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Weekly Digest
February 22, 2022 |
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JACL's physical offices remain officially closed. Staff continue to do the work of the organization remotely with some visits to the physical office. Please direct all phone calls to our Washington, D.C. Office at (202) 223-1240 and we will get back to you as quickly as possible. Otherwise, we will all be available via email. All staff emails can be found HERE. Stay safe everyone and we hope to see you all in person again soon. - JACL National Staff |
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JACL on 80 Years Since Executive Order 9066 |
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February 18, 2022 80 years ago on February 19, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 after growing pressure from the Department of War, Navy, and the general public in the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the United States’ entrance into World War II. The order, though never explicitly stating any racial or ethnic group, gave the Army and Navy the power to prescribe military zones within the United States and to exclude any and all persons deemed necessary. Today, we remember EO 9066 as the order that gave way to the forced removal and mass incarceration of 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry. All without due process, trial, or even evidence. |
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Following Passage of Amache National Historic Site Act, Secy. Haaland, Sen. Bennet, Rep. Neguse, others visit Amache |
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photo credit: Beth Schneider Photography This past weekend, after the passage of the Amache National Historic Site Act, Secretary Haaland from the Department of the Interior, along with Representative Neguse, Senator Bennet, Mayor Argie Thrall of Granada, members of NPS, and others visited Amache on Day of Remembrance. We thank all of these leaders for their support in the passage of the bill and look forward to President Biden signing the act soon. |
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Day of Remembrance Events Still Happening this Week! |
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Events Happening this week (2/13-3/1): If you have an event that isn't listed or updates to any programs, please send information to mweisbly@jacl.org In case you missed it or want to rewatch the programs from the National Day of Remembrance: 80 Years of Reckoning you can view the YouTube playlist here! |
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Campaign For Justice: Redress for Japanese Latin Americans |
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JLA DAY OF ACTION – Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 from 8am-12pm PT Phase 2 of the Japanese American redress campaign is underway. The signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 gave redress to Japanese Americans who were citizens or Legal Permanent Residents when they were interned during World War II, but Japanese Latin Americans were excluded. Now, after a major victory with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Japanese Latin Americans call upon everyone who supported Phase 1 of the redress campaign to call the White House or write letters to the Biden Administration urging them to honor the rule of international law and give appropriate redress to Japanese Latin Americans. Visit https://jlacampaignforjustice.org/ for more information. |
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2022 JACL NEH "Civil Liberties in Times of Crisis: The Japanese American Experience" Applications due March 1! |
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Check out NEH Programs from our partners below! |
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2022 Scholarship Programs! Due in March! |
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JACL Freshman Scholarships due March 4th! All other scholarships are due April 1st! |
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Minoru Yasui Legacy Scholarships due March 1! |
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Atsuhiko Tateuchi Memorial Scholarship due March 1! |
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Announcing Applications for the 2022 JACL/OCA Leadership Summit! |
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Applications for the 2022 JACL/OCA Leadership Summit are now open! Since 1984, JACL has been hosting the summit for our members and began partnering with OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates in 1994! We will be hosting the summit in person in Washington, D.C. from May 21 - 24 with health guidelines to keep participants safe. |
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JACL Chicago Announces the 2022 Kansha Project! |
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For 2022 we will run TWO cohorts of the Kansha Project! We will also try to accommodate anyone aged out in the years we were unable to run the program, thus this year we welcome applicants from 18-28 to apply. Applications are due on February 28, 2022, at 11:59 pm. The Kansha Project is a JACL Chicago program founded in 2011 that connects self-identified Japanese Americans, ages 18-25, from the Midwest to their identity, history, and community. This year, the maximum age has been extended to 28 and there will be two trips going in June due to the suspension of the Kansha Program in 2020 and 2021. Participants engage in an in-depth examination of the WWII confinement site experience through an immersive educational trip to Los Angeles’ historic Little Tokyo neighborhood and Manzanar National Historic Site. Through workshops with local experts and community activists, historical tours, and group reflections, participants work to interpret and promote the stories, lessons, and the legacy of the Japanese American confinement site experience. |
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2022 JACL Legacy Fund Grant Applications Now Open! |
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JACL Chapters and Districts are eligible to apply for a grant to support a project or activity that is supportive of the National JACL Strategic Plan. Grants of up to $6,000 each will be awarded by the Legacy Fund Grants Committee to selected applicants. Funding for the program grants is provided by Legacy Fund revenues. |
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