hiː wʌzðə tʃˈɛɹ ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən bˈɑːɹ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ɹˈaɪts ænd ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾiz sˈɛkʃən, ðə fˈɜːst ˈeɪʒən ɐmˈɛɹɪkən tə hˈoʊld ðæt pəzˈɪʃən ænd hɐz hˈɛld nˈuːmɚɹəs ˈʌðɚɹ ˌeɪbˌiːˈeɪ pˈoʊsts.
He was the chair of the American Bar Association’s Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section, the first Asian American to hold that position and has held numerous other ABA posts.