Paul Takeo Bannai (1920 - 2019)

Biography

Paul Takeo Bannai was an American politician who was the first Japanese American to serve in the California State Legislature.

Paul Bannai was born in 1920. Paul was "Nisei," or second-generation Japanese-American, born to Japanese immigrant parents.^[1]

He was held at Manzanar during World War II with his family due to Executive Order 9066.^[1] Later, he enlisted in the United States Army and served with the 442nd Infantry Regiment and the Army Intelligence Service.

He passed away in 2019.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} NARA - AAD.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6H-LG9 : accessed 20 November 2019), Paul Barnai in household of Sam Bannai, Sego, Grand, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 2A, line 18, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2416; FHL microfilm 2,342,150.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9CM-XSK : 27 July 2019), Paul Bannai in household of Sam Bannai, Councilmanic District 9, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-695, sheet 17B, line 60, family 332, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 385.
• "United States Japanese Americans Relocated During World War II, 1942-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KX22-4P4 : 12 December 2014), Paul T Bannai, 1942-1946; citing Mansanar, person number 03990A, file 103843, NARA NAID 1263921, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8PN-QQF : 5 December 2014), Paul T Bannai, enlisted 29 Jan 1946, Ft Macarthur, San Pedro, California, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Paul Bannai
• Wikidata: Item Q7149208, en:Wikipedia