Kenji Yoshino
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And so we took the extraordinary step of raising $5 million to endow a new chair. And that chair is going to be named to honor your contributions at the intersection of constitutional law and civil rights. And we're going to name it the Earl Warren Professorship of Constitutional Law.
And so we took the extraordinary step of raising $5 million to endow a new chair. And that chair is going to be named to honor your contributions at the intersection of constitutional law and civil rights. And we're going to name it the Earl Warren Professorship of Constitutional Law.
And every people-pleasing bone in my body, Shankar, wanted to take the chair, which had been given with all the goodwill in the world.
And every people-pleasing bone in my body, Shankar, wanted to take the chair, which had been given with all the goodwill in the world.
And every people-pleasing bone in my body, Shankar, wanted to take the chair, which had been given with all the goodwill in the world.
But I had literally written, finished writing the book on covering, and I knew that it would be a form of covering to accept the chair without some kind of protest.
But I had literally written, finished writing the book on covering, and I knew that it would be a form of covering to accept the chair without some kind of protest.
But I had literally written, finished writing the book on covering, and I knew that it would be a form of covering to accept the chair without some kind of protest.
So I said, Ricky, like, I can't take that chair. And he was astonished, and I could tell a little bit annoyed, and he said, why on earth not? I hope you understand how much work went into this. And I said, yes, I'm aware of that. But as you may know, I'm of Japanese descent.
So I said, Ricky, like, I can't take that chair. And he was astonished, and I could tell a little bit annoyed, and he said, why on earth not? I hope you understand how much work went into this. And I said, yes, I'm aware of that. But as you may know, I'm of Japanese descent.
So I said, Ricky, like, I can't take that chair. And he was astonished, and I could tell a little bit annoyed, and he said, why on earth not? I hope you understand how much work went into this. And I said, yes, I'm aware of that. But as you may know, I'm of Japanese descent.
And as you may know, as Attorney General of California, Earl Warren superintended the internment of over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry without any due process or criminal charges.
And as you may know, as Attorney General of California, Earl Warren superintended the internment of over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry without any due process or criminal charges.
And as you may know, as Attorney General of California, Earl Warren superintended the internment of over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry without any due process or criminal charges.