Dear Friend,

As we begin the new millennium there remains a need for our organization, the Watsonville-Santa Cruz chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League.

You may have had the good fortune of being spared the feeling of human indignity but there are so many, young and old, who are confronted with racism, bigotry, and harassment situations even today.

Please join us in supporting those individuals, groups, and issues that need our help. Our JACL is an advocate for human and civil rights for all Americans. Our mission statement is, "to fight discrimination and to insure the well being of anyone who is victimized by social injustice," as stated by John Tateishi, our National JACL Executive Director.