ɪn hɜːɹ ˈɜːli wˈɜːk fɚðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪɾɪzənz lˈiːɡ dʒˈækəl, ʃiː hˈɛlpt ˈɪŋkɹiːs lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ɐsˈɪstəns pɹəvˈɪʒənz ɪnðə vˈoʊɾɪŋ ɹˈaɪts ˈækt tə hˈɛlp nˈuː ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪɾɪzənz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˈɛldɚli ˈeɪʒən ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz, vˈoʊt.
In her early work for the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), she helped increase language assistance provisions in the Voting Rights Act to help new American citizens, including elderly Asian Americans, vote.