Ethiopian Caucus (2 of 4), 2005
Scope and Contents
This series consists of 29 folders and is composed of legislative, political, civil, and international work that Honda was involved in during his career. The series includes papers and booklets that document the following topics: Ahmed Mohamed, a student who brought a homemade clock to school that was mistaken for a bomb; Captain James Yee, a chaplain at Guantanamo Bay Detention Center who was accused of spying and sedition; the Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus; the Council on American Islamic Relations; the Ethiopian Caucus; the disease Hepatitis and its impacts on Asian-Americans; Japanese American Confinement Sites and attempts to preserve them as historical monuments and museums; the Library of Congress’ Asian Collections; the Oakland A’s potential move to San Jose, the Peace Corps and Honda’s experience with the program; Transgender Equality; and the opening of a satellite office in Silicon Valley of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Dates
- Creation: 2005
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access to digital files is by permission from the Director of Special Collections and Archives only.
Extent
From the Collection: 21 boxes (21 Linear Feet)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
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