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- Social justice and advocacy monitoring hate crimes, inequity, and civil rights
- Educating about the Japanese American incarceration experience and Japanese American culture
- Collaborating with local organizations that represent other minority ethnicities.

News
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month October is National Bullying Prevention Month
There is a strong link between bullying and suicide, as suggested by recent bullying-related suicides in the US and other countries. Parents, teachers, and students learn the dangers of bullying and help students who may be at risk of committing suicide. In recent...
NO on Measure A Campaign
Measure A is placed on the June ballot as a means to circumvent a current lawsuit pending against the city of Santa Clara. Measure A's complicated and unprecedented formula used for 'ranked choice voting with single transferrable vote' makes it confusing for voters...
JA Incarceration Defense used for Student Accused of Sexual Misconduct
The Japanese American Citizens League was shocked to learn of Minnesota attorney Ryan Pacyga’s reference to the Japanese American incarceration experience in reference to his client, University of Minnesota basketball player, Reggie Lynch. Mr. Pacyga, in attempting to...

Events
Tsuru for Solidarity
Information and "Mini-Fold-in" November 23, 2019. (view in browser) Next year's pilgrimage will be historic for people of Japanese ancestry to heal our own intergenerational wounds by standing in solidarity with immigrants and all people of color being targeted by...
Sebastopol World Friends
Sister City Friendship Dinner - Where Sushi Meets Borsch Date: Saturday, November 2 Time: 5:30pm Location: Enmanji Buddhist Temple Memorial Hall 1200 Gravenstein Hwy South, Sebastopol Join us for this special evening celebrating Sebastopol's sister city relationships...
Musical Message about JA incarceration
New release inspired by the JA incarceration experience by Kishi Bashi. He will be performing live in the Bay Area. Go to Kishibashi.com for more information. OCT 11 FRI The Warfield in San Francisco, CA, United States OCT 12 SAT SLO Brew in San Luis Obispo, CA,...
National Pilgrimage to Close the Camps
Community members are invited to an informational gathering with the Bay Area team of the Tsuru for Solidarity Project to learn about a 'National Pilgrimage to Close the Camps' scheduled for June 5-7, 2020.. Tsuru for Solidarity is a nonviolent, direct action project...
NCWNP District Gala 2019
It is with great anticipation that the NCWNP District JACL sponsors the upcoming NCWNP District Gala Awards Recognition Luncheon to be held on April 6, 2019 at the Crow Canyon Country Club in Danville, CA. This is a rare opportunity to honor those chapter members of...
63th Annual CAAMFest May 10 – 24
During the heart of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we are thrilled to showcase so many stories from our communities and to amplify the vital voices of our filmmakers and artists. Our 15-day festival — now four days longer — encompasses more than 100 film...