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 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/

img Couple sitting at a table (ddr-densho-379-485)

Yuri and Aiji Endo at JACL Installation Dance in January 1949. Caption written on the page in the photograph album is "JACL Installation Dance Jan 1949".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-379-485/

img Award winners of JACL National Rhetorical Contest (ddr-densho-379-437)

In the photograph from left to right are Dee Dee Ishida, Roy Nishikawa, Todd Endo, and Carol Suzuki, winners of the JACL National Rhetorial Contest

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-379-437/

img Roy Nishikawa and Todd Endo with first place trophy (ddr-densho-379-438)

Roy Nishikawa and Todd Endo pose with first place trophy.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-379-438/

img Japanese American Citizens League reception at National Convention (ddr-densho-379-436)

In the photograph from left to right are Mike Masaoka, Marjorie Yohko Sumida Matsumoto, Todd Endo, and Dan Matsumoto.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-379-436/

img Wedding portrait of Masasuki "Mack" Shikuma and Hiroko Nakata (ddr-ajah-6-276)

Includes biographical data on family

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-276/

img Men and women pose in evening wear (ddr-densho-379-484)

Caption written on the page in the photograph album is "JACL Installation Dance Jan 1949".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-379-484/

img Couple sitting at a table (ddr-densho-379-487)

Tets and Sumi Sumida at JACL Installation Dance in January 1949. Caption written on the page in the photograph album is "JACL Installation Dance Jan 1949".

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-379-487/

img Attendees of the 4th biennial JACL convention (ddr-densho-493-189)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-493-189/

doc JACL Oath of Allegiance (ddr-densho-493-15)

Oath of allegiance to the United States signed by Tomio Itabashi, of the Valley Civic League chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League. Text reads: "Text reads: "I, the undersigned, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-493-15/

doc Kaneji Domoto Diary, 1942 (ddr-densho-329-950)

Kaneji's diary from March 6, 1942 - October 7, 1942, spanning the Domoto family's time from being at home in California to about a month after arrival at Amache. Early pages of the diary resemble a notebook loosely structured by date and containing a mixture of daily activities, accounting, notes from work at the nursery, and, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-950/

doc Letter from Mamie Takahashi to Kimie Fujii (ddr-densho-433-204)

Mamie Takahashi, Corresponding Secretary for the Contra Costa Chapter of The Japanese American Citizens League, invites Kimie Fujii to an installation dinner.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-204/

img Crowd at a JACL picnic (ddr-densho-433-1233)

Written on verso: JACL picnic, 7/49. Duplicate of ddr-densho-433-641.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1233/

doc Letter from Ben Takeshita to Kimi Fujii (ddr-densho-433-230)

Ben Takeshita, Chairman of the JACL/AIF Planning Committee, writes to request that Kimi Fujii participate in "A Sense of Belonging" American Issues Forum.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-230/

img Group seated at a JACL picnic (ddr-densho-433-1235)

Written on verso: J. A. C. L. picnic, July/1949. Duplicate of ddr-densho-433-653.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1235/

img George Mirami with a stuffed dummy (ddr-densho-433-638)

George Mirami with a stuff dummy at a JACL picnic at Crow Canyon Park. Duplicate of ddr-densho-433-1225.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-638/

img Man with watermelons (ddr-densho-433-642)

Man with watermelons at JACL picnic at Crow Canyon Park.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-642/

img Man at a JACL picnic (ddr-densho-433-1226)

Written on verso: JACL picnic, 7/49, Crow Canyon Park. Duplicate of ddr-densho-433-648.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1226/

img Blindfolded woman (ddr-densho-433-635)

A blindfolded woman holds up a large stick while others look on at JACL picnic at Crow Canyon Park.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-635/

img Group seated at a JACL picnic (ddr-densho-433-653)

Group seated at a JACL picnic at Crow Canyon Park. Duplicate of ddr-densho-433-1235.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-653/

doc Outstanding leadership certificate (ddr-densho-433-975)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-975/

img Membership drive booth at a JACL picnic (ddr-densho-433-1236)

Written on verso: Mari and Jerry Shibata, Yuki and Carol Shibata, Jane Yoshioka, Masaru Yoshioka, J. A. C. L. picnic 1949, July. Duplicate of ddr-densho-433-645.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1236/

img George Mirami with a stuffed dummy (ddr-densho-433-1225)

George Mirami with a stuff dummy at a JACL picnic at Crow Canyon Park. Written on verso: George Mirami, JACL picnic, July/1949. Duplicate of ddr-densho-433-638.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1225/

img Ray Kitayama at a JACL picnic (ddr-densho-433-637)

Duplicate of ddr-densho-433-1231.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-637/

doc Rutaro Fujii's course certificate (ddr-densho-433-147)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-147/