Entrevistas

1. Family’s Japanese roots and values

2. The lack of discussion about family’s incarceration in Amache

3. Her desire to help at-risk and dependent youth

4. Her motto came from her mother

5. Unique perspective that a judge can bring to community organizations

6. How she transitioned from anthropology to law

7. Mother founded Japanese language school in neighbors’ backyard

Wasserman,Fumiko Hachiya

Juíza Sansei do Tribunal Superior do Condado de Los Angeles na Califórnia

Her motto came from her mother

I do, because it’s from my mother again, “Do unto others as you would have them to unto you.” I think if you keep that in mind you will treat people with respect, with dignity, not judge them by how they look, not judge them by their education level, their socioeconomic standard, that’s not how you determine a person’s character.　Her other favorite was, “Do not judge a book by it’s cover,” so I think although I have very strong Japanese roots, it in no way affected how I approach people from different backgrounds, because of this overall broader view of the world and other people. It was not limited to only the people in the community where I lived, it was not limited only to the Japanese American community, of which we were active. Eventually I was part of the Japan America Society, so I’m – I have kept in touch with my roots.

estética Nipo-americanos juízes metafísica psicologia respeito teoria do conhecimento valores

Data: July 27, 2018

Localização Geográfica: California, US

Entrevistado: Kiya Matsuno

País: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum; Japanese American Bar Association

Entrevistados

A juíza Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman é uma juíza Sansei do Tribunal Superior do Condado de Los Angeles, na Califórnia. Nasceu em Torrance, Califórnia, e cresceu na cidade de Harbor, Califórnia. Foi a primeira mulher asiática-americana contratada pelo escritório da Procuradoria dos EUA na Divisão Civil, a primeira autoridade minoritária eleita no Conselho Escolar de Torrance e a primeira juíza a servir no Instituto de Pesquisa Biomédica de Los Angeles. Atualmente, atua no tribunal de Los Padrinos como juíza local. Ela cresceu em um bairro diverso e acolhedor e sentia-se segura em ser nipo-americana. Ela é envolvida com a comunidade nipo-americana, trabalha para promover a diversidade e é mentora de advogados e juízes. (Junho de 2018)