ɐ hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl kənˈɛkʃən tə hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪn sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts, ˌɪɡɐsˈæki ɪz ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə fɹˈɛd ɔɪˈɑːmə, ɐ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts sˈɪɾɪzən hˌuː wʌz dᵻnˈaɪd ðɪ ɐbˈɪləɾi tʊ ˈoʊn lˈænd, tʃˈælɪndʒd ðə kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ˈeɪliən lˈænd lˈɔːz æt juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ɪn ɔɪˈɑːmə vˈiː. kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ˌʌndɚ ðə pɹˈɛmɪs ðæt hiː wʌz dᵻnˈaɪd ˈiːkwəl pɹətˈɛkʃən ʌvðə lˈɔːz ænd ʌv hɪz pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz æz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪɾɪzən.
A historical connection to his career in civil rights, Igasaki is related to Fred Oyama, a United States citizen who was denied the ability to own land, challenged the California Alien Land Laws at United States Supreme Court in 1948 in Oyama v. California under the premise that he was denied equal protection of the laws and of his privileges as an American citizen.