hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈɜːvd æz stˈæf tə ðə lˈeɪt ɹˈɛp. ɹˈɑːbɚt mˈætsuːiz kæmpˈeɪn fɚðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. sˈɛnət ɪn kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ænd æz ɐ lˈɑːbɪˌɪst ænd ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv fɚðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪɾɪzənz lˈiːɡ, wˌɛɹ hiː wˈɜːkt ˌɔn fˈʌndɪŋ fɚðə wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɹiːdɹˈɛs klˈeɪmz, ˌɪmɪɡɹˈeɪʃən ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm, ænd ðə sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts ˈækts ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn dˈæʃ nˈaɪnti wˈʌn.
He also served as staff to the late Rep. Robert Matsui’s campaign for the U.S. Senate in California and as a lobbyist and representative for the Japanese American Citizens League, where he worked on funding for the World War II Japanese American redress claims, immigration reform, and the Civil Rights Acts of 1989-91.