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Jeff Adachi (b. 1959) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., August
29, 1959.
Democrat. Lawyer; San
Francisco Public Defender; writer, director, and producer of two film
documentaries, The Slanted Screen (2006), and You Don't
Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story (2009); candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2011.
Japanese ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2011.
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Amerish Babulal Bera (b. 1965) —
also known as Ami Bera —
of Elk Grove, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 2,
1965.
Democrat. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 2013-; defeated,
2010.
Unitarian-Universalist.
Indian subcontinent ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Sumiko Biderman (1924-2009) —
also known as Su Biderman; Sumiko Fujii —
of McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Hayward, Alameda
County, Calif., June 10,
1924.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1996,
2000
(alternate).
Female.
Japanese ancestry.
Died, of postobstructive
pneumonia, in Virginia Hospital
Center, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., March 2,
2009 (age 84 years, 265
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Rutaro Fujii; married 1948 to Albert
D. Biderman. |
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Elaine Lan Chao (b. 1953) —
also known as Elaine L. Chao —
of Lake Forest, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Taipei, Taiwan,
March
26, 1953.
Republican. Chairwoman, Federal Maritime Commission, 1989-90;
director, Peace Corps, 1991-92; president and CEO, United Way of
America, 1992-96; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1992;
U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 2001-09; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 2017-.
Female.
Chinese ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Edward Milton Chen (b. 1953) —
also known as Edward M. Chen —
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., 1953.
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 2011-.
Chinese ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Vince Girdhari Chhabria (b. 1969) —
of Corte Madera, Marin
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., 1969.
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 2014-.
Indian subcontinent ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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David Chiu (b. 1970) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, April 2,
1970.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Democratic Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee; aide to U.S.
Sen. Paul
Simon; founder and chief operating officer, Grassroots Enterprise
(online
communications company); member, San Francisco Board of
Supervisors, 2008-; candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2011.
Taiwanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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John Q. Duong —
of Irvine, Orange
County, Calif.
Candidate for mayor of
Irvine, Calif., 2006.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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John Eric Ensign (b. 1958) —
also known as John E. Ensign —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Roseville, Placer
County, Calif., March
25, 1958.
Republican. Veterinarian;
hotel
and casino manager; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1995-99; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 2001-; defeated, 1998; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 2008.
Pentecostal.
Italian,
German,
and Filipino ancestry.
In June 2009, he admitted
to an extramarital
affair with Cindy Hampton, a member of his campaign staff and the
wife of his Senate aide Doug Hampton. In an unsuccessful attempt to
keep the Hamptons quiet about the affair, he gave them $96,000 (an illegally
undisclosed severance payment) through his parents. He also used
his influence to set up Jeff Hampton as a lobbyist,
in violation of laws restricting lobbying by former congressional
aides. A grand jury investigation
is in progress.
Still living as of 2014.
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March Fong Eu (1922-2017) —
also known as March Kong; March K. Fong —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Oakdale, Stanislaus
County, Calif., March
29, 1922.
Democrat. Dental
hygenist; supervisor of dental health education, Alameda County;
member of California
state assembly 15th District, 1967-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1968,
1988;
secretary
of state of California, 1975-94; resigned 1994; defeated, 2002;
U.S. Ambassador to Micronesia, 1994-96.
Female.
Chinese ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma.
Died, following a fall, in
Irvine, Orange
County, Calif., December
21, 2017 (age 95 years, 267
days). The California Secretary of State building in Sacramento
is named for
her.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Matthew Kipling Fong (1953-2011) —
also known as Matt Fong —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Alameda, Alameda
County, Calif., November
20, 1953.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for California
state controller, 1990; California
state treasurer, 1995-99; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1998; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 2008.
Chinese ancestry.
Died, from cancer,
in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 1,
2011 (age 57 years, 193
days).
Interment at U.S.
Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Kimiko Fujii —
of Hayward, Alameda
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1964.
Female.
Japanese ancestry.
Still living as of 1964.
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Kamala Devi Harris (b. 1964) —
also known as Kamala D. Harris —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., October
20, 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2008
(member, Platform
Committee); California
state attorney general, 2011-17; U.S.
Senator from California, 2017-21; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 2020;
Vice
President of the United States, 2021-.
Female.
African
and Indian subcontinent ancestry.
First
woman, and first
person of Asian or African descent, to be Vice-President of the
United States.
Still living as of 2021.
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Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (1906-1992) —
also known as S. I. Hayakawa —
of California.
Born in Vancouver, British
Columbia, July 18,
1906.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from California, 1977-83.
Japanese ancestry.
Died in Greenbrae, Marin
County, Calif., February
27, 1992 (age 85 years, 224
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.
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Nhut Ho (born c.1940) —
of San Jose, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born about 1940.
Republican. Insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 2004.
Vietnamese ancestry.
Still living as of 2005.
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David Kawananakoa (1868-1908) —
also known as David La'amea Kahalepouli Kinoiki
Kawananakoa —
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, February
19, 1868.
Democrat. Prince of the Kingdom of Hawaii; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1900.
Hawaiian ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
at Hotel
Stewart, San
Francisco, Calif., June 2,
1908 (age 40 years, 104
days).
Entombed at Royal
Mausoleum, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Jay C. Kim (b. 1939) —
also known as Chang-Jun Kim —
of Diamond Bar, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Seoul, South
Korea, March
27, 1939.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 41st District, 1993-99; defeated
in primary, 1998 (41st District), 2000 (42nd District).
Methodist.
Korean ancestry.
Pleaded
guilty in 1997 to a misdemeanor charge
of accepting more than $250,000 in illegal campaign
contributions; sentenced
to two months of home
detention.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joon Kim (b. 1971) —
of New York.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 26,
1971.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 2017-18.
Korean ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2018.
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Edwin Mah Lee (b. 1952) —
also known as Ed Lee —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., May 5,
1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; San
Francisco City Administrator, 2005-11; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2011-; appointed 2011.
Chinese ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Syed Riffat Mahmood (b. 1944) —
also known as Syed R. Mahmood —
of Union City, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India,
May
3, 1944.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 2000;
candidate for California
state assembly 18th District, 2000; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 13th District, 2002.
Muslim.
Indian subcontinent ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Doris Okada Matsui (b. 1944) —
also known as Doris O. Matsui; Doris Kazue
Okada —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Poston, La Paz
County, Ariz., September
25, 1944.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California, 2005-18 (5th District 2005-13,
6th District 2013-18); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 2008
(Parliamentarian).
Female.
Japanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Robert Takeo Matsui (1941-2005) —
also known as Robert T. Matsui —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., September
17, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California, 1979-2005 (3rd District 1979-93,
5th District 1993-2005); died in office 2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004.
Methodist.
Japanese ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of pneumonia
and myelodysplastic
syndrome, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
1, 2005 (age 63 years, 106
days).
Interment at East
Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Calif.
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Norman Yoshio Mineta (b. 1931) —
also known as Norman Y. Mineta; Norm
Mineta —
of San Jose, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in San Jose, Santa Clara
County, Calif., November
12, 1931.
Democrat. Insurance
business; mayor
of San Jose, Calif., 1971-74; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1972
(alternate), 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988
(Co-Chair;
speaker),
2000;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1975-95 (13th District 1975-93,
15th District 1993-95); resigned 1995; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 2000-01; U.S.
Secretary of Transportation, 2001-06.
Methodist.
Japanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Alan S. Nakanishi —
of Lodi, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Lodi, Calif., 2000-01; member of California
state assembly 10th District, 2002-.
Japanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Dana Makoto Sabraw (b. 1958) —
Born in San Rafael, Marin
County, Calif., 1958.
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 2003-.
Japanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Eunice Noda Sato (b. 1921) —
also known as Eunice N. Sato; Eunice Noda —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Livingston, Merced
County, Calif., June 8,
1921.
Republican. School
teacher; missionary;
candidate in primary for California
state senate 31st District, 1979; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1980-82; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 31st District, 1990.
Female.
Methodist.
Japanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Bunsaku Noda and Sawa (Maeda) Noda; married, December
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Dalip Singh Saund (1899-1973) —
also known as D. S. Saund —
of Westmorland, Imperial
County, Calif.
Born in Amritsar, Punjab, India,
September
20, 1899.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; farmer; fertilizer
dealer; state court judge in California, 1952-57; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
U.S.
Representative from California 29th District, 1957-63.
Indian subcontinent ancestry. Member, Lions; Toastmasters.
First
native of India to be elected to a U.S. public office.
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
22, 1973 (age 73 years, 214
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Mark A. Takano (b. 1960) —
of Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif.
Born in Riverside, Riverside
County, Calif., December
10, 1960.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from California 41st District, 2013-; defeated,
1992, 1994.
Japanese ancestry. Gay.
Still living as of 2018.
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Naoyuki Takasugi —
also known as Nao Takasugi —
of Oxnard, Ventura
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Oxnard, Calif., 1982-92; member of California
state assembly, 1993-98.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Still living as of 1998.
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Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi (1930-2009) —
Born in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., September
12, 1930.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in California, 1973-75; superior court judge in
California, 1975-76; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of California, 1976-96;
took senior status 1996.
Japanese ancestry.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
4, 2009 (age 78 years, 326
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Indira Talwani (b. 1960) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
6, 1960.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 2014-.
Female.
Indian subcontinent ancestry. Member, Order of
the Coif.
Still living as of 2021.
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Atsushi Wallace Tashima (b. 1934) —
also known as A. Wallace Tashima —
Born in Santa Maria, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., June 24,
1934.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of California, 1980-96;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1996-2004; took
senior status 2004.
Japanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Phil Ting —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Democrat. Assessor-Recorder, City and County of San Francisco, 2005;
member, Credentials Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 2008 ; candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2011.
Chinese ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Maeley Lock Tom (b. 1941) —
also known as Maeley L. Tom —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., December
10, 1941.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1988,
1996,
2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Chinese ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Van Thai Tran (b. 1964) —
also known as Van Tran —
of Garden Grove, Orange
County, Calif.; Costa Mesa, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam,
October
19, 1964.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly 68th District, 2005-; delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 2008.
Vietnamese ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Van Vo (b. 1950) —
of Garden Grove, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in 1950.
Republican. Radio
producer; talk
show host; candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Vietnamese ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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Toshi Yamamoto —
of East Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Japanese ancestry.
Still living as of 1968.
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Jimmie R. Yee —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Mayor
of Sacramento, Calif., 1999-2001.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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Leland Yee (b. 1948) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Taishan, China,
November
20, 1948.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; child
psychologist; member, San Francisco Board of Supervisors,
1997-2002; member of California
state assembly 12th District, 2002-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 2004;
member of California
state senate 8th District, 2006-; candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2011.
Chinese ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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