He was prominent in the fight to pass the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, by which the US government officially apologized for the roundup and internment of Japanese-Americans during the Second World War.

• 他在为通过"1988年民事自由法案"所做的斗争中功勋卓著,该法案使美国政府向日裔美国人在二战中遭受围捕和收容而正式道歉。