Solutions to Violence | Dr. Mitch Makie | Japanese-American redress | Nov. 18, 2024

Dr. Makie holds a bachelor of science degree in public administration, a master’s degree and a doctorate in social work, all from the University of Southern California. He served as acting provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Cal State University, and acting dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Cal State University, Los Angeles. He was also an assistant professor in the Department of Social Welfare at UCLA. Dr. Mitch Makei is the author of the book Achieving the Impossible Dream: How Japanese Americans Obtained Redress, which details the Japanese-American redress movement. This book received the Gustavus Meyers Outstanding Book Award in 2000 for addressing bigotry and human rights in North America. Dr. Mitch Maki is also the current President and CEC of the “Go For Broke National Education Center.”