Advisory Council (in formation):

• Jeff Adachi, San Francisco Public Defender
• Sandy Close, Founder and Executive Editor, New America Media
• Art Hansen, Director Emeritus, Japanese American Oral History Project, California State University, Fullerton
• Carole Hayashino, Vice President, California State University, Sacramento
• Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, Independent Researcher
• Lane Hirabayashi, Chair, UCLA Asian American Studies Program
• Fred Hoshiyama, Community Solidarity Activist
• Cathy Inamasu, Executive Director, Nihonmachi Little Friends
• Jan Masaoka, Director, Blue Avocado
• Dale Minami, Community Activist and Attorney
• Andy Noguchi, Civil Rights Co-Chair, Florin JACL
• Jon Osaki, Executive Director, Japanese Community Youth Council
• Don Tamaki, Chair, San Francisco Japantown Foundation
• Twila Tomita, Board Member, Florin JACL
• Rosalyn Tonai, Executive Director, National Japanese American Historical Society
• Bill Watanabe, Executive Director, Little Tokyo Service Center
• Jimi Yamaichi, Curator and Historian, Japanese American Museum of San Jose
• Akemi Kikumura Yano, President and CEO, Japanese American National Museum