JACL Pacific Southwest District

04/07/2015

Register today for a great networking opportunity and skills development seminar for all Japanese American and API young adults and professionals in the Los Angeles area. Graduation is just around the corner so take advantage of this great learning and engaging event! Only 40 seats are available, so register ASAP!

**Lunch is provided!!**

Registration link here https://www.jacl.org/nysc-psw-summit-registration/

The JACL National Youth/Student Council and Japanese American National Museum are proud to present, Navigate Networking with Vanna Novak. This unique program is geared for eager Japanese American and Asian Pacific Islander students and young professionals. Our mission is to prepare emerging leaders…

01/20/2015

Check out this article about JACL member and original Selma marcher Todd Endo. Todd traveled to Selma in 1965 after the death of Minister Jim Reeb and covered the march for JACL's Pacific Citizen newspaper.

Even fifty years later, Todd Endo remembers clearly what he heard yelled from the sidelines as he marched in the mostly-Black crowd in Selma, Alabama."I...

11/04/2014

CALIFORNIAN VOTERS: still having a hard time figuring out how you're going to vote?

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11/04/2014

Today is the day everyone! Make sure you go to the polls and vote!

10/20/2014

PSW Californians!! Today is your LAST DAY to register to vote for the upcoming November 4th election! You must be registered by 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

Register with rock the vote (below) or here! http://registertovote.ca.gov/

CALIFORNIA! Today is the LAST DAY to register to vote for the November 4th Election. Make sure you don't miss your opportunity to make your voice heard. Register in less than 5 minutes here: rtvote.com/1wGjKaW

10/07/2014

Are you registered to vote?? Elections are happening on NOVEMBER 4th and in California, you need to have registered to vote by October 20th!!

There's also still time to volunteer with us and Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles to help turn out API voters in Southern California!

Volunteer with us: bit.ly/yvmvolunteer
Californians can register online to vote here: http://registertovote.ca.gov/

09/25/2014

Yesterday was National Voter Registration Day, did you check your voter registration status?

PSW members in California, Arizona and Nevada can register online for the upcoming November 4th election here: http://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/register-to-vote/

We would also love your help in volunteering for the upcoming election!! If you are interested, please click here for more information: http://jaclpsw.org/index.php/other-news/other-opportunities

The online voter registration form is safe, secure, and easy to use. Sensitive information is held on a secure server and then discarded.

03/27/2014

Enter for a chance to win tickets to Go For Broke National Education Center's Annual Evening of Aloha Gala Dinner!

For more information contact Chris Brusatte at [email protected].

03/27/2014

Last weekend we had the pleasure of hosting our first Nikkei LGBTQ panel at the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center. Estella Miyuki Baker attended and shared a great resource with us! There are great stories that continue and broaden the dialogue started on Sunday. Thanks Miyuki!!

a safe space for Asian-American members of the LGBTQ (and questioning) community.

02/13/2014

Are you against the LADWP solar ranch? Sign onto this petition!!

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has proposed to build an industrial solar energy generating station in California's Owens Valley,...

01/24/2014

Do you like Texas Hold'em? Go For Broke National Education Center is hosting a Charity Poker Tournament!

Sponsorship information is listed as well! Please contact Michele Freck for any additional information: [email protected]

01/11/2014

Opportunity for a FREE trip to Japan for students between the ages of 18-25!!

Apply here!

The “KAKEHASHI Project-The Bridge for Tomorrow” is a youth exchange project, promoted by the Ministry Foreign Affairs in Japan, to heighten potential interest in Japan and increase the number of overseas visitors to the country, as well as enhance international understanding of the “Japan brand,” an...