Kyoko FurumotoKyoko Lillian FurumotoThe second daughter of Sam Kiyoto and Yoshi (Nishikubo) Furumoto.

furthering my interest in the field.I planned to follow in the footsteps of my older siblings and study biology in college.

it was quite a shock living in rural southern Indiana.which contributed to feelings of isolation and marginalization.I had never had a Japanese American or AAPI supervisor before.

especially at the student level.I served on the CSU AAPI Initiative under the leadership of President Leroy Morishita (now emeritus).

There is still much work to be done.

we frequently talked about the lack of AAPI leaders on the campus.military members and their families

military members and their families.For more than 65 years in the U

and Pacific Islanders and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.and cultural organizations to develop recommendations on establishing.