The Japanese American Citizens League

The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) was organized in the late 1920s by a small group of young, professional nisei in response to the anti-Japanese fervor of the times. The organization was decidedly patriotic and dealt with discrimination by emphasizing American citizenship, loyalty, and assimilation. Because of their ideology, JACL members were recruited by the military to assist in carrying out the "evacuation" orders, and they urged Japanese Americans to cooperate with the government. The group inspired strong, mixed feelings among Japanese Americans during this time. However, in the years following the war, the JACL regained much of its former support by successfully overturning many legal barriers for Japanese Americans.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, Vol. 3 (January 17, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-3)

Selected article titles: "Don't Sign Petition to Nullify Housing Law, NC-WNDC Urges" (p.1), "Berkeley JACL Board Concurs with Study of Citizens on de Facto School Segregation" (p.1), "De Facto Segregation in L.A. Schools Reviewed" (p.1, 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 59, Vol. 15 (October 9, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-41)

Selected article titles: "Employment Profile Study" (p.1), "44-Year History of Calif. Real Estate Assn., Prop. 14 Boosters, Recalled-Once Advocated Permanent Removal of Nisei from State" (p.1), "Late Yen Claimants Told U.S. Gov't Not Obligated to Pay" (p.1), "So. Calif. Interviews Enthusiastic over Opportunity to Work on Issei History" (p.1), "Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Rights Act" …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 23 (December 3, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-49)

Selected article titles: "Washington Land Law Repeal Campaign in '66 under Fire" (p.1), "Japanese Understand 'U.S. Honor Is at Stake in Vietnam': Amb. Takeuchi" (p.1), "History Project: Twin Falls Portal for 10,000 Evacuees" (p.1), "Northside of 1st St. in Li'l Tokio Spared Seizure" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 17 (April 23, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-17)

Selected article titles: "Alan Kumamoto Designated National JACL Youth Director" (p.1), "U.S. Agrees to Pay Nisei Family for Personal Effects Lost in Dec. 7 Bombing" (p.1), "2 Issei Chosen for Garden Hall of Fame" (p.1), "Bitter Young Republicans Get Their Comeuppance" (p.2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-37-17/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 9 (August 27, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-35)

Selected article titles: "Watts Riot Still Question Mark, PSWDC Hears" (p.1), "'Nisei: the Pride and Shame' Repeal Showing on CBS-TV Scheduled Sept. 19" (p.1), "Hawaii Just Missed Falling under Voting Rights Act Statistically but Had Way Out" (p.1), "Miki Sawada's GI Babies an Anti-American Pawn?" (p.3), "Over 200 Youth Mull and Frolic at Workshop" (p.4),

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 14 (April 2, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-14)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Reporter Covers Alabama Voting Rights" (p.1), "Nisei Ministers Also in March" (p.1), "EDC Chapters Ask for Progress Report of National JACL Civil Rights Fund" (p.1), "15 U.S. Senators Enthusiastic in Support of History Project" (p.1-2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 11 (September 10, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-37)

Selected article titles: "EDC-MDC Convention Smoothest Ever" (p.1-2), "Spirit of Ecumenism in Little Tokio" (p.1), "Senate Immigration Bill" (p.2), "Face the Facts; It's Dramatic License" (p.4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-37-37/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 19 (May 7, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-19)

Selected article titles: "PNWDC Ratifies Push to Repeal Alien Land Law" (p.1), "Sacrifice of Nisei during War Gained Quick Acceptance: Masaoka" (p.1, 4), "Thoughts from the Southland" (p.2), "Court Rejects Hawaii Reapportionment Plan" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 18 (October 29, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-44)

Selected article titles: "Draft Dodgers" (p.1), "Yen Claimants Pushing Appeal" (p.1), "Yen Claimants Pushing Appeal" (p.1), "Kamehameha Schools Violate State FEP Laws" (p.1), "Cult Bent on World Domination in Hawaii" (p.1, 5), "Against the KKK in Bogalusa" (p.3), "History Project Issei Interview Wrap-Up Urged" (p.5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 26 (December 24-31, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-52)

Selected article titles: "For Equality In and Under the Law" (p.A1, A3), "Immigration: Abolish Quota System over Five-Year Period" (p.A5-A6), "Japanese Resent Stigma of 1924 Exclusion Act" (p.A8, A10), "Dr. Steve Abe: Psychologist Compares Nisei-Sansei Teenage Relationship" (p.B3-B5, B23), "The Enemy at Guadlcanal" (p.B6, B10, B18), "The Road through the Pasture"(p.B20). The holiday issue included advertisements …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 20 (November 12, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-46)

Selected article titles: "Becoming Involved in Civil Rights" (p.1), "50,000 Aliens in Wash. Seen as Allies for SJR 20"(p.1-2), "Bulldozers in Action to Start on San Francisco Japanese Trade Center"(p.1), "History Project: Two Cities Which Faced Evacuees" (p.3, 6).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 4 (July 23, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-30)

Selected article titles: "JACLer Heads Anti-Poverty Council" (p.1-2), "JACL Juniors Pick JACL as Panel Topic" (p.1), "Second Ethnic Survey of State Employees in California Release" (p.3), "Negro Pairs Charge Race Bias by Home Builders, Agents" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 2 (July 9, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-28)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Appears at Seattle Death Inquest Delving in Police Shooting of Negro" (p.1), "12 'Problem' Areas Marked in JACL by Blue-Ribbon Panel" (p.1), "History Project: Issei Miners Massacred in Labor Strife" (p.1-2), "De Facto School Segregation Eyed for S.F. JACL Study" (p.1), "Repeal of Mixed Marriage Ban Urged by Church Synod" (p.1).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 21 (November 19, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-47)

Selected article titles: "JACL Civil Rights Policy Accented: Matsunaga, Okura Appointed Heads of New Project"(p.1), "Nisei Challenged to Succeed in Cultural Field as Bridge for Amity" (p.1, 3), "Mortuary Case May Be Ended by Judge's Rule" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 17 (October 22, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-43)

Selected article titles: "Juror's Oath on Belief in God Nix in Maryland" (p.1), "Against the KKK in Bogalusa" (p.1), "History Project: Prehistoric Americans Hailed from Asia" (p.1), "Last Evacuation Claim"(p.2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 1 (July 2, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-27)

Selected article titles: "Four Projects by JACL Youth Commission Set" (p.1), "Interim Youth Council at Salt Lake City Hailed as Fruitful and Enthusiastic Meeting" (p.1, 4), "Voting Rights Bill" (p.2), "History Project: Marriage Opposition Triggers Suicide" (p.2), "Issei Literary Output Outshadows Nisei" (p.2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 26 (June 25, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-26)

Selected article titles: "Seattle JACL's Human Rights Series Ended" (p.1), "Jr. JACL Interim Councillors Prepare for Major '66 Stand" (p.1-2), "Virginia Court to Test Validity of Its Anti-Miscegination Law" (p.1), "Immigration Bill Slowdown" (p.2), "Non-Discrimination Policies Called for in Seattle Mayor's Order" (p.3), "Yem Claimants File Appeal to Reverse District Court Rule" (p.6).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 7 (August 13, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-33)

Selected article titles: "Li'l Tokio Anti-Poverty Group Aims Sights on Issei Aging" (p.1, 4), "Elderly JACL-CPS Members Warned Not to Cancel" (p.1), "Racial Bias Eliminated" (p.2), "U.S. Attitudes on Japan Continue to Alarm Reischauer" (p.3), "PSW Youth Advisors to Continue study on Youth Programs" (p.4),

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-37-33/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 6 (August 6, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-32)

Selected article titles: "Apartments Outside Minority Section Won't Rent to Nisei" (p.1), "Future of Youth Is in Our Own Making: Y. Wada" (p.1, 4), "Official U.S. Supreme Court Includes Section of Japanese Americans" (p.1, 5), "U.S. and Vietnam" (p.2), "Union Leader Asks Some 700 Tanno Be Returned to Japan"(p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 18 (April 30, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-18)

Selected article titles: "Wirtz Approves Use of Foreign Farm Workers" (p.1, 3), "Inouye Sponsors Bill Dealing with Migratory Labor" (p.1), "History Project: Issei Developed Famous Utah Celery" (p.2), "Nisei Criticizes President's New Farm Bill" (p.3), "Project to House Migrant Farm Laborers under Anti-Poverty Program Stalled" (p.3), "Vice President Humphrey Urges Labor to Assist Minority Citizens to …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 16 (April 16, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-16)

Selected article titles: "Private Club Liquor License May Be Revoked by Race Bias" (p.1-2), "DU Library Given Tajiri's Collection" (p.1), "Colorado Fair Housing Law Strengthened" (p.1), "Voting Rights Bill" (p.2), "JACLer Marches in Alabama: Monrovia Nisei Hurt in Alabama Called a 'Student from Japan" (p.3), "Buddhism and Democracy Are Found Similar" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 23 (June 4, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-23)

Selected article titles: "Top JACL Scholarship Raised to $400" (p.1-2), "JACL Interim Youth Council Set June 26-27 at Salt Lake City" (p.1, 4), "Senate Voting Rights Bill" (p.2), "State Supreme Court to Rule on Prop. 14" (p.3), "Amassador Grew Endorsed JACL during War Years, Aided Issei Naturalization Program as Eloquent Witness before Congress" (p.3), "Watsonville JACL …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 3 (July 20, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-29)

Selected article titles: "First Installment of $25,000 for History Project Given UCLA" (p.1), "CORE Indiscriminant by Weekend Picket of Nisei Really Firm" (p.1), "Nisei Drafts Policy for 70 Civic Groups" (p.3), "Teenage Club Under JACL Guidance Have Definite Role to Perform, Should Be Edcuational and Intellectual" (p.4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 20 (May 18, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-20)

Selected article titles: "Ohio Judge Halts Adoption Because Wife Is Japanese" (p.1), "L.A. Hate Group Activity Feared on the Increase" (p.1-2), "Calligraphy, Flower Arrangement, Block Printing, Highlight Detroit Cultural Series" (p.4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-20/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 18 (November 2, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-44)

Selected article titles: "JACL Program Attracts Youth to Be Leaders" (p.1), "Nat'l Headquarters Prepared for All-Time Membership High" (p.1), "Supreme Court Upholds Voting Rights Decision"(p.1), "JACL's Registered Voter Campaign" (p.2), "Race Prejudice in So. Dakota Reported" (p.3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-44/