Biden’s Choice for HHS Secretary Played Role in Redress Campaign
As a congressman, Xavier Becerra supported Japanese Latin Americans.
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At the 2006 Day of Remembrance, then Rep. Xavier Becerra (right) was recognized for his efforts to create a commission on the wartime incarceration of Japanese Latin Americans. At the event, held at the Japanese American National Museum, he was presented with an honor from Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress by emcee Junichi Semitsu. (MARIO GERSHOM REYES/Rafu Shimpo)
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer
President-elect Joe Biden has selected California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be the next secretary of health and human services.