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Rose Ochi, 81; Attorney, Civil Rights Leader
Nisei broke barriers as an Asian American woman in a career that spanned Washington and L.A.
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Rose Ochi shattered glass ceilings throughout her career. In 2012, she posed for a portrait at the California Forensic Science Institute, where she served as executive director. (MARIO GERSHOM REYES/Rafu Shimpo)
By MARTHA NAKAGAWA, Rafu Contributor
Takayo Rose Matsui Ochi, an attorney, civil rights activist and political strategist who shattered numerous glass ceilings such as becoming the first Asian American woman commissioner on the Los Angeles Police Commission and the first Asian American woman assistant attorney general, passed away on Dec. 13, two days shy of her 82 ....

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