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including those who supported and opposed the JACL taking on the issue.Bill Kaneko and Trisha Murakawa.

Pretty much everything that I do for a living.the word impact was not just about helping steer the JACL toward taking such a forward-looking stance on the issue of same-sex marriage.within the Japanese American community and upon their once-active roles in JACL.

and Kaji moved on to other endeavors after departing the JACL.The National Council voted not to pass the Mount Olympus Chapters resolution to rescind support for same-sex marriage.

In protest of the retaliatory firings.

starting up one-on-one conversations across the country about why they felt same-sex marriage was a civil right.I dont remember the question exactly; in my memory it was a general query.

This incident spurred my desire to know more about my parents experiences.Rafu: As suggested by the movie No No Girl and other recent works.

some in the audience respond with pitying sympathy — poor little Asian woman is my reading — but the emotion that chokes is not merely sorrow or pain.Humor and fantasy can offer moments of life-giving delight.