brother, Robert Hosokawa, as well as eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. In a column published in the Denver Post on November 22, 2007, Hosokawa's colleague Fred Brown called him a "champion of civility, dignity and human rights". A memorial service for Bill Hosokawa was held at the Gates Concert Hall at the University of Denver on February 17, 2008. The list of speakers honoring Hosokawa included Colorado Governor Bill Ritter and Ryozo Kato, the Ambassador of Japan to the United States. Ancestors References External links Rocky Mountain News: Champion of Japanese culture - and dignity Seattle Times: Newsman Bill Hosokawa defeated bias, his own anger Los Angeles Times: Bill Hosokawa, 92; journalist overcame internment and prejudice Interview from Maynard Institute Interview from Chips Quinn Scholars Obituary from Denver Post columnist Fred Brown 2007 Article from Rocky Mountain News Remembering Bill Hosokawa 1915 births 2007 deaths American columnists American newspaper editors Japanese-American internees American male journalists American journalists of Asian descent American writers of Japanese descent Writers from Seattle Writers from Denver University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences alumni The Denver Post people Rocky Mountain News people 20th-century journalists Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class