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. 49, No. 2 (July 10, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-28)

Selected article titles: "JACL protests use of vested property to settle Japanese war claims" (p. 1), "Fathers in Japan losing traditional dominance in family, delinquency mounts" (p. 1), "Close association of Zen Buddhism with beatniks doesn't disturb Zen philosopher" (p. 1), "55 AJAs on general election ballot for Hawaii legislature" (p. 3), "Rep. Roosevelt bill to …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 12 (March 20, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-12)

Selected article titles: "Eisenhower signs Statehood bill without fanfare" (p. 1), "Uncle Sam's 50th star now in view. JACL jubilant over Hawaiian statehood and recognition of its citizens" (p. 1), "Japanese American Democratic Club drops racial designation, reaction is mixed" (p. 3), "Chapter eliminates racial restriction in own high school scholarship program" (p. 4), "Civil rights …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 26 (December 25, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-52)

Selected article titles: "14 Nisei and the Marauders" (p. 3), "Business of Rescuing Drowning Suicides" (p. 7), "Hawaii: Bridge to Asia" (p. 13), "Service is Basic Reason for JACL Existence" (p. 20), "Chapter feels its diversified program has 1960-70 appeal" (p. 22), "Paul Horiuchi: Before success was limned in his paint brushes" (p. 37), "Making community …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 20 (May 15, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-20)

Selected article titles: "House-Senate Pass Bill to Pay 144 Claimants" (p. 1), "Hospitalized Nisei farmer rescued by community action" (p. 1), "Question on JACL involved in Supreme Court school decision" (p. 1), "Fair Housing Act advocates honored" (p. 2), "FEPC repealer well-known for opposing liberal ideas, attended 'right wing' convention fighting desegregation, income taxes" (p. 3), …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 8 (August 23, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-34)

Selected article titles: "Okura civil rights position paper" (p. 1), "Convention still in swing for youth at San Jose State campus" (p. 1), "CCDC caution in civil rights activities slated" (p. 1), "800 expected to register for JACL convention" (p. 1), "CCDC position paper on civil rights" (p. 2), "JACL leaders called upon to support detention …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 2 (January 12, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-2)

Selected article titles: "Race not important in determining whether one tolerates or rejects transplanted organ, says Nisei" (p. 1), "JACL can take on part of Negro problem, Marutani tells CCDC" (p. 1), "An unselfish Issei who comforted the needy, the sick for 50 years honored by Salt Lake" (p. 1), "Four couples cited for giving comfort …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 6 (February 9, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-6)

Selected article titles: "Fight Against Racial Bias Still a Long Way to Go, Enomoto Says" (p. 1), "Californians polled; 48 pct. still approve Education" (p. 1), "'Cooperative education' urged as role for JACLers" (p. 1), "Huge non-Japanese audience listen to Chicago's Sunday evening Sakura Hr." (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 10 (March 8, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-10)

Selected article titles: "Despite war, pacification on" (p. 1), "Negro ghettos still hear detention camp rumors" (p. 1), "Nisei to be elevated bishop of Buddhist Churches of America" (p. 1), "California Fair Housing Act still subjected to repeal tries" (p. 1), "Asian war babies now coming of age" (p. 1), "Nisei groups duty-bound to correct misstatements …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 10 (September 6, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-36)

Selected article titles: "JACL to campaign repeal of detention camp clause" (p. 1), "Dan Inouye's parents at Coyne St. home watch son deliver keynoter" (p. 1), "Civil rights dialogue at confab drafts 12-pt. consensus for JACL" (p. 1), "Parallels of Nisei aned Negro Heritage" (p. 4), "43% in Britain feel Japan not 'reliable' nation" (p. 4), …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 22 (May 31, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-22)

Selected article titles: "Equal housing opportunities in Washington state boosted" (p. 1), "Fr. Tibesar recalls JACL meeting day after Pearl Harbor incident" (p. 1), "TV writer still complains of JACL protest. Admits no Nisei has sold American secrets to Japan in wartime" (p. 1), "Cultural pluralism fits America than melting pot idea" (p. 1), "Inouye warns …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 11 (September 13, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-37)

Selected article titles: "Tutorial program natural for Sansei" (p. 1), "Monterey Park Nisei threatened over telephone" (p. 1), "Polish, Italian groups to fight defamation on TV" (p. 1), "Floor view of Republican convention excites Nisei" (p. 1), "How the Japanese Americans were treated in Arizona in mid-'30s and WW2 recalled after woman's question" (p. 1), "Sansei …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 15 (April 12, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-15)

Selected article titles: "'Father of Physical Pharmacy' Title Bestowed on Nisei Prof" (p. 1), "Reagan alters his Stand, would veto housing act repeal" (p. 1), "Sakura Festival draws big" (p. 1), "Co-existence or annihilation, says Sen. Inouye in Peace Talk" (p. 1), "Therapeutic use of marijuana upheld by Nisei psychiatrist at MD meeting" (p. 1), "Civic …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 17 (October 25, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-43)

Selected article titles: "Seattle to save International dist." (p. 1), "Unpaid Fines of 'Tokyo Rose' Sought by U.S." (p. 1), "Inouye warns against misuse of police power" (p. 1), "United Methodist Church conducts survey of Issei-Nisei congregations" (p. 3), "Politicians once had a field day with racial slur" (p. 6).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 24 (December 13, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-50)

Selected article titles: "San Francisco State issue splits Nisei community" (p. 1), "Hayakawa keeps his word by reopening strike-ridden college" (p. 1), "Japanese ethnic studies sought" (p. 1), "NIMH continues support of JACL history project" (p. 1), "Kaisha family children study Nihongo to insure native tongue not forgotten" (p. 1), "15 demands of San Francisco State …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 26 (June 28, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-26)

Selected article titles: "JACLer of Biennium search on" (p. 1), "Nihonmachi housing for aged Issei proposed" (p. 1), "Denver Nikkei redevelopment group organized" (p. 3), "'La Raza' rallies Mexican Americans" (p. 5), "Notice to missing persons eligible for alien property yen claims payments" (p. 6).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 20 (November 15, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-46)

Selected article titles: "A great day for Mike and American Nisei" (p. 1), "Mike Masaoka to speak on JACL - past, present and future at Chicago" (p. 1), "Enomoto sanctions Chicago JACL protest" (p. 1), "Inouye, Matsunaga, Mink roll up record setting vote" (p. 1), "Seattle JACLers hear local Negro militants" (p. 1), "Agnew worried over …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 23 (June 7, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-23)

Selected article titles: "Gardena teenager booked for 10th time by police in 4-yr. period" (p. 1), "Vandalism, drug use by Orientals under scrutiny" (p. 1), "Sociological study shows less affluent have poorer health, lead shorter lives" (p. 1), "S.F. State student arrested at sit-in" (p. 1), "Buddhist Churches of America inaugurates first Nisei bishop" (p. 1), …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 4 (January 26, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-4)

Selected article titles: "National JACL Credit Union Marks 25th Yr." (p. 1), "JACL-JAL summer fellowship applicant should ask chapter" (p. 1), "Sumitomo bank official calls police in Nihongo to capture suspect forger" (p. 1), "Washington State's Nisei student body president hopes critique starts trend" (p. 1), "Nonwhites to swarm S.F. schools soon" (p. 3), "Voices from …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 1 (July 5, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-27)

Selected article titles: "Full time staff to direct JACL civil rights program proposed" (p. 1), "Anti-American mood in Japan worst since '45" (p. 1), "M. Yasui robbed in Denver race disturbance" (p. 2), "3-ft. high scale model of hemoglobin molecule aids Nisei biochemist in research of sickle-cell anemia" (p. 3), "Improve Jr. JACL by inviting all …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 15 (October 11, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-41)

Selected article titles: "Spark, Dan accept Agnew's explanation" (p. 1), "Colorado Nisei Republicans form Nixon committee" (p. 1), "Terrorism shakes Seattle" (p. 1), "Special Report: America, Japan and the Nisei" (p. 1), "Historic organ at San Francisco Zen temple rebuilt, critic praises piece" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 2 (July 12, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-28)

Selected article titles: "Urban League exec to address Banquet" (p. 1), "Conservative-minded in Japan losing optimism on future US-Japan relations" (p. 1), "UCLA workshop on Oriental groups scheduled July 27" (p. 1), "EDC Position Paper on Civil Rights" (p. 1), "U.S. admits 4,000 Japanese immigrants" (p. 2), "Doll-making to be a highlight of Seattle Japanese Cultural …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 22 (November 29, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-48)

Selected article titles: "Issei wonders about justice, waits over year for day in court" (p. 1), "Chicago JAB statement of policy on police OK'd" (p. 1), "Nation's sense of values opened for critical look at CCDC confab" (p. 1), "Racial innuendo charged in Wash. log issue debates" (p. 1), "Tsukemono, shoyu, sake in huge amounts lead …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 14 (April 5, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-14)

Selected article titles: "JACL's Executive Reorganization" (p. 1), "Ethnic make-up of L.A. schools bared" (p. 1), "U.S. supreme court adds teeth into Civil Rights Act" (p. 1), "Swift action urged to have House pass civil rights bill" (p. 1), "Nisei high school PTA president reacts to Mexican-American student boycott" (p. 2), "German and Italian Americans in …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 23 (December 6, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-49)

Selected article titles: "Public interest still high on WRA camps" (p. 1), "S.I. Hayakawa heads strife-torn San Francisco State College" (p. 1), "Elementary school with over 50 pct. Enrollment of Oriental pupils big factor in high reading factor" (p. 1), "Poor Peoples Theater to stage play based on Dr. King's civil rights dream" (p. 2), "Oriental …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 14 (October 4, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-40)

Selected article titles: "Agnew apologizes; incident may quiet all future epithets in public" (p. 1), "Knowland comments Agnew remark as 'unfortunate, regrettable' at rally" (p. 1), "Rep. Matsunaga officially criticizes Gov. Agnew for use of 'Jap', spoke in midst of House debate on buildings" (p. 1), "Official JACL explanation against 'Jap' presented" (p. 1), "'Koga method' …

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