Judy Chu (D-Pasadena) released the following statement Oct.

who at the time held national-level positions in the JACL.A presidential apology for incarceration during World War II had been issued.

he believes his experiences in the same-sex marriage fight gave him the building blocks to understanding civic engagement and community-building.Kaneko brought the issue to the National Board.Did we ever question his sexual orientation when he was helping us? Kaneko recalls Mineta asking the audience.

Long-time staffers stepped down.at a time when no other national civil rights organization of similar stature had done so.

as well as found the Hawaii Institute for Public Affairs.

This years convention was the first she attended since departing the organization during the controversy.Kageyama delivered a speech to the room in favor of passing the resolution.

The resolution states JACL National will offer all-gender bathrooms and lodging at events.We cant say we welcome our transgender and nonbinary members but say they must go somewhere else when nature calls.

Passing the resolution is a call to action to all chapters to implement the same standards to make our nonbinary and transgender colleagues feel welcome and comfortable.She co-authored the resolution with members from the Berkeley.