Welcome to the Twin Cities Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). JACL is a national membership organization whose mission is to secure and maintain the human and civil rights of Americans victimized by injustice.
JACL derives its effectiveness through its strategically located regional offices, which serve the needs of the organization’s members and help maintain the well-being of all Americans.
In addition to its national headquarters in San Francisco, the JACL has regional offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Washington D.C.
The Pacific Citizen, publishing news and information for and about the Asian American community since 1929, is a production of the JACL Los Angeles office.
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We're coming up on the next Twin Cities JACL Undergraduate/Graduate Student Scholarship cycle!![]()
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Applicants must be current JACL members (prior to the start of the application period - September 1st, 2025). Regular/Individual, Student/Youth, or Couple/Family membership status is required. Individual membership of a parent does not qualify the student to receive a scholarship. Not a member? Sign up now at jacl.org/member![]()
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Completed applications and transcripts will be required to be postmarked by Saturday, November 1, 2025.![]()
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Only one scholarship may be received during the degree program.![]()
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More information and application forms are available at tcjacl.org/scholarships/apply![]()
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Posted @withregram • @nbcasianamerica The Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center at Fort Bliss in El Paso, which opened this past weekend, will be able to hold as many as 5,000 detainees upon its completion in the coming months, making it the largest federal detention center in U.S. history. ![]()
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Japanese American advocates, however, say that the facility, which once imprisoned people considered “enemy aliens,” is a chilling reminder of a dark past.![]()
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“The use of national security rhetoric to justify mass incarceration today echoes the same logic that led to their forced removal and incarceration,” said Ann Burroughs, president and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.![]()
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Posted @withregram • @jacl_national JACL is honored to join the National Parks Conservation Association (@npcapics), dozens of Japanese American organizations, and countless other supporters in a day of action to protect every park tomorrow, August 23, 2025. Across the nation, different actions will be taking place at national park sites and other areas for supporters to gather and show their support. Five different actions will take place within the Japanese American community, including in Little Tokyo, Manzanar National Historic Site, Tule Lake National Monument, Seattle Waterfront, and the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historic Site.![]()
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Check the full statement in our bio for links to day of action events and to take action and message your members of Congress now!![]()
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minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/18/deportations-southeast-asians-community-response/?emci=9b795c38-...
As deportations of southeast Asians ramp up, community organizes response • Minnesota Reformer
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President Donald Trump’s campaign to deport immigrants en masse has reached the southeast Asian community in East St. Paul and beyond. More than 150 southeast Asians have been deported from Minnesot...
Posted @withregram • @edinaasianamericanalliance Let’s make Kokedama together! Learn how to make your own Kokedama, which translates to “moss ball”, a Japanese gardening technique that involves wrapping a plant’s roots in moss and soil. Ploy Kittipadungkul is a Kokedama artist, who also owns the Garden and Bear business. Ploy turns her love for plants into an art form. Other than creating the artwork, Ploy loves teaching the art of Kokedama to and sharing all of the knowledge and joy to others! ![]()
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This fun community event is cohosted by Ploy and Edina Asian American Alliance. Register now at tinyurl.com/eaaakokedama!
Posted @withregram • @stribgoingout 🥢🍱 Just as he considers himself a lifelong student, Shigeyuki Furukawa, 53, is also passing on his knowledge.![]()
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Sous chef Daisuke Ishizuka, who trained at a kaiseki restaurant in Tokyo, pursued an apprenticeship at Kado no Mise. The chef originally moved to Minneapolis to work behind the sushi counter at another local Japanese restaurant, but when Ishizuka dined at Kado no Mise for the first time, he knew he wanted to be part of it. ![]()
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Not only was Furukawa trained in traditional Japanese multicourse dinners, he was running one of only a handful of kaiseki restaurants in the country — and the only one in the Midwest. “I was struck by the restaurant’s deep commitment to Japanese tableware and ingredients — something I had thought was impossible to achieve in the U.S.,” Ishizuka said. “I immediately sensed he was a true Japanese artisan, and I felt a strong desire to work alongside him.” ![]()
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Full 📝 by @nancyngotc at the 🔗 in our bio 🍣 ![]()
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