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Japanese American Citizens Group Observation Report

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I. What inspired you to choose this organization? What were your motives? Analyze your motives!
I decided to interview a membership-based Asian American community organization called, Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Pacific Southwest District. Ms. Stephanie Nitahara (Regional Director), Nancy Takayama (Business & Development Manager), and Traci Ishigo (Program Coordinator) are the main staffs who organize this district in Downtown Los Angeles, CA. The JACL follows and acknowledges to issues that embellish or endanger the civil human rights of all Americans. Their goal is to put in actions for positive social change, specifically to the Asian Pacific American community. There are over 20 different districts (also called chapters) in the United States of America and over 12,000 are members and history of leadership since 1929.
Founded in 1929, JACL has protected civil rights of Japanese Americans and other …show more content…

As I have mentioned earlier, anybody is eligible for these programs. However, they are mainly catered towards Japanese people. The majority of the members are 4th and 5th generation Japanese Americans who are in their 70’s and older. However, there also have students who are at the age of 25 to younger in the internship programs. They do not need to be a member to come to the services. People who become members are for people who wants benefits such as qualifying for JACL health care and the JACL credit union, getting discounts with UPS and Herts, getting information and are able to apply for over 60,000 dollars in student scholarships, getting information about internships, fellowships, and work opportunities, and so on. More members that join will have more power to advance social justice in the

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