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	EEOC's Igasaki to discuss state-level anti-affirmative action ballot initiatives
		Igasaki initially was nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the United States Senate in 1994.
		Igasaki is the first Asian American to serve in these positions at the EEOC.
		Igasaki is the architect of the agency's strategy for handling charges more efficiently and zeroing in on cases that will have the greatest impact on job discrimination.
	www.umich.edu /~urecord/9899/Apr12_99/5.htm (389 words)

	RELEASE: EEOC vice chair to speak at minority law banquet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Igasaki will meet with prospective and current UW law students Saturday, 11 a.m.-noon at the law school building, and will be available to meet the public at noon Saturday in the building's atrium.
		Igasaki was initially nominated as an EEOC member by President Clinton and confirmed by the Senate in 1994.
		Igasaki is the architect of the agency's strategies for handling charges more efficiently and for targeting cases that will have the greatest impact on job discrimination.
	www.news.wisc.edu /releases/print.php?id=4800 (421 words)

	Affirmative action: 'Mend it, don't end it,' Igasaki says (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		With those thoughts in mind, Igasaki discussed “State Ballot Initiatives and the Elimination of Affirmative Action” in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union on April 23, sponsored by Dialogues on Diversity.
		Igasaki believes that a ballot initiative is not a good way to make public policy in general.
		Commenting on the discussion of whether diversity is a necessary element in a good education, Igasaki said: “A school is about learning and it’s a place for students to learn about the differences in our national culture.
	www.umich.edu /~urecord/9899/May10_99/8.htm (525 words)

	The Daily Northwestern {10.02.2000} (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Igasaki said he experienced this educational gap at a young age when his grammar school teacher ignorantly told him his parents couldn't have been in concentration camps in the United States.
		These potential cases range from fls who have received e-mailed pictures of nooses to bilingual employees who are prohibited from speaking their native languages in the restrooms and on coffee breaks.
		Igasaki said in his job he sees that most Asian-Americans are in a culture that deeply respects authority.
	www.dailynorthwestern.com /daily/issues/2000/10/02/campus/igasaki.shtml (499 words)

	Project Vote Smart - Public Statements
		Igasaki's tenure as a commissioner and Vice Chair of the EEOC started in 1994, when he was nominated by President Clinton and confirmed by the United States Senate, and his second term began in 1998.
		At the EEOC, Paul Igasaki was one of the architects in creating the EEOC's more strategic approach in taking on cases, which prioritizes the most egregious cases as well as those that may prevent future cases of employment-related discrimination.
		Igasaki spent several years handling issues such as employment discrimination and sexual harassment cases, as well as wage and hour issues, hate crimes, voting rights, housing, immigration and immigrant rights and other civil rights concerns.
	www.vote-smart.org /speech_detail.php?speech_id=40231&keyword=&phrase=&contain= (617 words)

	Speakers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Paul Igasaki is the former Vice-Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
		Igasaki sought support for and saw the approval of the Administration's historic FY 1999 budget increase for the under funded agency.
		Igasaki was a Reginald Heber Smith Fellow in Community Law, working as a staff attorney with Legal Services of Northern California.
	www.sfimmigrantsummit.org /speakers.htm (1628 words)

	Some Questions of Equality A Q and A with EEOC’s Paul Igasaki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		By Perla Ni Paul Igasaki, vice chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the first Asian American to serve in that capacity, took the helm last year before chairwoman Ida Castro came on board.
		Under Igasaki’s leadership, the EEOC sued Mitsubishi Motors for sexual harassment on behalf of hundreds of women at a plant in Illinois and negotiated a $34 million settlement—the largest in EEOC history.
		Igasaki has been vice-chair of the EEOC since 1994.
	www.asianweek.com /031199/feature_igaski.html (1395 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "NAPALC Names Paul M. Igasaki as Executive..." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		"Paul's experience will be invaluable as the Rights Working Group tries to counteract the dangerous tendency of the government to sacrifice human rights in the name of national security in ways that do not actually make any of us safer," she added.
		Prior to that Igasaki was the Washington, DC representative of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), where he worked to fulfill the promise of the legislation that provided redress to Japanese Americans interned during World War II.
		Igasaki also served as the staff director of the ABA's Private Bar Involvement Project, which sought to increase pro bono and other support for civil legal services for the poor.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=51013 (472 words)

	Harassment Suit Filed Against U.S. Mitsubishi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Igasaki said women at the central Illinois facility, which opened in 1985 as a joint venture with Chrysler Corp. as Diamond-Star Motors Corp., were routinely fondled and abused by low-level supervisors at the plant from 1990 to the present.
		He said male co-workers referred to women at the plant as ''sluts, whores, and bitches,'' and in one case, a male worker fired an air gun between the legs of a female colleague.
		Igasaki said the lawsuit may be the largest sexual harassment case ever brought by the commission, and could take two years to litigate.
	www.spinelessbooks.com /newspoetry/1996/960414.html (460 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Paul M. Igasaki, of San Francisco, California, has served as a Commissioner and Vice Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) since September 30, 1994.
		Igasaki was the Executive Director of the Asian Law Caucus, a civil rights and legal advocacy organization.
		Igasaki received a B.A. degree from Northwestern University and a J.D. degree from the University of California at Davis.
	clinton6.nara.gov /1997/12/1997-12-16-recess-appointment-of-paul-igasaki-to-eeoc.html (242 words)

	Poll: Immigrants face new hurdles / Speakers at S.F. conference cite changes in U.S. since Sept. 11
		Speaker Paul Igasaki, former vice chair of the federal Equal Employment Commission, detailed many instances of discrimination suffered by Middle Easterners, South Asians and Muslims.
		But Igasaki, who gave the keynote speech, noted that virtually all immigrants have been harmed by the post-Sept. 11 backlash.
		Igasaki said that such anti-immigrant reactions have occurred throughout U. history when the economy is bad or the nation feels threatened.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/09/15/BA33682.DTL&type=printable (767 words)

	DAILY BRUIN ONLINE - Panel discusses affirmative action policies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Igasaki said that a lack of knowledge, plus a sheltered background, results in discriminatory business leaders.
		Igasaki said that while most corporate leaders support such affirmative action policies, the nature of the hiring process, especially for management positions, often fosters discrimination.
		Igasaki said that such human faults are the reason anti-discrimination programs need to be enforced.
	www.dailybruin.ucla.edu /DB/issues/00/04.26/news.affirmative.html (715 words)

	Gaywork career center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Igasaki, a presidential appointee, served for a time as the EEOC's chairman, sitting in the seat formerly filled by Clarence Thomas.
		Igasaki admits that only a tiny fraction of those are filed against tech companies.
		Igasaki can't recall what precisely prompted his agency to zero in on Silicon Valley, but the industry's attitude played a role.
	gaywork.monster.com /busting.asp (4956 words)

	COMMUNITY & LEGAL NEWS and ISSUES
		Igasaki epitomized the committed, competent and concerned public servant who worked with and for the Asian Pacific American and the broader civil rights communities, stated JACL National President Floyd Mori.
		Igasaki has always been a staunch advocate for our community, and we are deeply appreciative of his tireless efforts to promote and defend civil rights, civil liberties and equality before the law.
		Igasaki was recommended for another term at the EEOC by Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle in May 2002, the White House declined to renominate Mr.
	www.nvo.com /aaba_chicago/communityconcerns/item.nhtml?profile=communityconcerns&UID=102 (899 words)

	Project Vote Smart - Public Statements
		Igasaki cochaired an EEOC task force that recommended focused litigation strategy, placement of attorneys in area offices, and greater cooperation between attorneys and investigators in agency, which have led to increased law enforcement effectiveness of the agency.
		Igasaki brought valuable perspectives from his personal experiences as a Japanese American to the EEOC's efforts to combat unfair backlash and scapegoating of Arab Americans, South Asian Americans, Muslim or Sikh Americans and others who were wrongly targeted by hate and discrimination.
		Igasaki's grandfather was arrested because he was the secretary of the local Celery Growers Association and because he had taken some notes of their meetings in Japanese.
	www.vote-smart.org /speech_detail.php?speech_id=29257&keyword=&phrase=&contain= (1247 words)

	The Daily Northwestern {09.29.2000} (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Paul Igasaki, Northwestern alum and presidential appointee, will return to campus Friday to speak about the Northwestern Asian-American studies program he helped establish.
		When Igasaki, vice chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, heard about the 1995 hunger strike to start an Asian-American studies program, he met with University President Henry Bienen and tried to persuade him to create the program.
		During Igasaki's time at NU, many universities had begun offering African-American studies courses, giving other minorities the sense that they should understand their history and culture, too, Igasaki said.
	www.dailynorthwestern.com /daily/issues/2000/09/29/campus/igasaki.shtml (455 words)

	Bryan Cave \| Our Firm \| News
		A recent meeting in our Phoenix office led by Paul Igasaki, vice chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, focused on the topic of discrimination toward Sikhs after the attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., and offered some avenues toward resolution.
		First, Igasaki agreed to serve as a liaison within the EEOC and, when his term expires in the spring (he is a Clinton appointee), he has offered to make introductions with his successor.
		Igasaki also talked about the reluctance of recent immigrants to report incidents of discrimination and harassment, but emphasized that reporting was essential to enforcement of anti-discrimination laws.
	www.bryancave.com /firm/news/detail.asp?newsID=72 (458 words)

	Stars & Stripes
		Igasaki served as vice chairman and acting chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1994 to 2002.
		Igasaki used that story and others about his family to illustrate that the United States — a land of immigrants and their descendants — has a wealth of history because of its diversity.
		Igasaki’s father was one of the thousands of Japanese-Americans who volunteered to serve their country during the war, signing up from an internment camp.
	www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=22324 (501 words)

	[cssn] 9/11 Impact on Muslim-Americans and Minorities in Workplace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Paul Igasaki, Vice Chairman - U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and EEOC's New York District Office Director and Legal Staff Date: Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002 Time: 6:00pm (please be on time) Location: Columbia Law School Jerome Greene Hall, Room 103 116th Street at Amsterdam Ave Mr.
		Paul Igasaki, Vice Chairman of the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) and his staff will be conducting a lecture and workshop on Employment Discrimination at Columbia University School of Law on Thursday 2/28/02 at 6PM.
		Igasaki and his staff will be visiting the Islamic Center of Long Island for Friday prayers on 3/1/02.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/cssn/cssn-list/2002/02/00186.html (413 words)

	Fed-Soc.org - Bar Watch Bulletin - February 19, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Also receiving a Spirit of Excellence award was Paul Igasaki, Vice Chair of the EEOC since 1998.
		Igasaki thanked his audience for "promoting the most American of ideals--diversity." He noted that civil rights cannot be won overnight and compared the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II to that of African-American slaves.
		He encouraged the "breaking of the glass ceiling" for women, fls, and lesbians and gays and urged the ABA to eventually elect a "person of color" to the position of ABA President.
	www.fed-soc.org /Publications/barwatchbulletin/midyearmeetingsfeb19.htm (1631 words)

	HEARING ON THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF THE EEOC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Igasaki is at the helm here and I think shares all those thoughts.
		Igasaki was Vice Chairman of the Commission from 1994 to 1997.
		A few weeks ago, the special assistant to Chairman Igasaki called me and informed me that the Chairman would be in Chicago at the beginning of February, and he was wondering if I could pull together a meeting of major Chicago employers to have a dialogue with Mr.
	commdocs.house.gov /committees/edu/hedcew5-78.000/hedcew5-78.htm (16573 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A Senate confirmation hearing for Paul Igasaki is happening on Thursday, July 23.
		Igasaki is up for the position vice chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
		The confirmation of Paul Igasaki as vice chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is extremely important in our nation's continued efforts to end discrimination based on race, gender, age, religion, disability and national origin.
	www.nwlink.com /~scpnwan/articles/07-18-98/editorial.html (345 words)

	Action Alerts - Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance - APALA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Although Igasaki is still employed in the office, he no longer serves on the Commission and has no authority to investigate or speak on cases before the Commission.
		The EEOC is led by a five-member, bi-partisan Commission, of which Paul Igasaki has been a part of since 1994.
		Igasaki is the first Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) to serve at this level of the EEOC.
	www.apalanet.org /aa_101802.html (329 words)

	12-11-01 Commission Meeting Transcript
		At a time when many are engaging in stereotyping, we urge employers to follow the law rather than turning reflexively to the stereotype of national origin or religion as a basis for their employment decisions.
		VICE CHAIR IGASAKI: We've been here for a while, and we are off to a really great start, and I look forward to working with both you and our other colleagues when they arrive.
		VICE CHAIR IGASAKI: The other thing that I think the other panel raised was the problem in terms of hiring and recruitment, that people feel that something isn't happening there.
	www.eeoc.gov /abouteeoc/meetings/12-11-01-transcript.html (20107 words)

	EEOCorner with Paul Igasaki - Monthly EEO Advice Column Home Page
		Igasaki EEO Corner: Racial and Ethnic Harassment in the Workplace
		Paul Igasaki is an attorney and a consultant in diversity, equal opportunity, government and community affairs.
		Appointed by President Bill Clinton, he served as Vice Chair or acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1994 to 2002, gaining recognition for restructuring the agency to eliminate a crippling case backlog and for building credibility in protecting the rights of immigrant Americans and victims of sexual harassment.
	www.imdiversity.com /Villages/Careers/eeoc.asp (568 words)

	Asian Americans Increase Work Discrimination Complaints (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Ishimaru took over from EEOC Vice Chairman Paul Igasaki whom he credited for “laying the groundwork” for APAs and other ethnic Americans to get to know their basic rights in the work field and to get these rights protected by federal law.
		Paul wanted to make sure APAs could be comfortable with approaching EEOC for their rights and he did an excellent job in resolving the language issue.”
		Igasaki was applauded for bringing out EEOC policy to translate into various ethnic languages the commission’s basic information and educational materials.
	www.asianfortune.com /mar04/Articles/02AsianAmericansIncreaseWork.htm (1227 words)

	Utah Society for Human Resource Management - Resources - Legislative - Update02-14
		Commissioner Paul M. Igasaki, Vice Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, will be there to present an update on the EEOC and Employee Civil Rights.
		Igasaki received his J.D. from the University of California, Davis and his B.A. from Northwestern University.
		Born and raised in the Chicago area, he has served as president of the Japanese American Citizens League, with various committees of the American Bar Association, on the Board of Directors of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association and in Chicago Mayor Harold Washington's government.
	www.utahshrm.org /?PageID=10001188 (321 words)

	Utah Society for Human Resource Management - Resources - Legislative - Update02-15
		EEOC COMMISSIONER SPEAKS IN UTAH: Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner Paul Igasaki spoke recently to Utah SHRM members at an event sponsored by L-3 Communications in Salt Lake City.
		Commissioner Igasaki spoke on a wide variety of EEOC issues of interest to human resource professionals.
		Commissioner Igasaki also noted that one of his own personal EEOC priorities concerns discrimination claims involving "new Americans." He said there has been a substantial workplace backlash, after the September 11 attacks, against Muslims and persons of Arab descent.
	www.utahshrm.org /?PageID=10001190 (615 words)

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		Igasaki declined to speculate on how long the process might take or who President Bush might eventually name to head the country's chief civil rights enforcement agency.
		Paul Steven Miller is the third EEOC commissioner.
		Although the court largely validated the use of arbitration agreements in employment disputes, and EEOC historically has taken a position against mandatory arbitration, the commission's role in arbitration has not been eliminated by the ruling, Igasaki said.
	www.bnatax.com /bnabooks/ababna/eeo/2001/igasaki.doc (658 words)

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