Does that family history inform the way that you think about this work now?

It does, it does.

And I also think my community's history informs the way that I worked as well.

So when Japanese Americans were fighting for redress, they weren't fighting alone.

We actually had Representative Dimely from the Congressional Black Caucus approach our community and offer the Congressional Black Caucus's support through Congress for the Bills.

Yeah.

He even went as far as to open up his offices in D.C. and let a giant delegation of Japanese Americans who were trying to lobby for these bills pass.

Why does America keep repeating this ugly cycle of inhumane treatment of immigrants? Amy, do you feel like you want to talk to that one?