Peter Aduja | |
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| Territorial House of Representatives member | |
| In office 1954–1956[1] | |
| District Court Judge | |
| In office 1960–1962[2] | |
| State House of Representatives member, 23rd District[3] | |
| In office 1966–1974[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Aquino Aduja[4] 19 October 1920[4] Salindig, Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Luzon, Philippine Islands[5] |
| Died | 19 February 2007 (aged 86)[4] Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[2] |
| Resting place | Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery[6] |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican[2][7] |
| Occupation | Soldier, teacher, judge, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army[2] |
| Years of service | 1944–1946[2] |
| Rank |  1st Lieutenant[2] |
| Unit | 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment[2][8] |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Peter Aquino Aduja (19 October 1920 – 19 February 2007) was the first Filipino American elected to public office in the United States. He was elected as a representative in the Hawaii Legislature in 1954.[5][9]
Born in the Philippines, Aduja emigrated to Hawaii in his youth, and then served in the United States Army during World War II. After World War II, he worked as a teacher, before becoming one of the first Filipino lawyers in Hawaii. After two years in elected office, he worked for the Hawaiian Department of Attorney General, and served two years as a judge, until being elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives. Aduja died in Las Vegas in 2007.
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- ^ "Funeral Set Thursday For Former Rep. Peter Aduja". MidWeek. 28 March 2007. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ Gary G. Aguiar (August 1997). Party Mobilization, Class and Ethnicity: The Case of Hawaii, 1930 to 1964. Universal-Publishers. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-9658564-3-0.
- ^ Revilla, Linda A. (1996). Ikeda, Kiyoshi; Weinstein, Michael G.; Okamura, Jonathan Y. (eds.). ""Pineapples", "Hawayanos," and "Loyal Americans": Local Boys in the First Filipino Infantry Regiment US Army" (PDF). Social Process in Hawaii. 37. Department of Sociology, University of Hawaii at Manoa: 57–73. ISSN 0737-6871. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2014. Alt URL
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