Japanese
American
Citizens League (JACL)
Citizens League (JACL)
Anti-Japanese campaigns in the
1920s led to federal laws banning further immigration and a state
Alien Land Act that made it illegal for
Asian immigrants to own property.
Japanese Americans organized
the Seattle Progressive Citizens League in 1921 to protect their
rights. In 1929, the Japanese American Citizens League was launched.
James Sakamoto, publisher of
the Japanese American Courier, was a leader of
both organizations.
