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. 80, No. 4 (January 31, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-4)

Selected article titles: "'Toshiba Story' Irks Union Call for Boycott" (pp. 1, 4), "Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Aliens Being Employed in U.S. Gov't" (p. 1), "Dobashi-Ushio Duologue" (pp. 1-2), and "Ore-Idaho Nikkei Pioneers Feted" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-4/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 7 (August 15, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-32)

Selected article titles: "Nat'l JACL Facing Deficit of $30,000" (pp. 1-2), "FBI Still Keeps List of Security 'Risks' on File" (pp. 1-2), and "High Influx of Asian Immigrants, Tourists to Stay" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-32/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 11 (March 21, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-11)

Selected article titles: "National Dialogue: National Advocacy" (p. 1), "Pacific Southwest District Council: Demand Board Probe of Executives" (pp. 1-2), "By the Board: The Changing JACL, and How!" (pp. 2-3), and "Multi-Ethnic Programs Enhance S.E. Seattle Secondary Schools" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-11/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 11 (September 12, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-36)

Selected article titles: "EDC-MDC Airs 3 Issues: Vietnam Refugees, Budget, '74 Mandates" (p. 1), "EDC-MDC Workshops Stress 'Action'" (pp. 1-2), "Little Tokyo Redevelopment: Ground Broken for Higashi Hongwanji" (p. 1), and "Chiaroscuro: How Can We Not Get Involved in Community Affairs" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-36/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 17 (May 2, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-17)

Selected article titles: "JACL-Political Education: JACL-ADC, Inc. May Be Reactivated" (p. 1), "JACL Supports 'Babylift'" (p. 1), "NC-WNDYC Quarterly: Interracial Couples Address Workshop" (p. 2), and "Presidential Classroom: Reflections of '75" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-17/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 13 (April 4, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-13)

Selected article titles: "To the Point: On Being Responsive" (p. 1), "Teacher Manual on Nikkei Being Drafted' (p. 1), "National Dialogue: National Advocacy" (pp. 1-2), and "Emotion-Based Problems Among Nikkei Male on Mainland High" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-13/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 24 (December 12, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-49)

Selected article titles: "By the Board: On Organizational Structure" (p. 1), "Wendy Yoshimura: Oakland Judge Drops One Charge and Mulling Reduction of Bail" (pp. 1-2), "A Nisei Hoosier" (p. 2), and "From the Frying Pan: 3 Sansei Writers" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-49/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 7 (February 21, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-7)

Selected article titles: "To the Point: Scapegoating" (pp. 1-2), "Pacific Southwest District Council: Move on for Impeachment" (pp. 1-2), and "Crossroads to Somewhere: What It Takes to Make Someone Care" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-7/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 3 (July 18, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-28)

Selected article titles: "JACL--Headquarters Dedication: JACL's Living Pioneer Members Being Called" (p. 1), "Hiroshima-Nagasaki 30th Anniversary" (p. 1), "From the Frying Pan: Back to the Far East" (p. 2), and "Intermountain Backs Up Sugiyama, to Push DYC's Tapes for Issei Project" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-28/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 23 (June 13, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-23)

Selected article titles: "From JACL Nat'l Headquarters Communication: Bills Noted on Illegal Aliens" (p. 1), "Voting Rights Act Extended by House 5-1: Asian Language Ballots Likely in Honolulu and San Francisco" (p. 1), "Nat'l Board Finds No Sufficient Cause in Probe of Leadership" (pp. 1-2), and "Guest Column: Evacuation: A Candid View" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-23/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 22 (November 28, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-47)

Selected article titles: "PSWDC Grows Despite Problems" (p. 1), "From JACL Nat'l Headquarters Communication: Tule Lake Plaque Text Questioned" (p. 1), "Sequel Planned for 1949 Book on Wartime Student Relocation" (p. 1), and "Minority One: Years of Infamy" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-47/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 4 (July 25, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-29)

Selected article titles: "JACL 'Honbu' Dedicated: Symbolic Views Expressed by Participants" (pp. 1-2), "Dean Talks with CLers on Evacuation" (p. 1), and "Minority One: Viet Refugees in Guam Camps Face Relocation Woes" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-29/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 6 (February 14, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-6)

Selected article titles: "Rep. Norm Mineta Emphasizes JACL Role: Protect Civil Liberties" (p. 1), "Revenue Sharing Program Proposals Dissatisfy JACL" (pp. 1, 3), and "From the Frying Pan: The Asian Way of Life" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-6/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 8 (February 28, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-8)

Selected article titles: "Hibakusha Assistance: JACL Know-How Shared" (p. 1), "Ethnic Concerns Fear Gardener's Bill May Affect Recent Immigrants Hardest" (p. 1), and "A Terrible Nightmare" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-8/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 1 (July 4, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-26)

Selected article titles: "14 Prep Grads Share $5,950 in Scholarships" (pp. 1, 4), "JACL--Special Board Meeting: Accept Explanation to More Issues" (p. 1), "Facing Problem of Recruiting Younger Leaders" (p. 2), and "Different Text for Tule Offered" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-26/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 2 (July 11, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-27)

Selected article titles: "JACL--Headquarters Dedication: Two-Year Wait Ends July 20" (pp. 1, 3), "Stricter Whaling Quotas Adopted by International Body" (pp. 1-2), "JACL--Special Board Meeting: JACL Initiates Audit of Gerontology Project" (pp. 1-2), and "An Acre at Topaz Fenced and Cleared" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-27/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 24 (June 20, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-24)

Selected article titles: "To the Point: Internal Strife Over" (p. 1), "U.S. Seen Ready to Drop Whale Moratorium" (p. 1), and "JACL--Special Board Meeting: Morning Session in Detail" (pp. 1-2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-24/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 13 (September 26, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-38)

Selected article titles: "Ex-WRA Worker Helping Resettle Vietnam Refugees" (p. 1), "JACL California Tri-District: Stronger National Voiced" (pp. 1-2), "Wendy M. Yoshimura: Sansei Arrested with Patty Hearst" (p. 1), and "Minority One: Hawaii Revisited" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-38/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 12 (March 28, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-12)

Selected article titles: "Warren Panicked on Evacuation, Says Esquire Story" (p. 1), "Pacific Southwest District Council: No More Impeachment Worries" (pp. 1-2), and "National Dialogue: National Advocacy" (pp. 1-2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-12/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 16 (April 25, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-16)

Selected article titles: "Nat'l Board Probe Opposed" (p. 1), "'A Hell No': Mineta Responds to President's Speech" (p. 1), and "Chicago JACL Denounces Secret Police Files on Organizations and Individuals" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-16/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 25 (June 27, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-25)

Selected article titles: "JACL--Special Board Meeting: Opening Topics on Agenda Heated" (pp. 1-2), "Evacuee Reparations Theme of John Dean Speech at JACL-TDC" (p. 1), and "Book Review: Two Important Bibliographies" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-25/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 8 (August 22, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-33)

Selected article titles: "EXECOM Orders Cutbacks" (pp. 1-2), "CANE Unable to Secure NC-WNDC Support to Act on Nat'l Mandate" (pp. 1, 3), and "Ye Editor's Desk: Little Tokyo--My Hometown" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-33/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 10 (September 5, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-35)

Selected article titles: "Rice Bill Seeks Lower Prices" (p. 1), "Gila River Camp High School Grads Hold 30-Year Reunion, Eye 1980 Meet" (p. 1), "Potshots: Hard Working Chapters" (p. 2), and "Plain Speaking: Reparations Campaign" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-35/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 14 (April 11, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-14)

Selected article titles: "To the Point: Goals and Programs" (p. 1), "WW2 Internment Camp at Crystal City for Nikkei May Be Texas Landmark" (p. 1), "First Canadian Japanese History in English by Dr. Shimpo Due in Summer" (p. 1), and "National Dialogue: Developing Leaders" (pp. 1-2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-14/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 19 (November 7, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-44)

Selected article titles: "Inouye, Mineta Questioning Big Government Spending" (pp. 1, 3), "JACL Gets $75,000 Catholic Grant" (pp. 1-2), "E.O. 9066 Reparations Poll in Favor of Payment to Evacuees" (p. 1), "Poston Indians Welcome Pilgrimage" (p. 5), and "Dances in Camp" (p. 5).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-44/