This book tells the stories of the first fifteen Asian women appointed to federal judgeships. In a candid series of interviews, these descendants of a Chinese garment worker, Japanese Americans held in internment camps during World War II, Vietnamese refugees, and penniless Indian immigrants reflect on both the personal and professional experiences that culminated in this distinguished position.
This book tells the stories of the first fifteen Asian women appointed to federal judgeships. In a candid series of interviews, these descendants of a Chinese garment worker, Japanese Americans held in internment camps during World War II, Vietnamese refugees, and penniless Indian immigrants reflect on both the personal and professional experiences that culminated in this distinguished position.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
SUSAN OKI MOLLWAY has been a federal judge in the District of Hawaii for over twenty years, serving as the chief judge of the district from 2009 to 2015. Before entering the judiciary, she graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, then worked as a civil litigator and later earned an LL.M. from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
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List of Abbreviations Introduction Part One: Context 1. Diversity in the Federal Judiciary 2. Bridging the Gap Part Two: The Asian Woman Federal Judges 1. Susan Oki Mollway (D. Haw.) (1998) 2. Kiyo A. Matsumoto (E.D.N.Y.) (2008) 3. Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen (C.D. Cal.) (2009), (9th Cir.) (2012) 4. Dolly Maizie Gee (C.D. Cal.) (2010) 5. Lucy Haeran Koh (N.D. Cal.) (2010) 6. Leslie Emi Kobayashi (D. Haw.) (2010) 7. Cathy Bissoon (W.D. Pa.) (2011) 8. Miranda Mai Du (D. Nev.) (2012) 9. Lorna Gail Schofield (S.D.N.Y.) (2012) 10. Pamela Ki Mai Chen (E.D.N.Y.) (2013) 11. Indira Talwani (D. Mass.) (2014) 12. Jennifer Choe-Groves (Ct. Int’l Trade) (2016) 13. Karen Gren Scholer (N.D. Tex.) (2018) 14. Jill Aiko Otake (D. Haw.) (2019) 15. Neomi Jehangir Rao (D.C. Cir.) (2019) 16. Continuing Growth Part Three: Analyzing the Data 1. Timing of Growth 2. Demographic Factors A. Particular Asian Ethnicities B. Immigrant or Child of Immigrant C. Geography D. Age E. Family Structure and Parents’ Varied Professions F. Political Affiliation G. Type of Career H. Summarizing the Demographic Characteristics 3. Attitudinal Factors A. Reliance on Encouragement B. Indefatigable Nature 4. Why Aren’t These Other Asian Women Article III Judges? A. Women Who Opted Not To Apply B. Women Who Applied But Were Not Nominated
Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
List of Abbreviations Introduction Part One: Context 1. Diversity in the Federal Judiciary 2. Bridging the Gap Part Two: The Asian Woman Federal Judges 1. Susan Oki Mollway (D. Haw.) (1998) 2. Kiyo A. Matsumoto (E.D.N.Y.) (2008) 3. Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen (C.D. Cal.) (2009), (9th Cir.) (2012) 4. Dolly Maizie Gee (C.D. Cal.) (2010) 5. Lucy Haeran Koh (N.D. Cal.) (2010) 6. Leslie Emi Kobayashi (D. Haw.) (2010) 7. Cathy Bissoon (W.D. Pa.) (2011) 8. Miranda Mai Du (D. Nev.) (2012) 9. Lorna Gail Schofield (S.D.N.Y.) (2012) 10. Pamela Ki Mai Chen (E.D.N.Y.) (2013) 11. Indira Talwani (D. Mass.) (2014) 12. Jennifer Choe-Groves (Ct. Int’l Trade) (2016) 13. Karen Gren Scholer (N.D. Tex.) (2018) 14. Jill Aiko Otake (D. Haw.) (2019) 15. Neomi Jehangir Rao (D.C. Cir.) (2019) 16. Continuing Growth Part Three: Analyzing the Data 1. Timing of Growth 2. Demographic Factors A. Particular Asian Ethnicities B. Immigrant or Child of Immigrant C. Geography D. Age E. Family Structure and Parents’ Varied Professions F. Political Affiliation G. Type of Career H. Summarizing the Demographic Characteristics 3. Attitudinal Factors A. Reliance on Encouragement B. Indefatigable Nature 4. Why Aren’t These Other Asian Women Article III Judges? A. Women Who Opted Not To Apply B. Women Who Applied But Were Not Nominated
Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
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