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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vh Henry Miyatake Interview VI Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-58-6)

Redress discussions over whether individual monetary payments detracted from the larger constitutional issues

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-58-6/

vh John Tateishi Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-469-19)

Thoughts on the future of the Japanese American Citizens League

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-469-19/

vh John Tateishi Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-469-12)

Internal conflict within the Japanese American Citizens League during the redress movement

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-469-12/

vh Jane Kaihatsu Interview Segment 16 (ddr-chi-1-9-16)

Jane Kaihatsu Interview Segment 16

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-9-16/

vh Sharon Sobie Seymour Interview Segment 4 (ddr-sjacl-2-27-4)

Involvement with the Seattle International District naming issue

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-27-4/

vh Sharon Sobie Seymour Interview Segment 7 (ddr-sjacl-2-27-7)

Accomplishments with JACL

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-27-7/

vh Sharon Sobie Seymour Interview Segment 5 (ddr-sjacl-2-27-5)

The controversial resolution involving wartime draft resisters

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-27-5/

vh In Memory of Tatsuo Nakata Interview Segment 12 (ddr-sjacl-2-32-12)

The Seattle community's influence on the chapter's progressive ideals

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-32-12/

vh Sharon Sobie Seymour Interview Segment 8 (ddr-sjacl-2-27-8)

Challenges as first hapa president of the Seattle JACL chapter

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-27-8/

vh Joy Misako St. Germain Interview Segment 8 (ddr-sjacl-2-35-8)

Reflecting on the JACL: coalition-building

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-35-8/

vh Joy Misako St. Germain Interview Segment 6 (ddr-sjacl-2-35-6)

Career in human resources helps with JACL work

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-35-6/

vh Sharon Sobie Seymour Interview Segment 2 (ddr-sjacl-2-27-2)

Becoming JACL Seattle chapter president

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-27-2/

vh Sharon Sobie Seymour Interview Segment 9 (ddr-sjacl-2-27-9)

Making the decision to leave the JACL

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-27-9/

vh In Memory of Tatsuo Nakata Interview Segment 9 (ddr-sjacl-2-32-9)

Tatsuo's role as the Seattle chapter JACL president

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-32-9/

vh In Memory of Tatsuo Nakata Interview Segment 11 (ddr-sjacl-2-32-11)

Serving with Tatsuo on the JACL's Civil Rights Committee

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-32-11/

vh Sharon Sobie Seymour Interview Segment 3 (ddr-sjacl-2-27-3)

Developing K-12 education programs

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-27-3/

vh Sharon Sobie Seymour Interview Segment 6 (ddr-sjacl-2-27-6)

Winning a prestigious award as a chapter

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-27-6/

vh Janice Deguchi Interview Segment 7 (ddr-sjacl-2-24-7)

The importance of the JACL

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-24-7/

vh Janice Deguchi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-sjacl-2-24-4)

The Pike Place Market art project

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-24-4/

vh Janice Deguchi Interview Segment 6 (ddr-sjacl-2-24-6)

Changing membership of the JACL

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-24-6/

vh Janice Deguchi Interview Segment 3 (ddr-sjacl-2-24-3)

Involvement in the campaign against I-200

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-24-3/

vh Akemi Matsumoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-sjacl-2-26-8)

Transitioning JACL leadership

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-26-8/

vh Akemi Matsumoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-sjacl-2-26-6)

The importance of women in the JACL

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-26-6/

vh Akemi Matsumoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-sjacl-2-26-5)

First getting involved with the JACL, challenges as a young woman

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-26-5/

vh Theo Bickel Interview Segment 3 (ddr-sjacl-2-30-3)

Generally feeling supportive in activist conversations

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-30-3/