ˈɜːli ɪn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ, ˌɪɡɐsˈæki sˈɜːvd æz liːˈeɪzɑːn tʊ ˈeɪʒən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz fɚðə lˈeɪt ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ mˈeɪɚ hˈæɹəld wˈɑːʃɪŋtən ænd æz kˈaʊnsəl tə ðə ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ kəmˈɪʃən ˌɔn hjˈuːmən ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz.
Early in his career, Igasaki served as liaison to Asian Americans for the late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington and as counsel to the Chicago Commission on Human Relations.