JACL Statement on the 80th Anniversary of the Closure of Tule Lake
80 years ago, on March 20th, the Tule Lake Segregation Center, the last War Relocation Authority (WRA) camp, came to a close. This closure marked the end of the WRA’s mass incarceration camps that imprisoned more than 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry. Despite the war in the Pacific Theater coming to a close in September of 1945, Tule Lake would remain open and continue to imprison people for an additional seven months. Of all of the WRA camps, Tule Lake would be open for
Join SD JACL for a Hapa Awa Social Event, Wednesday May 6th
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On The 84th Anniversary of the Day of Remembrance, JACL Calls for Vigilance Amid Efforts to Erase American History and Harm Immigrant Communities
February 19th, 2026, marks 84 years since the signing of Executive Order 9066, the order that led to the incarceration of over 125,000 Japanese Americans. This year carries particular weight and heightened urgency; today marks 50 years since President Gerald Ford signed legislation known as “The American Promise”. This legislation formally terminated Executive Order 9066 and in doing so, President Ford acknowledged what should have been clear from the beginning: “We now know
Join the Obon Society to see WWII Era Japanese Fallen Soldier Flags Returned Home, Monday Febr. 2nd
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Federal Agents Kill Two People In Minneapolis Within Two Weeks
JACL Calls for Congressional Oversight and Independent Investigation of the Department of Homeland Security’s Killings of Protestors. The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is outraged by the killings of two people in Minneapolis at the hands of federal immigration agents during protests against immigration enforcement operations. JACL demands accountability from the federal government for the deaths of Renee Good on January 7 and Alex Pretti on January 24. These killin
