ICAS Bulletin
Institute for Corean-American Studies, Inc.
Stuart J Ishimaru
Commissioner
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Washington,
D C
to address
ICAS Summer Symposium: The Korean
Diaspora
August 14, 2004 Saturday
Dear Friend:
We are pleased
to share with you that Stuart J Ishimaru will address at the ICAS Summer Symposium:
The Korean Diaspora.
Stuart J Ishimaru was sworn in on November 17, 2003, as a
Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to serve
the remainder of a term expiring July 1, 2007. Stuart was nominated by President
George W Bush on October 14 and confirmed by the full U S Senate on October 31,
2003.
As a member of the Commission, he participates with the other Commissioners
on all matters which come before it, including the development and approval of enforcement
policies, authorization of litigation, issuance of Commissioner's charges of discrimination,
and performance of such other functions as may be authorized by law, regulation,
or order.
Stuart previously served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the
Civil Rights Division of the U S Department of Justice between 1999 and 2001, where
he served as a principal advisor to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights,
advising on management, policy, and political issues involving the Civil Rights
Division. He supervised more than 100 attorneys in high-profile litigation, including
employment discrimination cases, fair housing and fair lending cases, criminal police
misconduct, hate crime and slavery prosecutions, and enforcement of the Americans
with Disabilities Act.
Prior to this, as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General
in the Civil Rights Division for five years, Stuart provided advice on a broad range
of issues, including legislative affairs, politics and strategies. He maintained
liaison between the office and Members of Congress, and supervised fair housing
and fair lending, equal employment opportunity, education, and Voting Rights Act
litigation. Stuart also testified before Congressional Committees on fair housing
issues.
In 1993, Stuart was appointed by President Clinton to be the Acting Staff
Director of the U S Commission on Civil Rights, and from 1984-1993 served on the
professional staffs of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional
Rights and two House Armed Services Subcommittees of the U S Congress.
Stuart,
a native of San Jose, Calif., received his A.B. in Political Science and in Economics
from the University of California, Berkeley, and his law degree from the George
Washington University. He is married to Agnieszka Fryszman, an attorney, and they
have two sons, Matthew and Benjamin.
Sincerely,
Sang Joo Kim / signed
Sr. Fellow & Executive Vice President
ICAS
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