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The leaders and members of the JACL also work to promote and preserve the heritage and legacy of the Japanese American Community. <br/> <br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://register.rockthevote.com/?partner=26936&source=embed-rtv234x60v3" target="_blank"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608im_/https://vr.rockthevote.com/images/widget/rtv-234x60-v3.gif"/> </a> </div></div></div> <div id="front-columns-box"> <div id="front-columns" class="ppbox"> <div class="ppcolumn column1"> <div class="column-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-stands-with-asian-american-leaders-to-rally-against-anti-muslim-hate/" class="clickable-column"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608im_/https://jacl.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/unnamed1-400x311.png" id="columnImage1" alt="JACL Stands with Asian American Leaders to Rally Against Anti-Muslim Hate"/> </a> <div class="column-image-inside"> <a class="column-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-stands-with-asian-american-leaders-to-rally-against-anti-muslim-hate/">  </a> <div class="column-image-inside-centered"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-stands-with-asian-american-leaders-to-rally-against-anti-muslim-hate/"><h3 class="column-header-image">JACL Stands with Asian American Leaders to Rally Against Anti-Muslim Hate</h3></a> <div class="column-text-separator"></div> <div class="column-text"> PRESS RELEASE Contact: Priscilla Ouchida, Executive Director, pouchida@jacl.org Washington, D.C. – Over sixty leaders from the Asian American community gathered today at the National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism in Washington, D.C., to counter recent political rhetoric and express support for Muslim, Sikh, Arab, and South Asian American communities. The... </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div> <div class="ppcolumn column2"> <div class="column-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-condemns-dangerous-anti-muslim-rhetoric/" class="clickable-column"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608im_/https://jacl.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Muslim_Free_Zone-400x293.jpg" id="columnImage2" alt="JACL Condemns Dangerous Anti-Muslim Rhetoric"/> </a> <div class="column-image-inside"> <a class="column-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-condemns-dangerous-anti-muslim-rhetoric/">  </a> <div class="column-image-inside-centered"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-condemns-dangerous-anti-muslim-rhetoric/"><h3 class="column-header-image">JACL Condemns Dangerous Anti-Muslim Rhetoric</h3></a> <div class="column-text-separator"></div> <div class="column-text"> PRESS RELEASE Contact: Priscilla Ouchida, Executive Director, pouchida@jacl.org Jeff Moy, Vice President for Public Affairs, jmoy@jacl.org The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) condemns the dangerous and irresponsible Islamophobic and anti-immigrant rhetoric being used to vilify and demonize Muslim and Arab communities. Several public figures have stoked simmering fears around national... </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div> <div class="ppcolumn column3"> <div class="column-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-supports-resettlement-of-syrian-refugees-in-the-united-states/" class="clickable-column"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608im_/https://jacl.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/maxresdefault-400x311.jpg" id="columnImage3" alt="JACL Supports Resettlement of Syrian Refugees in the United States"/> </a> <div class="column-image-inside"> <a class="column-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-supports-resettlement-of-syrian-refugees-in-the-united-states/">  </a> <div class="column-image-inside-centered"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-supports-resettlement-of-syrian-refugees-in-the-united-states/"><h3 class="column-header-image">JACL Supports Resettlement of Syrian Refugees in the United States</h3></a> <div class="column-text-separator"></div> <div class="column-text"> Earlier today, Roanoke, VA Mayor David Bowers cited the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans as justification for refusing aid to Syrian refugees. JACL Executive Director Priscilla Ouchida condemned Mayor Bowers’ comments in a statement released by the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans. PRESS RELEASE Contact: Priscilla Ouchida, Executive Director,... </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div> <div class="ppcolumn column1"> <div class="column-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-applauds-posthumous-presidential-medal-of-freedom-recognition-for-minoru-yasui/" class="clickable-column"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608im_/https://jacl.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/min1-400x311.jpg" id="columnImage4" alt="JACL Applauds Posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom Recognition for Minoru Yasui"/> </a> <div class="column-image-inside"> <a class="column-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-applauds-posthumous-presidential-medal-of-freedom-recognition-for-minoru-yasui/">  </a> <div class="column-image-inside-centered"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-applauds-posthumous-presidential-medal-of-freedom-recognition-for-minoru-yasui/"><h3 class="column-header-image">JACL Applauds Posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom Recognition for Minoru Yasui</h3></a> <div class="column-text-separator"></div> <div class="column-text"> PRESS RELEASE Contact: Priscilla Ouchida, Executive Director pouchida@jacl.org The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) applauds President Obama for awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the late Minoru “Min” Yasui for his dedication in fighting for civil and human rights. Yasui challenged the constitutionality of a military curfew order during... </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div> <div class="ppcolumn column2"> <div class="column-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/good-luck-soup-interactive-launches-october-6th/" class="clickable-column"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608im_/https://jacl.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/GLS_Flag_Press-2-400x311.jpg" id="columnImage5" alt="“Good Luck Soup Interactive” Launches October 6th!"/> </a> <div class="column-image-inside"> <a class="column-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/good-luck-soup-interactive-launches-october-6th/">  </a> <div class="column-image-inside-centered"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/good-luck-soup-interactive-launches-october-6th/"><h3 class="column-header-image">“Good Luck Soup Interactive” Launches October 6th!</h3></a> <div class="column-text-separator"></div> <div class="column-text"> Savannah, GA – The “Good Luck Soup Interactive,” an interactive documentary and participatory storytelling project, documents the experience of Japanese Americans and Japanese Canadians before, during and after WWII Internment Camps, launches October 6th. The virtual community and interactive website will allow Japanese Americans and Japanese Canadians the ability to... </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div> <div class="ppcolumn column3"> <div class="column-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-statement-on-allegiance/" class="clickable-column"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608im_/https://jacl.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/allegiance-1-400x311.jpg" id="columnImage6" alt="JACL Statement on Allegiance"/> </a> <div class="column-image-inside"> <a class="column-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-statement-on-allegiance/">  </a> <div class="column-image-inside-centered"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/jacl-statement-on-allegiance/"><h3 class="column-header-image">JACL Statement on Allegiance</h3></a> <div class="column-text-separator"></div> <div class="column-text"> PRESS RELEASE: Contact: Priscilla Ouchida, Executive Director, pouchida@jacl.org Jeffrey Moy, Vice President for Public Affairs, jmoy@jacl.org As the oldest and largest Asian American civil rights organization, the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is proud of our legacy, the important contributions of our leaders, and the unique opportunity we have to... </div> </div>  </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div>  <footer id="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div id="colophon"> </div> <div id="footer2"> <div id="footer2-inside"> <div id="site-copyright">Copyright © 2015 Japanese American Citizens League. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/wordpress/wp-login.php">Log in</a><br/><br/><span style="font-size:85%">The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is a non-profit, tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/donate/">Donate</a></span></div> <em style="display:table;margin:0 auto;float:none;text-align:center;padding:7px 0;font-size:13px;"> Powered by <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/http://www.cryoutcreations.eu/" title="Nirvana Theme by Cryout Creations">Nirvana</a> & <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/http://wordpress.org/" title="Semantic Personal Publishing Platform"> WordPress.</a></em> <div id="sfooter-full"><div class="socials" id="sfooter"> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://www.facebook.com/JACLNational" class="socialicons social-Facebook" title="Facebook"> <img alt="Facebook" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608im_/https://jacl.org/wordpress/wp-content/themes/nirvana/images/socials/Facebook.png"/> </a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://twitter.com/JACL_DC" class="socialicons social-Twitter" title="Twitter"> <img alt="Twitter" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608im_/https://jacl.org/wordpress/wp-content/themes/nirvana/images/socials/Twitter.png"/> </a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://instagram.com/jacl_national" class="socialicons social-Instagram" title="Instagram"> <img alt="Instagram" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608im_/https://jacl.org/wordpress/wp-content/themes/nirvana/images/socials/Instagram.png"/> </a> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608/https://jacl.org/contact" class="socialicons social-Contact" title="Contact"> <img alt="Contact" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160208121608im_/https://jacl.org/wordpress/wp-content/themes/nirvana/images/socials/Contact.png"/> </a></div></div> </div>  </div> </footer> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> jQuery(document).ready(function() { jQuery('#slider').nivoSlider({ effect: 'slideInLeft', animSpeed: 250, //controlNavThumbs: true, beforeChange: function(){ jQuery('.nivo-caption h2').addClass('nivo-caption-mate'); 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