Welcome to JACL Dayton
The Japanese American Citizens League is a national organization whose mission is to safeguard the civil and human rights of Japanese Americans and all who are affected by injustice and bigotry.
The JACL also works to promote and preserve the heritage and legacy of the Japanese American Community.
80th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI:
SIMUTANEOUS BELL-RINGING WITH JAPAN
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5 – 6:00 PM RECEPTION, 7:00 PM BELL-RINGING PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL PEACE MUSEUM, 10 N. LUDLOW STREET, DAYTON
Special for this 80th anniversary, we will be joined by several Dayton Sister Cities partners, including a delegation from Augsburg, Germany, and the Consul General of Japan. This year’s event will begin at 6:00 p.m. with folding origami cranes, brush writing, and light refreshments. The formal program including bell-ringing will occur a little after 7 p.m. (which is 8 a.m. Aug. 6th in Japan).
We are looking for a couple of people who can brush write, and a few individuals to help with origami paper folding. JACL has supplies for these activities. If you are willing to help with this, please contact Don Hayashi or use our contact us link.
SAVE THE DATE:
2025 DAYTON CHAPTER JACL - ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2024
2 – 5 PM
HELKE PARK, SHELTER #1 - VANDALIA, OH
Please bring your favorite dish to share. The chapter will supply hamburgers, hotdogs, beverages, watermelon, and tableware. There will be entertainment, games and great company! All are welcome!!!
PHOTOS FROM 2024:
2025 A WORLD A’FAIR
THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS!!!
Many, many thanks to our volunteers that made the Japan booth a big success!
We hope you enjoyed being a part of the World A’Fair celebration.
31 cultures were represented, all working together in this festival, and offering hope for peace in our world.
YOU WERE A HUGE PART OF THIS!
DAYTON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL INCORPORATED (DIFI):
DIFI VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION PICNIC
SATURDAY, JULY 26
EINTRACHT SINGING SOCIETY CENTER - 2707 TROY PIKE, DAYTON
DIFI would like to thank the volunteers who represented ALL 31 COUNTRIES at the 2025 A World A’Fair festival.
DETAILS COMING SOON!
ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVORS/ACTIVISTS RECOGNIZED:
2024 NOBEL PRIZE FOR PEACE AWARDED TO NIHON HIDANKYO
October 11, 2024
The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Nihon Hidankyo, a grass-roots movement of atomic bomb survivors “for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapon must never be used again.”
The U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 killed an estimated 200,000 people. The hundreds of thousands of survivors, known as hibakusha and represented by Nihon Hidankyo, are now mostly in their 80S. Their message is being lifted up at a time of increasing world tensions involving countries with nuclear programs, such as Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
The head of the Nobel Committee, Jorgen Watne Frydnes, shows the logo of the Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024. (AP)
ANTI-ASIAN HARASSMENT
WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE IN PUBLIC SPACE
If you have witnessed or experienced harassment: micro-aggressions, bullying, hate speech, or violence please help us to document.
The more information we have, the better we can respond and prevent further incidents from occurring.
REPORTING (through Stop AAPI Hate)
DAYTON JACL (contact us)
Help create safe public space by supporting each other when we’re harassed.
Learn the 5 Ds of Bystander Intervention: Distract, Delegate, Delay, Direct, Document
About JACL
Founded in 1929, the Japanese American Citizens League is the oldest and largest Asian American civil rights organization in the United States. The JACL is composed of over 100 chapters across the country, including the Dayton Chapter.
Following the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans from the West Coast during World War II, many Nikkei (emigrants and their descendants) relocated to the Midwest, including Dayton, Ohio, where leaders of the Council of Churches helped Japanese Americans find housing and jobs. In 1949, the Dayton chapter of the JACL was organized.
Today, many Midwesterners are unaware of the history and experiences of Japanese Americans. The Dayton chapter sponsors programs to broaden understanding and appreciation of our history and its relevance today, reaching out into the broader community to promote civil rights, justice, and peace.
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Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
daytonjacl@gmail.com
Phone
(937) 890-2729 Don
Address
Dayton JACL 1133 Woodland Meadows Dr. Vandalia, OH 45377