks at the SDUHS DEI Training Session
April 21, 2022 At the April 20, 2022 San Dieguito Union High School District board meeting, the District's board voted 3-1 to place...
JACL Applauds Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Today, the United States Senate voted 53-47 to confirm the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson making her the 116th Justice...
JACL Condemns Passage of Anti-LGBTQIA+ Laws
Earlier this week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill into law for his state. Also this week, in...
SDJACL Community Dialogue: Thurs., May 12, 2022, 6:30-8:00 pm, feat. Prof. Susan Hasegawa
SDJACL Community Dialogue: Thursday, May 12, 2022, 6:30 - 8:00 pm, featuring Susan Hasegawa Susan Hasegawa, Professor of History at SD...
JACL Applauds House Passage of the Japanese American Confinement Education Act
The JACL applauds today’s unanimous passage of the Japanese American Confinement Education (JACE) Act in the House of Representatives. In...
One Year Later: The JACL Reflects on the Metro Atlanta Spa Shootings
On March 16th, 2021, eight lives were tragically taken across three spas in the Atlanta metro area. Of the eight victims, six were Asian...