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 Letter from John Tateishi, Redress Director, National Committee for Redress, to Mrs. Mary T. Tsukamoto, April 12, 1982 (ddr-csujad-55-100)

Typed correspondence from John Tateishi of the National Committee for Redress to Mary Tsukamoto, thanking her for her contribution to the Japanese American Citizens League redress fund. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0102

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-100/

doc Congress apologizes on behalf of the nation (ddr-csujad-55-102)

Supplementary article published in the Pacific Citizen covering the background of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, the work of the Japanese American Citizens League and it's Legislative Education Committee, passage of the Redress Bill, the Office of Redress Administration, and eligibility for payments. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-102/

doc Japanese American incarceration: a case for redress (ddr-csujad-55-99)

Pamphlet by the Japanese American Citizens League Legislative Education Committee promoting support for Senate Bill, S 1009, and House of Representatives Resolution, HR 442, which seek to redress civil rights violations against Japanese Americans during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0101

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-99/

vh Spady Koyama Interview I Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-38-12)

Formation of the Spokane, Washington Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-38-12/

vh Grayce Uyehara Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-99-6)

Organizing the Philadelphia chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews were …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-99-6/

vh Stanley N. Shikuma Interview I Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-517-18)

Getting involved with the Japanese American Citizens League and other community activities

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-517-18/

vh Alan Nishio Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-450-11)

Getting involved with the Japanese American Citizens League

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-450-11/

vh Floyd Shimomura Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-466-18)

Becoming president of National Japanese American Citizens League

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-466-18/

vh Floyd Shimomura Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-466-13)

Getting involved in the Japanese American Citizens League

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-466-13/

vh Floyd Shimomura Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-466-14)

Moving up in the Japanese American Citizens League as the redress movement was starting

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-466-14/

vh David Sakura Interview II Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-513-7)

Involvement with the reestablishment of the New England JACL chapter

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-513-7/

vh David Sakura Interview II Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-513-8)

Growing the New England chapter of the JACL, becoming their spokesperson

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-513-8/

vh Karen Yoshitomi Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-527-9)

Becoming regional director for the Japanese American Citizens League

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-527-9/

vh Robert Moriguchi Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-515-22)

Serving on the board of the Japanese American Citizens League

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-515-22/

vh Toru Sakahara - Kiyo Sakahara Interview I Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-76-31)

Beginnings of Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League

This interview was conducted over two days at the Sakaharas' home.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-76-31/

vh Bill Hosokawa Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-129-7)

Involvement in the Japanese American Citizens League; Nisei identity as a member of white society

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-129-7/

vh Gene Akutsu Interview II Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-210-13)

Being recognized for wartime draft resistance

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-210-13/

vh Gene Akutsu Interview II Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-210-10)

Thoughts on the Japanese American Citizens League postwar

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-210-10/

vh Frank Miyamoto Interview III Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-52-10)

Impact of exclusion on community, rise of the JACL and anti-JACL sentiments

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-52-10/

vh Frank Saburo Sato Interview II Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-446-8)

Involvement with the Japanese American Citizens League during the redress movement

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-446-8/

vh Frank Saburo Sato Interview II Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-446-11)

Bringing together different Japanese American groups involved in the redress movement

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-446-11/

vh Frank Saburo Sato Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-446-12)

Winning a close election for JACL national president

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vh Frank Saburo Sato Interview II Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-446-10)

Running for Japanese American Citizens League national president

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vh Cherry Kinoshita Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-34-12)

Getting involved in the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-34-12/

vh George Fugami Segment 50 (ddr-densho-1000-7-50)

Reflecting on community efforts to overturn alien land laws

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-7-50/