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Tashima,A. Wallace

On the Increase in Asian American Representation

A. Wallace Tashima July 2, 2014

I think it’s good that the federal bench, including the Appellate Courts, reflect that diversity …

Tashima,A. Wallace

The Intersection between Internment and Judgeship

A. Wallace Tashima July 2, 2014

Over time, I did come to the conclusion that I definitely believe that it was …

Wasserman,Fumiko Hachiya

Her desire to help at-risk and dependent youth

Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman July 27, 2018

As far as working, I’ve been on the bench since 1986. I have been happy …

Wasserman,Fumiko Hachiya

Her motto came from her mother

Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman July 27, 2018

I do, because it’s from my mother again, “Do unto others as you would have …

Wasserman,Fumiko Hachiya

Unique perspective that a judge can bring to community organizations

Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman July 27, 2018

I think being an attorney, or being a judge, in any organization, you can bring …

Wasserman,Fumiko Hachiya

How she transitioned from anthropology to law

Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman July 27, 2018

I became an Anthropology Major with a Sociology Minor. I thought I’d become an anthropologist; …

Fujie,Holly J.

Challenges faced by female judges

Holly J. Fujie July 11, 2019

Probably the same challenges I still face as a judge, which is that you still …

Fujie,Holly J.

Receiving support from Sonia Sotomayer to run for the bench

Holly J. Fujie July 11, 2019

We were at a meeting for women of color at the law school at Berkeley …

McKenna,Sabrina Shizue

Judge Marie Milks—Her Hero and a Mentor

Sabrina Shizue McKenna July 14, 2022

Judge Marie Milks, who was the first Japanese American woman judge in Hawaii. When I …

McKenna,Sabrina Shizue

Confidence as a young Asian American woman

Sabrina Shizue McKenna July 14, 2022

Working with the Japanese company where I was in-house counsel had been a great experience …

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