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. 64, No. 10 (March 10, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-10)

Selected article titles: "Nipponmachi Renewal" (p. 1), "Japan does best job teaching mathematics, U.S. ranks 8th" (p. 1), "Maryland Mixed Marriage Ban Repealed: Washington, D.C. JACL Active in Push to Repeal Old Law" (p. 1), "D.C. installation oratory placed in the Congressional Record" (p. 1), "Episodes of Evacuation: Crystal City internment" (p. 2), "MDYC workshop to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-10/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 7 (February 17, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-7)

Selected article titles: "Evacuation issue looms in yen deposit arguments" (p. 1), "Intermarriage blast surprises PSW Clers" (p. 1), "Anti-poverty measures too late at Hunter's Point" (p. 1), "Maryland state senate passes anti-miscegenation repealer" (p. 1), "Contra Costans to air Sansei teenage problems" (p. 1), "Intermarriage rising among 'Sansei' Mexicans, UCLA study project finds" (p. 2), …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-7/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 15 (April 14, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-16)

Selected article titles: "High tribunal impressed by Nisei plea in Loving case" (p. 1), Unanimous supreme court favors late yen claimants" (p. 1), "Housing act overhaul proposed" (p. 1), "Sokagakkai subversive charge recoils Commission" (p. 1), "McCarran Internal Security Act of 1950 seen as step to avert another Evacuation" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-16/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 15 (October 13, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-42)

Selected article titles: "Radio showman suggests use of 'Jappish'" (p. 1), "Statistics show Japanese immigrants in Hawaii of 19th century with high 'expected' death rate" (p. 1), "War relocation leave credit authorized for Cal employees" (p. 1), "100 JACLers poised for Japan tour, departing tomorrow in two sections" (p. 1), "Sao Paulo's 'La Libertad' district Brazil's …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-42/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 8 [5] (August 4, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-32)

Selected article titles: "JACL honors fallen Nisei in battle as solemn climax to Jerry's Visit" (p. 1), "WRA legal counsel feared avalanche of evacuation test cases, only few filed" (p. 1), "Most important lesson learned by JACL since evacuation related" (p. 2), "Japanese American community blamed for increase delinquency" (p. 4), "'Sansei on Sex' workshop theme …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-32/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 23 (December 8, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-50)

Selected article titles: "Anti-Alien Ban in Public Jobs Invalid: Santa Barbara Judge Upsets 52-Year-Old Law" (p. 1), "'What Now--JACL?' Challenge Beckons All-Out Effort to Help Disadvantaged" (p. 1), "Mexican American Study Project: Unintentional discrimination affects hiring of manual labor" (p. 3), "UCLA ethnic tally announced" (p. 3), "Issei emphasis on education pays off for Nisei: Shimasaki" …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 21 (November 24, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-48)

Selected article titles: "New NIMH Grant of $118,000 Assures Continuance of Issei History Project" (p. 1), "Nisei Editor Quits Over Negro Issue: Charges College Administration Kills Free Press" (p. 1), "L.A. museum to show photos of Japanese town" (p. 1), "All-Oriental human relations council forms in Los Angeles" (p. 1), "Deportation of Unwanted Alien Upheld: Japanese …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 25 (June 23, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-26)

Selected article titles: "History Project's first paper out, Modell commentary on Issei" (p. 1), "Retirement credit bill for evacuees likely to pass" (p. 1), "Marutani in forceful defense of uneducated Negroes in the South" (p. 1), "Restoration of right to revoke citizenship asked" (p. 3), "N.Y. Times use of derogatory term in advertising protested by JACL" …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 6 [3] (July 21, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-30)

Selected article titles: "Mineta Named to San Jose City Council, 1st Non-White" (p. 1), Missouri ban on mixed marriages lifted in opinion" (p. 1), "Lesson from evacuation recounted" (p. 1), "First impressions of Tokyo for Nisei housewife house-hunting rude experience" (p. 1).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 4 [1] (July 7, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-28)

Selected article titles: "Defense of 'right of dissent' targeted as next Nisei battle" (p. 1), "Evacuee seeks $1.5-million from Canada" (p. 1), "Nisei neurosurgeon says U.S. GIs getting best possible medical care" (p. 1), "Japanese Ambassador Shimoda presents credentials at White House" (p. 1), "Study launched on longevity of U.S. resident Japanese" (p. 1), "Mixed blood …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 18 (November 3, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-45)

Selected article titles: "25th anniversary of Evacuation to be observed by Watsonville" (p. 1), "JACL hails Administration Civil Rights bill; Forced from Judiciary Committee by one vote" (p. 1), "Two JACL Youth Delegates Inspired by Challenges Forged by Democracy" (p. 2), "Mink sponsors Bill to aid Longshoremen" (p. 3), "Urban housing crisis compared with experiences of …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 23 (June 9, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-24)

Selected article titles: "Yokohama Specie Bank yen deposit claimants get final chance to file" (p. 1), "Watsonville JACL project to beautify Japanese cemetery" (p. 1), "UCLA Symposium on Evacuation: Japanese tailor-made for Army order, says Kitano" (p. 1), "UC Berkeley accepts Japanese women student clubhouse on Hearst Ave." (p. 1).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 16 (October 20, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-43)

Selected article titles: "An Outstanding Exhibit Recalls Evacuation: Evacuees only had a week to get ready to settle personal affairs before entering Assembly center" (p. 1), "'Free Week' Looms to be Most Adventurous Aspect" (p. 1), "Negro delighted with Hollywood JACL scholarship" (p. 3), "Politician still backs decision for Evacuation" (p. 4), "Evacuees not given ample …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 16 (April 21, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-17)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Survey now underway" (p. 1), "Fong eyes 6 amendments to immigration statutes" (p. 1), "Sole survivor of Japanese immigrant group to Hawaii in 1885 discovered" (p. 1), "Ex-Rohwer group revisit WW2 camp" (p. 3), "UCLA Alumni to confer community service medallion to Frank Chuman" (p. 3), "Bill to eliminate age bias in …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 3 (January 20, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-3)

Selected article titles: "Immigration amendments ease part of Japan backlog" (p. 1), "Patsy and Spark vote on Powell censure" (p. 1), "U.S. Supreme Court upholds revoking of unauthorized use of passports" (p. 1), "Sheridan, Wyo., once a lively town with 120 Japanese, now down to one" (p. 3), "Pearl Harbor anniversary void of hate but one …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 21 (May 26, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-22)

Selected article titles: "Calif. voter literacy test seen as unconstitutional" (p. 1), "JACL officials join rally to defeat anti-housing bill" (p. 1), "One-day UCLA seminar to probe 1942 evacuation of Japanese" (p. 1), "NORC interviewers compiling Nisei historical data" (p. 1), "Episodes of Evacuation: Too Grateful to Be Bitter" (p. 1), "Jobs denied alien may be …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-22/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 9 [6] (August 11, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-33)

Selected article titles: "Rumford Act will remain in effect as California legislature at odds" (p. 1), "Many Americans don't believe Japan trustworthy as ally, Gallup Poll reports in spring sampling" (p. 1), "Patsy Mink cited by Negro Elks" (p. 3), "Pakistani students unable to believe Sansei American actually U.S.-born" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-33/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 10 [7] (August 18, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-34)

Selected article titles: "Sen. Fong Raps State Dept. Ignoring Asian Refugees" (p. 1), "Miss JACL 1968 coronation ball tomorrow enraptures San Jose with Convention fever" (p. 1), "Police Commission Seeking Broader Powers to Limit Parades in L.A. City" (p. 1), "New Jersey school bans Jewish skullcap" (p. 1), "Map makers removing anti-racial names" (p. 1), "Patsy …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-34/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 17 (April 28, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-18)

Selected article titles: "Decision on legality of Evacuation still remains" (p. 1), "Utah civil rights citizens aim for equal housing" (p. 1), "Restaurant sued for $100,000 by Sansei teacher" (p. 1), "'Japan's Decision for War' clearly related" (p. 1), "Where's Civil Rights Movement Heading?" (p. 5), "Elimination of poverty in America next goal of human rights …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-18/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 7 [4] (July 28, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-31)

Selected article titles: "Japanese in Calif. Outlive Nonorientals: UC Berkeley Study Underway Among 5,000 Issei-Nisei" (p. 1), "Return of Yen Deposits from July 1, 1968, Assured: Three Categories of Claimants to Be Paid Specified in Jones Decision" (p. 1), "Three Days at Tijuana Orphanage Set as PSW District Youth Service Project" (p. 1), "Americanization of Japan's …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 5 (February 3, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-5)

Selected article titles: "New approach on fair housing law detailed: Rumford Act doomed because of provisions unacceptable by majority of California voters" (p. 1), "Tule Lake still leased to U.S., says N.Y. writer" (p. 1), "D.C. JACL backs up marriage law repeal" (p. 1), "Issei-Nisei success within one life span impresses Japan envoy" (p. 1), "San …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-5/

doc Pacific Citizen, The Spring Supplement (March 31, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-14)

Selected article titles: "President Johnson Delivers 1967 Civil Rights Message" (p. 1), "PNWDC seminar, human relations deemed a success" (p. 1), "Fair housing bill a little too fair" (p. 1), "JACL Policy on Civil Rights" (p. 2), "JACL Civil Rights Statement" (p. 2) "Forming a Human Relations Committee in the Chapter" (p. 2), "Stages in the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-14/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 24 (June 16, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-25)

Selected article titles: "All mixed marriage bans lifted" (p. 1), "Cultural groups will be welcome at S.F. trade center" (p. 1), "Israeli-Arab issue unnerves Nisei" (p. 1), "Supreme Court won't review U.C. FSM sentences" (p. 1).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 25 (December 22-29, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-52)

Selected article titles: "Supreme Court and the Nisei: 'Equal Justice Under Law' nearer reality for Japanese Americans" (p. 1), "Individual choice in marriage not a concern for State" (p. 1), "Is Warren's legal philosophy of today a consequence of Evacuation?" (p. 1), "Takao Ozawa Case imbeds Issei to 'ineligible for citizenship' predicament" (p. 1), "'The Bill …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-52/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 2 (January 13, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-2)

Selected article titles: "New eligibility rules in effect for JACL keg meet" (p. 1), "Calif. brief eloquent in pleading for yen claims at Supreme Court" (p. 1), "JACL motto cue for PNWDC seminar on human relations" (p. 1), "Five headliners to appear at D.C. installation, cultural relations lead" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-2/