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Mayor I City of Ramsey<http://www.cityoframsey.com/#blank <br />7550 Sunwood Drive NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />763.576.4367 (Direct) I 763.427.5543 (City Hall Fax) <br />mkuzma a@cityoframsey.com<mailto:mkuzma@a cityoframsey.corn> <br />On Mar 24, 2021, at 4:19 PM, Vinicius Taguchi <br /><president c@tcjacl.org<mailto:president a@tcjacl.org» wrote: <br />Hello Mayor Kuzma, <br />Thank you again for the opportunity to speak last night. Ms. Sudo and I were <br />both excited to have the opportunity to speak to the Ramsey community but <br />extremely disappointed by how our presence and comments were received. <br />I understand this may have just been a miscommunication, but it seems we had <br />not understood the nature of your invitation. I had been under the impression <br />that we were being invited to give something of a presentation to the Council in <br />a designated slot on the agenda, and so that is what we had prepared. Instead, <br />we found ourselves restricted to 3-minute time slots on equal footing with all <br />other members of the community who had opinions on the anti -mask resolution. <br />To put it simply, we didn't have a dog in the City's mask fight and were only <br />there to speak on the conflation of the Japanese American incarceration <br />experience. Because our invitation to attend was not shared with those in <br />attendance, our presentations were interrupted and our presence was repeatedly <br />challenged throughout the night. <br />I hope that we can continue to be a resource to you as you work to build a more <br />compassionate and understanding community within your city, but please <br />understand that we will decline future invitations to comment during the Citizen <br />Input segment of City Council meetings. As Sally so eloquently put it, "It's <br />difficult to educate people who don't want to listen." <br />I'm happy to discuss further over the phone. <br />Regards, <br />Vini <br />Vinicius Taguchi he/him/his <br />President, Twin Cities Chapter <br />Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) <br />@TwinCitiesJACL<https://www.instagram.comftwincitiesjacii> I <br />tcjacl.org<http://www.tcjaci.org/> <br />On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 2 : 3 5 PM Mark Kuzma <br /><mkuzma@a ci.ramsey.mn.us<mailto:mkuzma a ci.ramsey.rnn.us» wrote: <br />Hello Mr, Taguchi, <br />I just wanted to thank you and Ms. Sudo for speaking at our council meeting <br />last night, I am afraid Ms. Howell's has much growing up to do.... But I <br />