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The White House Will Have to Wait
(1938-2020) Japanese American attorney and civil rights activist

Nikkei Pioneers in the Legal Field
(1938-2020) Japanese American attorney and civil rights activist

“…Put Me In A Cage”
(1938-2020) Japanese American attorney and civil rights activist

Preserving Manzanar-Chutzpah and the DWP
(1938-2020) Japanese American attorney and civil rights activist

“I was never an exceptional student…”
(b. 1934) The First Japanese American Appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals.

“I could never get a job offer from a private law firm”
(b. 1934) The First Japanese American Appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Being Denied as a Japanese American Lawyer
(b. 1934) The First Japanese American Appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals.

How she transitioned from anthropology to law
Sansei judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California

Receiving support from Sonia Sotomayer to run for the bench
Sansei judge on the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California


Cofounding the Asian Pacific Islander Law Student Association
(b. 1943) Japanese American transgender attorney
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