the Ethics Committee report included the following findings:? Santos boasted about family wealth.

his funny and warm demeanor bolstered my confidence to imagine new ways of organizing in San Jose Japantown.able to chair NCRR meetings at which three generations of Japanese Americans had much to say about their incarceration during World War II and their desire for proper redress.

(Photo by Susie Ling)Miya Iwataki: I first worked with Alan Nishio in 1967 at the USC Center for Social Action; and developed friendship with Alan and Yvonne over many home-cooked dinners.and won respect from friend and foe alike.and personalities develop cohesive plans of action.

helped navigated the layered and complex legislative struggle to win redress/reparations.(Photo by Susie Ling)Guy Aoki: The day before we lobbied Congress in July 1987.

which was working-class and grassroots-based.

both for his community and himself.and we should always remember that we have to serve the people in the community — that’s it.

I was surprised to learn how widely his influence had reached the community.Mike Watanabe has to be in the center to make sure it doesnt happen.

Mike spoke the succinct words that summed up how he lived and that serve as the guiding star for the organization he so deeply loved: ‘…That’s what we’re here for.outpatient directorMike became my respected mentor from the day I walked into his upstairs office for an interview at Therapeutic Community (TC) 22 years ago.