Karen Narasaki

Quick Facts

Full Name	Karen Narasaki
Occupation	Activist
Date Of Birth	Apr 4, 1958(1958-04-04)
Age	66
Birthplace	Seattle
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington
Horoscope	Aries

Karen Narasaki Biography

Karen Narasaki is one of the most popular and richest Activist who was born on April 4, 1958 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Karen K. Narasaki (born April 4 in 1958) is an American civil rights activist and human rights advocate. She was most recently an official of the United States Commission on Civil Rights following the appointment of Obama was appointed President Barack Obama appointed her in July of 2014. She was the executive director and president of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC. Advancing Justice | AAJC is an Washington, D.C.-based, nonprofit civil rights organization whose purpose is to promote the civil and human rights of Asian Pacific Americans through advocacy and public policy, as well as public education, and litigation. Prior to her position at AAJC she was an AAJC representative. Washington, D.C. representative to the Japanese American Citizens League.

Narasaki is a native of Seattle, Washington. Narasaki is the sister to the playwright as well as actor Ken Narasaki. She began her interest in civil rights at age eight she was able to hear the aching voice of parents talking about where their family would be living in the future. Seattle was not an option anymore. Even though her father was second-generation Japanese American, served in the famous 442nd regimental combat team in the U.S. Army, the all-Japanese American army that fought during the war in Europe in World War II, and an engineer at Boeing The possibility of purchasing his family an apartment in Seattle was not feasible because of racial restrictions at the time. After having graduated from Yale University and UCLA law school, Narasaki worked as a corporate lawyer in the firm of Perkins Coie. While at the firm Narasaki worked as an activist in civil rights for Asian American and women’s rights organizations.

A widely-respected expert in affirmative action, voting, immigrant and civil rights, Narasaki has been featured in The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, ABC and CBS News, Hardball with Chris Matthews and has been quoted in all important American newspaper. In the Clinton administration, Narasaki was invited to the White House on several occasions to consult with President Obama on issues related to civil rights. On April 22, 2009, she was appointed for the Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age of the Federal Communications Commission.

Karen Narasaki Net Worth

Karen Narasaki is one of the richest Activist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Karen Narasaki 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The year was 1986. Narasaki quit corporate America to join the nonprofit sector to advocate for civil and human rights. Her long-standing history of activism in the field of civil rights. Under her leadership, AAJC – which is associated to the Asian American Institute in Chicago and it is also associated with the Asian Pacific American Legal Center in Los Angeles, and the Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco was the driving force behind the passing of the reauthorizations to important elements from the Voting Rights Act in 1965. As a result, AAJC helped unite African American, Latino, Native American and other stakeholders in identifying the research needed, while organizing witness testimony as well as training organizers. It also educated people about the ongoing existence of discriminatory discrimination and behaviour when it comes to voting.

The magazine recognized her Washingtonian Magazine in 2001, 2006, 2009 and 2011, for being among the “100 most powerful women in Washington, D.C.,” Narasaki has been awarded numerous awards and honors. As of 2005, she had been named the winner of the American Bar Association Spirit of Excellence Award as well as been awarded her the Congressional Black Caucus Chair’s Award, International Channel We the People Award and was named among the 100 most influential Asian Americans of the Decade by A. Magazine. In addition to several other awards, she’s the winner of the Greater Sacramento Urban League Ruth Standish Baldwin Award as well as The 2000 U.S. Department of Justice Citizen Volunteer Service Award as well as The 1999 Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Community Award, and the 1994 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Trailblazer Award.

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Karen Ranked on the list of most popular Activist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Karen Narasaki celebrates birthday on April 4 of every year.