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The Japanese American Citizens League is a national organization whose ongoing mission is to secure and maintain the civil rights of Japanese Americans and all others who are victimized by injustice and prejudice.

Collegiate Washington, D.C. Leadership Program

March 10-13, 2010

The JACL is now accepting applications for second annual Collegiate Washington, D.C. Leadership Conference. The three-day program is designed to give Asian American student leaders an inside glimpse of national policy-making arena in Washington, DC.  The Conference is structured to provide a broad overview of the decision-making process at the federal level, including meetings and briefings by public officials and key policymakers in Congress, the White House and federal agencies. Interested applicants should send their application to the Midwest office by May applications to the Midwest Office by May 7, 2010.

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2010 National Scholarships

The 2010 National JACL Scholarship Program’s information brochure and applications are now posted on the National JACL website.  The scholarship categories are Freshman, Undergraduate, Graduate, Law, Creative & Performing Arts, and Financial Aid.

Click here for program guidelines.

 

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Photo taken in Matthews, Indiana on January 19, 2007

Important Dates

 

January 31 2010 - 12 PM
Wisconsin JACL Inaugural Luncheon (Milwaukee, WI)

 

January 8, 2010
Completed Washington DC Leadership Conference applications due to the MDC Office.

 

April 2010
Midwest District Council Meeting (Twin Cities, MN)

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2010 JACL National Convention

The 2010 JACL National Convention will be held in Chicago from June 30 to July 4. Visit the convention website for more details.


REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!


News

 

NPS Confinement Sites Grant Program
December 2, 2009

Chicago, IL - The National Park Service (NPS) hosted a meeting at the Chicago JACL office on December 1 to solicit comments on the Confinement Sites Grants that will be available in 2010.  The Confinement Sites Grants Program administered by NPS funded 19 projects in 2009 totaling $970,000.  In 2010, NPS will allocate $3 million in grants.   

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