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 JACL Oath of Allegiance for Jimmy Sumio Koga (ddr-ajah-7-82)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-7-82/

doc JACL Oath of Allegiance for Tomotsu Kubota (ddr-ajah-7-84)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-7-84/

doc JACL Oath of Allegiance for Fumi Matsumoto (ddr-ajah-7-92)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-7-92/

doc JACL Oath of Allegiance for Walter Inami Tamura (ddr-ajah-7-130)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-7-130/

doc JACL Oath of Allegiance for Kin Kanagaki (ddr-ajah-7-70)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-7-70/

doc JACL Oath of Allegiance for Yasuto Kato (ddr-ajah-7-72)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-7-72/

doc Book of 70th Anniversary of Japanese Congregational Church (ddr-densho-446-455)

The Japanese Congregational Church's 70th Anniversary coincided with the 100th Anniversary of the Japanese Christian Mission in North America. This book traces the history of JCC within the larger setting of national and local events, and some of the photos and narratives may be of interest. Ai Chih Tsai was pastor at JCC from 1948 to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-455/

doc JACL Membership card (ddr-densho-422-629)

For Tomoye Takahashi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-422-629/

doc JACL Membership card (ddr-densho-422-628)

For Henri Takahashi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-422-628/

doc Henri Takahashi's Japanese Passport (ddr-densho-422-634)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-422-634/

doc JACL Life Membership (ddr-densho-422-631)

For Henri Takahashi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-422-631/

doc Henri Takahashi's Japanese Passport (ddr-densho-422-635)

Not including 36 blank Visa pages

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-422-635/

img Copy of front and back of "The Japanese American Creed" (ddr-ajah-6-278)

Inscription on front: To Ikuko with Thanks and signed by Mike Masaoka. Written on back: Read over Station KROW in Oakland by myself - October 1941 and signed by Mr. Mike Masaoka. Ikuko Takano.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-278/

doc Document with photo, reprint of article and biographical information about Haruo Imura (ddr-ajah-6-274)

Man in tuxedo standing in garden. Mudhens Football team photo circa early to mid 1930s. Caption below photo: Decked out in a tuxedo is Haruo Imura of alameda, CA. He served as the manager for the Alameda Mudhens Football team photo circa early to mid 1930s. Inscription on photo front: To Masa Sincerely Haruo

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-274/

doc Letter to Richard Matsuishi from Stephan Hall (ddr-densho-553-6)

Letter to Richard Matsuishi, President of the Arizona Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen's league, donating the baseball home plate found at the site of Gila River.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-553-6/