Buy your tickets online for JACL Seattle’s 88th Annual Installation Banquet to be held February 20, 2010 (Saturday).  Register online to save money ($88 online, $100 at the door) and to ensure that you get a seat.
When
February 20th, 2010 5:30 PM
Location
Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel
2100 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
United States
Contact Phone: [...]

The JACL is now accepting applications for its 2010 Installation Banquet to be held on February 20th, 2010 at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel (5:30 PM).  Please 2010 banquet ad form and mail it to the address mentioned in the form by January 15, 2010 (along with the camera ready ad) for consideration of inclusion [...]

Seattle School District Board Member Betty Patu and Washington Vietnamese American (WAVA) Chamber of Commerce Founder/Board Member Quang Nguyen have been added as speakers for the January 21, 2009 APA Empowerment Series session.
JACL’s Asian Pacific American (APA) Empowerment Series is a free program geared towards engaging APA college students in civic opportunities by providing opportunities [...]

OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire today announced the appointment of Kendee Yamaguchi as the executive director of the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs. Yamaguchi is a third generation Japanese American born and raised in Washington.
“I am confident Kendee’s broad range of experience will serve this commission well,” Gregoire said. “She is an [...]

Action Alert: Help save the Minidoka national historic site

October 14, 2009

Contact: Floyd Mori, Executive Director
(202) 223-1240 or NatDir@jacl.org
The conflict of self interest versus national interest has been with us from the foundation of this great nation. While the values embodied in the market system of life that have governed our economy have been the catalyst for economic and material progress, we as a nation have [...]

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Akemi Matsumoto Honored at Gala

September 26, 2009

akemiLong time Seattle JACL Board Member and past President Akemi Matsumoto is one of five honored at the 8th annual Night Among Heroes gala. The gala is held by the Thomas C. Wales Foundation to recognize ordinary citizens who have made extraordinary contributions to community life here in the Puget Sound.

Saturday, October 3
Grand Hyatt Seattle
721 Pine Street

Doors open at 5:30 PM
Tickets per plate: $125

Contact: (206) 233-2801
info2008@walesfoundation.org
www.walesfoundation.org

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JACL Coverage in the Seattle Times

May 7, 2009

The Seattle Times featured an article about the JACL’s Education Initiative today.

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JACL Seattle Launches Education Initiative in Celebration of APA History Month

April 25, 2009

In celebration of Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month, the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) of Seattle is launching an education initiative that circulates a recommended reading list to all public high schools in Washington State and provides an APA Curriculum Guide to educators. The purpose of this initiative is to inform students and teachers [...]

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Rep. Betty Brown Says Asian American Should Change Their Names

April 11, 2009

Texas Representative Betty Brown expresses her opinion that Asian Americans should change their surnames so it’s easier for people to pronounce.  View the public hearing below.

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