Alicia Shindo is a first-year Japanese American law student and the 2024-25 Minoru Yasui Fellow. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Shindo worked as a translator for a Japanese company and as a student ambassador for Evry Jewels and Kaplan. She holds a BA in Sports Business from Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University, where she completed her thesis on the extent of the MLB Antitrust Exemption and its impacts on its main stakeholders. 

Weston Koyama, JD ’19, served as the inaugural Minoru Yasui Fellow. He started his career in the Oregon Department of Justice Honors Attorney Program. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Koyama is an adjunct professor at Portland Community College and runs Koyama Enterprises, an IT support and advice business. He volunteers with the Epworth Japanese Church and serves on the Portland Japanese American Citizens League Board of Directors. Mr. Koyama holds a BS from Portland State University and a JD from University of Oregon School of Law. 

John Kodachi is a lawyer in private practice in Portland. Prior to establishing Kodachi Law, he worked for large and midsized firms in Portland and Hawaii. An active community leader, Mr. Kodachi’s board service has included the Japan America Society of Oregon, the Portland Japanese Garden, and the Portland Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League. He is also a three-time competitor on the American Ninja Warrior television show. Mr. Kodachi earned a BA from Oberlin College and a JD from Lewis & Clark School of Law.

Aimee Yogi volunteers with the Japanese Association of Lane County, Sacred Heart Hospice, and the Eugene-Springfield Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). She is actively involved with smaller groups to defend our communities against social injustice. Ms. Yogi retired from the University of Oregon after thirty-six years as management staff, with the last twenty-two years in the Knight Library. She earned her BSS degree in journalism during the radical 1960s.