Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) - Southeast Chapter

P.O. Box 467635
Atlanta, Georgia, 31146
jacl@jacl-southeast.org
http://www.jacl-southeast.org

Area of Inerest:
Organization - Civil rights

Ethnic Community Served:
Japanese

Description:
The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is a membership organization whose mission is to secure and maintain the human and civil rights of Americans of Japanese ancestry and others victimized by injustice. The JACL has 126 chapters nationwide and eight regional districts with over 24,000 members found in twenty-three states and Japan. In addition to its national headquarters in San Francisco, the JACL has five regional offices (Los Angeles, Fresno, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago), as well as an office in Washington D.C. and an organizational newspaper, the Pacific Citizen, distributed nationally from its office in Los Angeles. The JACL derives its effectiveness through its regional offices located in key cities and areas to serve the needs of the organization's members and to maintain the well-being of all Asian Pacific Americans.

Staff:
Roger Ozaki - President
Kristy Kubota - Vice-president, Programs
Sam Wakasugi - Vice-president, Fundraising
Laura Furukawa - Treasurer

Source:
http://www.jacl-southeast.org

Submitted by:
AIA Staff

New - 03/05/03