WASHINGTON —The Japanese American Citizens League issued the following statement on Oct.

mailers sent to voters in Orange County by Steels campaign attempted to link Tran to Mao Zedong and showed Tran with the communist symbol.Michelle Steel conceded defeat Nov.

27 in her bid to retain the 45th Congressional District seat that includes parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties.Tran had a 613-vote lead in the race Nov.Trans campaign said that Steel supported a national abortion ban and opposed the Violence Against Women Act.

I knew that giving back to the country that welcomed me with open arms would be part of my future.From the moment I came to the United States.

Hawaiian Gardens and a portion of Lakewood — 19.

The journey to work on behalf of legal immigrants and struggling families took me somewhere I never could have imagined — and for which I will always be grateful — the United States Congress.she met architectural student Albert Lanier.

21 in a private ceremony at the White House.under the guidance of Don McDiarmid.

landscape photographerCountry Music Hall of Fame and Museum.The National Council on the Arts.