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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img Scene at a hoedown themed party at the 1980 JACL National Convention (ddr-densho-10-47)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-47/

img Dinner scene at the 1983 United Nations' Human Rights Award presentation (ddr-densho-10-86)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-86/

img 1972 Japanese American Citizens League National Convention (ddr-densho-10-123)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-123/

img Scene at the 1980 JACL National Convention (ddr-densho-10-40)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-40/

img Celebration during a trip to Washington D.C. (ddr-densho-10-232)

Caption on post-it note: "Tana."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-232/

img Japanese American Citizens League ball (ddr-densho-10-152)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-152/

img Seattle Japanese American Citizens League event (ddr-densho-10-218)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-218/

img Seattle Japanese American Citizens League event (ddr-densho-10-220)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-220/

img In front of Japanese American Citizens League building (ddr-densho-10-230)

Caption on reverse: "L-R: Dean Hayasaka, Visual Communications camerman, John Esaki, Visual Communications producer/director, Shosuke Sasaki, Seattle redress pioneer, Mike Nakata, Seattle redress pioneer, Chuck Kato, Seattle redress pioneer, Cherry Kinoshita, JACL Redress Video Project Chair, Henry Miyatake, Seattle redress pioneer, Ken Nakano, Seattle redress pioneer. In front of building in which JACL was first organized …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-230/

img Group at the 1986 JACL Convention (ddr-densho-10-53)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-53/

img 1972 Japanese American Citizens League National Convention (ddr-densho-10-126)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-126/

img Seattle Chapter JACL trip to San Diego (ddr-densho-10-80)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-80/

img 1972 Japanese American Citizens League National Convention (ddr-densho-10-122)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-122/

img 1986 JACL National Convention kickoff dinner (ddr-densho-10-29)

Caption on reverse: "To Cherry - 22A / E. Sato / Walter Woodward, Paul Ohtaki kickoff dinner / Monday, July 21, 1986."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-29/

img 1986 JACL National Convention kickoff dinner (ddr-densho-10-30)

Caption on reverse: "To Cherry - 15A / E. Sato / Kickoff dinner / Monday, July 21, 1986."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-30/

img Japanese American Citizens League conference (ddr-densho-10-204)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-204/

img In front of the Capitol Building for the Japanese American Citizens League 1972 convention (ddr-densho-10-95)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-95/

img Scene at a dedication ceremony at the Memorial to Japanese American Patriotism in World War II (ddr-densho-10-60)

Caption on reverse: "Dedication - JANMt / Washington D.C. / Nov. 2000."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-60/

img 1984 Japanese American Citizens League National Convention (ddr-densho-10-137)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-137/

img Japanese American Citizens League ball (ddr-densho-10-150)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-150/

img 1976 JACL board members (ddr-densho-10-38)

Caption on reverse: "2/6/76 JACL Board."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-38/

img Japanese American Citizens League ball (ddr-densho-10-151)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-151/

img 1972 Japanese American Citizens League National Convention (ddr-densho-10-133)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-133/

img Sayonara dinner for the 1984 JACL National Convention (ddr-densho-10-69)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-69/

img At the Japanese American Citizens League 1972 convention (ddr-densho-10-101)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-101/