Portland History

JACL Board

Past Presidents

JACL Creed

JACL Mission

Portland JACL Constitution (MS Word)

Portland JACL Bylaws (MS Word)

PNWDC Bylaws (PDF)

Since its beginning, the JACL has achieved many significant victories in its fight for civil liberties. Most significant among them was the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 which provided for the issuing of Presidential apologies and reparations to all persons of Japanese ancestry who were interned during World War II. The JACL has also fought or brought to public recognition atrocities that have been inflicted on many other ethnic groups including Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other persons of Asian ancestry.

Although discrimination is not always as overt today as it was during the 1920s - 1940s, it remains a fact of life for many of Asian heritage, and it must be challenged in every instance.