About Us

Founded in 1929, the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is the nation's oldest and largest Asian American civil and human rights organization. The JACL has 112 chapters nationwide, 5 regional offices, 3 district offices, a Washington DC office, and a national headquarters in San Francisco. JACL's mission is to secure and uphold the human and civil rights of Japanese Americans and all Americans while preserving our cultural heritage and values.

We are the Ventura County Chapter of the JACL

We grant scholarships to local high school seniors in Ventura County. We also sponsor cultural and family-oriented events throughout the year:

• Installation of Officers and Luncheon (past keynote speakers have been George Takei and former JACL National President Helen Kawagoe)
• Japanese Cemetery Clean-up and Restoration
• Oshogatsu Dinner
• Booth at the Strawberry Festival
• Cultural Day
• Pacific Citizen newspaper subscription
• Local newsletter subscription

For more information, write to us at:

Ventura County JACL
P.O. Box 1092
Camarillo, CA 93011

Or email us: venturacountyjacl@hotmail.com

Other Offices:

Pacific Southwest Office             
244 San Pedro St. #406              
Los Angeles, CA 90012              
(213) 626-4471                           
(213) 623-4282 FAX                  
email: psw@jacl.org                   

National Headquarters
1765 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 921-5225
(415) 931-4671 FAX 
email: jacl@jacl.org

National JACL website: http://www.jacl.org/

Other interesting web site:

"From Barbed Wire to Barbed Hooks" ... Fishing stories from Manzanar. www.fearnotrout.com