and Uyematsu families took him up on his offer.

He will be missed by so many here in Washington.And now I have also come to appreciate the role he played in the redress movement and as a long-time JACL supporter.

Perhaps his favorite expression was one he learned from a Buddhist priest that served his family when he was a child: ‘Where there is gratitude.Honda Memorial Journalism Fund to help the Pacific Citizen.My sincere condolences to the family.

were instrumental in the eventual passage of the redress legislation.as Ujifusa noted in an oral history recorded by Densho.

Photo by GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON / Pacific CitizenStuart Ishimaru.

Ujifusa donated seed money to launch the Harry K.former Secretary of Transportation Norm Mineta.

I wish I could pick up the phone and talk with him.Bush Cabinet as secretary of transportation for five years.

He believed so much in serving the country over party that he was the only Democrat chosen to serve in the George W.senator and vice president of the United States.