Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Founded in 1929, the JACL is the oldest and largest Asian American civil rights organization in the United States. The JACL monitors and responds to issues that enhance or threaten the civil and human rights of all Americans and implements strategies to effect positive social change, particularly to the Asian Pacific...
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional
The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan educational organization based in Washington, D.C., that strives to pursue a mission of increasing participation of individuals of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage at all levels of the political process, from community service to elected...
Asian American Justice Center
Founded in 1991, the Asian American Justice Center works to advance the human and civil rights for Asian Americans, and build and promote a fair and equitable society for all. Asian American Justice Center Speakers The Asian American Justice Center is one of the nation’s leading experts on issues of importance to the Asian American community including:...
APIA Vote
The Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that encourages and promotes civic participation of Asian Pacific Islander Americans in the electoral and public policy processes at the national, state, and local levels. URL: http://apiavote.org Contact: Christine Chen – (202) 223-9170 –...
The Nihonmachi Outreach Committee
The Nihonmachi Outreach Committee (NOC) is a progressive organization based in the San Jose Japanese American community that is dedicated to educating the public about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, and as a consequence, is committed to defending all people on issues of civil rights, equality, justice, tolerance and peace. URL:...
CA Civil Liberties Public Edu. Program
The California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (CCLPEP) was created in 1999 as the result of the passage of the California Civil Liberties Public Education Act (AB1914 pdf and AB1915) sponsored by Assembly Member Mike Honda. The legislation creates the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, (CCLPEP). Its purpose is to provide competitive...