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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.
Daughter of Rutaro Fujii.
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:
Married 1948
to Albert D. Biderman (1923-2003; social scientist). |
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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.
Son of Sharon Lee Cipriani.
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 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 2010.
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March Fong Eu (b. 1927) —
also known as March Kong; March K. Fong —
of Alameda
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Oakdale, Stanislaus
County, Calif., March 19,
1927.
Daughter of Yuen Kong and Shin (Shee) Kong.
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.
Female.
Chinese ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma.
Still living as of 2002.
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Matthew Kipling Fong (b. 1953) —
also known as Matt Fong —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born November
20, 1953.
Republican. Lawyer; California
state treasurer, 1995-99; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1998; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 2008.
Chinese ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (1906-1992) —
also known as S. I. Hayakawa —
of California.
Born in Canada,
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).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Jay 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 2000.
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Edwin Mah Lee (b. 1952) —
also known as Edwin M. Lee —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2011-; appointed 2011.
Chinese ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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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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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.
Son of Yasuji Matsui and Alice (Nagata) Matsui.
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 2009.
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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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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.
Daughter of Bunsaku Noda and Sawa (Maeda) Noda.
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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Dalip Singh Saund (1899-1973) —
also known as D. S. Saund —
of Westmorland, Imperial
County, Calif.
Born in Amritsar, Punjab, India,
September
20, 1899.
Son of Natha Singh Saund and Jeoni (Kaur) Saund.
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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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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Van Thai Tran (b. 1964) —
also known as Van Tran —
of Garden Grove, Orange
County, Calif.; Costa Mesa, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Saigon, 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. Presidential Elector for California, 1968.
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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