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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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The Japanese American Citizens League (1819)

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Theo Bickel Interview Segment 4 (ddr-sjacl-2-30-4)
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Experiencing racist comments as a young person
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-30-4/
Theo Bickel Interview Segment 8 (ddr-sjacl-2-30-8)
vh Theo Bickel Interview Segment 8 (ddr-sjacl-2-30-8)
Working on an exhibit about WWII Japanese American draft resisters
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-30-8/
Theo Bickel Interview Segment 5 (ddr-sjacl-2-30-5)
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Studying traditional Japanese dance
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-30-5/
Theo Bickel Interview Segment 6 (ddr-sjacl-2-30-6)
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Grandfather's activist and educator history
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-30-6/
Tomio Moriguchi Interview Segment 2 (ddr-sjacl-2-23-2)
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First joining the JACL and developing an exhibit on WWII incarceration
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-23-2/
Tomio Moriguchi Interview Segment 5 (ddr-sjacl-2-23-5)
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Thoughts on the current activities of the JACL
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-23-5/
In Memory of Kip Tokuda Interview Segment 6 (ddr-sjacl-2-40-6)
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Kip's major accomplishments with Seattle chapter JACL
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-40-6/
Arlene Oki Interview Segment 6 (ddr-sjacl-2-37-6)
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Current activities of the Seattle chapter of the JACL
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-37-6/
Bill Tashima Interview Segment 10 (ddr-sjacl-2-39-10)
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Sharing coming out story with other JACL members
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-39-10/
Bill Tashima Interview Segment 3 (ddr-sjacl-2-39-3)
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Significant achievements with the Seattle chapter of the JACL
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-39-3/
Bill Tashima Interview Segment 5 (ddr-sjacl-2-39-5)
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Issues facing the Seattle chapter JACL during the 1990s
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-39-5/
Stan Shikuma Interview Segment 6 (ddr-sjacl-2-33-6)
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The controversy over the World War II Japanese American draft resisters
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-33-6/
Stan Shikuma Interview Segment 5 (ddr-sjacl-2-33-5)
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Involvement in the JACL's Power of Words campaign
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-33-5/
Bill Tashima Interview Segment 6 (ddr-sjacl-2-39-6)
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The significance of serving as JACL chapter president
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-39-6/
Bill Tashima Interview Segment 4 (ddr-sjacl-2-39-4)
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Skill in recruiting new members to the JACL
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-39-4/
Gabrielle Nomura Gainor Interview Segment 7 (ddr-sjacl-2-29-7)
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Organizing a Seattle JACL conference for mixed race members
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-29-7/
In Memory of Phil Hayasaka Interview Segment 2 (ddr-sjacl-2-22-2)
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Phil's early involvement with the JACL
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-22-2/
Ryan Chin Interview Segment 3 (ddr-sjacl-2-25-3)
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Involvement in the campaign against I-200
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-25-3/
HyeEun Park Interview Segment 7 (ddr-sjacl-2-28-7)
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Becoming the first Korean American Seattle chapter JACL president
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-28-7/
Ryan Chin Interview Segment 4 (ddr-sjacl-2-25-4)
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The Pike Place Market art project
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-25-4/
Ryan Chin Interview Segment 6 (ddr-sjacl-2-25-6)
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Changing membership of the JACL
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-25-6/
Ryan Chin Interview Segment 7 (ddr-sjacl-2-25-7)
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The importance of the JACL
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-25-7/
HyeEun Park Interview Segment 8 (ddr-sjacl-2-28-8)
vh HyeEun Park Interview Segment 8 (ddr-sjacl-2-28-8)
Disagreements between chapter members from different generations
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-28-8/
In Memory of Cherry Kinoshita Interview Segment 2 (ddr-sjacl-2-34-2)
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Cherry Kinoshita's role as the president of the Seattle chapter JACL
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-34-2/
In Memory of Cherry Kinoshita Interview Segment 10 (ddr-sjacl-2-34-10)
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Thoughts on the future of JACL's Seattle chapter
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-34-10/
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