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JACL Chicago joins the call for a ceasefire in Gaza. The mission of the Japanese American Citizens League Chicago is to secure and maintain the civil rights of Japanese Americans and all others who are victimized by injustice and bigotry. JACL Chicago strives to...
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Manzanar Diverted Screening Saturday, April 6th , 6-8pm Christ Church of Chic0ago 6047 N Rockwell St. Chicago, IL 60659 You are invited to join the JACL Midwest District Council Youth Representative and the Kansha Alumni Board for a screening of the film Manzanar,...
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Applications for Kansha 2024 are now open. Applications are due by 11:59pm CST on Feb 29th, 2024. – Kansha Project Trip – Pre-departure orientation: Wednesday, June 5th – Little Tokyo Trip: Thursday, June 6th – Sunday, June 9th – Culmination: Saturday, June...
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Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, Executive Order 9066 led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during WWII. Every year, the Japanese American community in Chicago comes together to commemorate E.O. 9066 as a reminder of the...
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Read the latest issue of the JACLer: 2023 October –...
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GENERAL INFORMATION The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is thenation’s oldest and largest Asian American civil rightsorganization whose mission is to advance social justiceand promote the legacy and cultural heritage of theJapanese American community. The...
