Robert T. Matsui

On Jan. 1, 2005, U.S. Rep. Robert T. Matsui (http://www.house.gov/matsui/) passed away. I'm sure that it's from not looking hard enough, but I haven't read any blog entries about him. Because I am not foolish enough to believe that Asian-American poetry is ahistorical, I know that he -- and people like him -- have made my humble, little remarks (and the humble, little remarks of all people who care about trying to understand what it is to be an "Asian-American") possible and worthwhile. For that, he deserves our fond remembrance.