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.


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FROM THE FRED KOREMATSU INSTITUTE:

NOW, UNTIL JUNE 1ST: FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

INTERNATIONAL PEACE MUSEUM - 10 N. LUDLOW ST, DAYTON

Also available to groups: Tuesdays to Thursdays by appointment

The exhibition’s title comes from Fred Korematsu, who famously challenged the mass imprisonment of over 125,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.  When faced with criminal charges for not following the military orders to leave his home without due process, the U.S. born citizen remembered his Constitutional rights and asked, “Am I an American or am I not?” The exhibit bridges past and present and explores how fear, discrimination, and government actions led to the violation of Constitutional rights during the war and how this history relates to the experiences of other communities, including Native Americans and African Americans.

JUST AROUND THE CORNER:

2025 A WORLD A’FAIR

FRIDAY, MAY 2: 5-10pm

SATURDAY, MAY 3: 11AM-10PM

SUNDAY, MAY 4: 11AM-6PM

Greene County Expo Center, 120 Fairgrounds Rd, Xenia

 

MANY, MANY VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!

SIGN-UP LINK COMING APRIL 1

ASK ABOUT OUR NEW FOOD MENU!

THE DAYTON ART INSTITUTE PRESENTS:

Torii Tadamasa (Japanese, 1904–1970), Shibaraku (Just a Minute!), from the series 18 Kabuki Plays, 1953, woodblock print, ink and color on paper. Transfer from Library to Museum Collection, 2023.346.14

NOW until MARCH 30, 2025 - GALLERY 105

Visually stunning, the “rough style” (aragoto) of Japanese kabuki theater includes exaggerated movements and speech, bold makeup and oversized costumes. This attention-grabbing style is encapsulated in 18 Kabuki Plays (kabuki jūhachiban), a collection of plays compiled in the nineteenth century by the actor Ichikawa Danjūrō VII (1791–1859) and closely associated with the Danjūrō family of actors. The plays convey tales of heroism and romance, jealousy and revenge, and many are repertoire standards still performed today. This exhibition explores the plays through a set of eighteen woodblock prints created by Torii Tadamasa (1904–1970), full of bold colors and exquisite details that capture the bravado of kabuki.

2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR !

FROM THE DAYTON JACL

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)

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2024 DAYTON CHAPTER JACL - ANNUAL PICNIC

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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)

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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

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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