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 DREAM Act and #NoMuslimBanEver |
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Washington, DC- Today JACL National collaborated with other AAPI groups and Undocublack in efforts to get the DREAM Act passed before the December 8th deadline. December 8 is the date by which Congress must pass its spending bill to keep the government open and running. We are advocating that any spending bill must include the DREAM Act as a part of that bill.
Call your Senators and Representative and ask them to support DREAMers by not voting for a spending bill that does not include the DREAM Act.
In other news this week, the Supreme Court ruled that the latest iteration of the Muslim ban may go into effect as the court challenges proceed. This week the Muslim ban case will be heard in two separate cases before the United States Court of Appeals.
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Walmart's Community Grant Program
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Through Wal-Mart's Community Grant Program the company strives to give back to the neighborhoods where they are located and to give to local organizations through grants.
We encourage chapters to apply for this grant program at the local level.
Awarded grants range from $250 to $2,500
The application deadline for this grant cycle is
Dec. 31, 2017.
For more information and to apply click
here.
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| Update: JACL and 18 Million Rising Petition to Internet Retailers |
Washington, D.C. - On Cyber Monday, JACL and 18 Million Rising launched a petition urging internet retailers Amazon and eBay to remove insensitively marketed items suggesting Japanese American prison camp art as "A Great Decoration for Home/Office."
So far the petition has gained over 3,000 signatures.
JACL and 18 Million Rising previously worked to press Walmart to remove similarly offensively marketed items from their website and continue to work with them to ensure this does not happen again.
We urge other internet retailers to follow Walmart's lead and choosing not to profit from the pain of our incarceration experience and take down these insensitively marketed pieces.
For those who wish to obtain the World War II photos of the Japanese American incarceration experience, you may do so for FREE at the National Archives and Library of Congress online repositories. See here and here.
Please click HERE to sign our petition.
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| Disney/ABC Event for Screenwriters in Burbank, CA |
Disney | ABC's Creative Talent Development & Inclusion team is presenting "Inside CTDI: How Original Scripts are Covered." This two-hour session will walk scripted television writers through how original samples are covered at CTDI for opportunities across DATG, including evaluation of elements of story and structure. Our goal is to help talent effectively navigate our submissions process and allow our team to meet and engage with talented writers.
The session will be held the morning of December 18th in Burbank, CA. Seats are limited, and preference will be given to writers who have at least one credit on a broadcast, cable or streaming scripted series. (If you already have attended a similar session, you do not have to attend again.)
JACL members interested in attending should contact the Washington, DC office at policy@jacl.org for more details and registration information.
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National JACL Announces 2018 Scholarship Program
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San Francisco, CA - The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) announces its National Scholarship and Awards Program for the 2018 academic year. The JACL annually offers approximately 30 college scholarships for students who are incoming college freshmen, undergraduates and graduates, and those specializing in law and the creative/performing arts. There are also student aid scholarships for those in need of financial assistance in this era of rising tuition costs.
Scholarship Program information, instructions and applications can be found on the JACL website,
here.
Freshman applications must be submitted directly by the applicant to his/her local JACL chapter, with a postmark no later than March 1, 2018. Freshman applicants may obtain the mailing address of his/her chapter by contacting Membership Assistant Tomiko Ismail at tismail@jacl.org or by calling the Membership Department at (415) 921-5225, extension 26.
Chapters will then have one month to evaluate their freshman applications and are to forward ONLY the most outstanding ones to the National JACL Freshman Scholarship Committee, c/o JACL NCWNP District, 3566 Barley Court, San Jose, CA 95127, postmarked no later than April 2, 2018.
Applications for the "other" scholarship categories (undergraduate, graduate, law, creative/performing arts, and student aid) are to be sent directly by the applicant to the National JACL Scholarship Committee, c/o Central California District Council, with a postmark no later than April 2, 2018. The mailing address for this committee can be found on the application itself.
All those applying to the National JACL Scholarship Program must be a student member or individual member of the JACL.
For more information on the National JACL Scholarship Program, contact Regional Director Patty Wada at pwada@jacl.org or National JACL Vice President for Planning & Development Matthew Farrells at mfarrells@jacl.org.
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| Apply for the Kakehashi Program |
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Past Kakehashi Trip
Accepting Applications for Trip 2 Kakehashi Program participants and supervisors. All applications are due Jan 2.
For more information please see
website
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Upcoming News & Announcements
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Annual Giving Campaign Ongoing
Please take a moment this season to support JACL. Please click
HERE to make a direct contribution now through our website.
If you are doing your holiday shopping at Amazon, please be sure to shop through
Amazon Smile and select JACL as your charity. JACL will then receive a small percentage of your purchases on Amazon whenever you go to smile.amazon.com for your online shopping.
We thank you for your support both through your generous donations and responses to our calls for action. Best wishes as we begin this holiday season.
Join or Renew Your JACL Membership!
Join or renew your JACL membership today! Members receive a complimentary subscription to the Pacific Citizen Newspaper, free admission to the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, CA (just show your membership card), valuable discounts, access to special events, and eligibility for over $70,000 in scholarships awarded every year. Most importantly, your membership dues will support the mission of JACL as the oldest and largest Asian American organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights and liberties of all Americans and preserving the Japanese American cultural and historical legacy.
To join or renew your membership online, please click here! If you would like to join or renew over the phone, please call us at 415-921-5225 (Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm PST).
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