SAJCC Council votes to sign on to JACL-AZ letter to Governor Doug Ducey, against anti-Asian violence

On April 9, the SAJCC Council of 13 members voted to be one of the undersigned organizations in the attached letter to Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, expressing sentiment against anti-Asian violence in Arizona and the nation. The vote was 12-0-1.

Copy of the letter from Japanese American Citizens League of Arizona (Glendale, AZ) below.

SAJCC Council also voted 12-0-1 to sign on to a similar letter of April 8, 2021 to Governor Ducey from the Asian Corporate and Entrepreneur Leaders (ACEL of Tempe, AZ), and numerous other organizations and businesses in Arizona. (See article at bottom, with hyperlink)

ACEL letter is included here:
https://blogforarizona.net/asian-american-organizations-send-letters-to-governor-ducey-against-anti-asian-violence/

3 thoughts on “SAJCC Council votes to sign on to JACL-AZ letter to Governor Doug Ducey, against anti-Asian violence

    • Hi Clara, which generation of American Japanese are you? I’m Sansei, 3rd generation, born & raised in Hawaii, where we don’t have much anti-Asian hate due to there being so many Asians & Pacific Islanders there. But Arizona and US Mainland are different.

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