[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 215 (Friday, December 18, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H7263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING ROSE OCHI

  (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of a dear 
mentor, an honorable public servant, and a stalwart leader in the 
Japanese-American community, Rose Ochi.
  Rose was one of my mentors when I was in my twenties and thirties. 
Her guidance and her wisdom helped me during those formative years. I 
know that I was not the only person whose life she touched. She blazed 
a trail for many others in our community besides me.
  Rose was a justice seeker and served as an Associate Attorney General 
of the United States under President Clinton, as the criminal justice 
planning director for Mayor Tom Bradley, and as a fighter for redress 
for the Japanese-American community who suffered through internment. 
Her work contributed to making America a more perfect Union.
  Madam Speaker, we will miss Rose's towering presence and grace, but 
her legacy will live on.

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