ENDORSEMENTS

Community Leaders & Advocates

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Aaron Imura

*Boardmember, Sacramento Buddhist Church

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Aeyon Lee

Korean Community Leader

 

Aubrie Fong

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Aurora Ramos

*Treasurer, Filipino Community of Sacramento

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Andy Noguchi and Twila Tomita

*Civil Rights Activist and Former President, Florin JACL

 

Barbara O'Connor

*Professor & Director Emeritus,

Institute for Study of Politics & Media, CSUC 

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Brenda Fong

*Vice President, Chinese American Council of Sacramento

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Buck Gee

*Former President, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

 

Carolyn Hashimoto

Secretary, CAPITAL

 

Cay Trzinski

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Hon. Charles and Doree Kobayashi

Sacramento Superior Court Judge (Ret.)​

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Dale Minami

Co-Chair, Coalition of Asian Pacific American 21 PAC

 

Danny Chao Vang, EdD

Educator, California State University, Sacramento

 

David Kim

Former Secretary, California Transportation Agency

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Del Foster

*President, Hui O Hawaii of Sacramento, Inc. 

 

Dick Mazon

*President, Filipino Community of Sacramento and Vicinity

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Donna Yee, Ph.D.

Retired Chief Executive Officer

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Eric Gums

*President, Ka'onohi Foundation​

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Eric Rassmusson

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Frank Henry

Marshallese Community of Sacramento

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Gloria Ochoa

Deputy Chief Counsel, California Senate

Judiciary Committee (Ret.)​

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Grace Kim

Korean American Community of Sacramento

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Harold Pressley

Former Player, Sacramento Kings

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Janet Sakata

*Former Boardmember, Sacramento Jan Ken Po​

 

Janice Yamaoka Luszczak

*President, Sacramento JACL

 

Jay King

*President, California Black Chamber of Commerce

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Jenny Bach

Former Secretary, California Democratic Party

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Jeff Ogata

Former President, Asian Resources, Inc. 

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Jinky Dolar

*President, OCA Sacramento

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Joel Wong

President, National Asian American PAC

 

Joy Yip

Realtor, eXp Realty of California, Inc.

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Joyce & Alex Eng

*Former President, Chinese American Council of Sacramento

 

Joyce Iseri

*Former Executive Director, API Legislative Caucus

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Karen Yamamoto

*Boardmember, California State Teachers Retirement System​

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Kenneth Fong

*Former Trustee, California State University Board ​

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Larry Sahota

Veteran & Community Leader

 

LaSalle Thompson

Former Player, Sacramento Kings

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Leila Pereira 

*Filipino Women's Club of Sacramento & Vic. 

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Lilia Rivera 

*Past President, Filipino Fiesta of Sacramento

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Linda Lui

*Sacramento Chinese Indo-Chinese Friendship Association

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Linda Ng

*President, OCA National

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Lucy Oback

*U.S. China Railroad Friendship Association

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Luisa Lavulo

Sacramento Arts, Culture & Creative Economy Commissioner

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Maeley Tom 

Former Chief Administrative Officer, State Assembly

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Maggy Krell

Advocate, Author

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Marielle Tsukamoto

*Former President, Florin Japanese American Citizens League

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Marghe Covino

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Mike Lee

*Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Ret.),

California State University, Sacramento 

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Mona Foster

*Founder, Hui O Hawaii of Sacramento, Inc. &

Ka'onohi Foundation

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Murdock Smith

*Executive Director, Highlands Community Charter

and Technical Schools

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Murray Navarro

Filipino Community of Sacramento

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Nikki Nguyen

Realtor, Keller Williams

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Rick Uno

Legal Counsel, Department of Real Estate

 

Ron Tom

*Former Boardmember, My Sister's House 

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Ron Wong

*Co-Founder, Asian Pacific American Leaderships Foundation​

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Rose Nagao

Former Boardmember, Sacramento Asian Community Center

 

Roy Imura

*Former President, Sacramento Buddhist Church​

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Sandy Chau

*Chair, Civic Leadership USA
 

Dr. Shinder Gill

Director of Programs & Educator

 

Sonney Chong, DDS

*President, CAPITAL

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Sonya Harris

*Boardmember, Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Project 

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Thien Ho

Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney, Sacramento County

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Tido Thac Hoang

Vietnamese American Community of Sacramento

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Tim Fong, Ph.D.

*Director, Ethnic Studies, California State University, Sacramento​

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Vicki Beaton

Former World Journal Journalist

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Viliami Tuivai

Founder, Invictus Foundation

 

(Partial List)