Frank H. Ogawa

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Frank H. Ogawa
Frank H. Ogawa bust in the former City Hall Plaza (now named for him), Oakland, CA
City Councilmember, Oakland, California
In office
1966–1994
Succeeded byHenry Chang, Jr.
Member, Oakland Park Commission
In office
1961–1966
Member, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
In office
1972–1988
Member, Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board
In office
January 1979 – December 1992
Personal details
Born
Hirao Ogawa

(1917-05-17)May 17, 1917
Lodi, California
DiedJuly 13, 1994(1994-07-13) (aged 77)
Oakland, California
NationalityAmerican
SpouseGrace Ogawa (née Hiruma)
ChildrenAlan and Nancy
OccupationNursery operator

Frank Hirao Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 平男,[1] May 17, 1917 – July 13, 1994[2]) was a civil rights leader[3] and the first Japanese American to serve on the Oakland City Council,[4] of which he was a member from 1966 until his death in 1994.[5][6]

  1. ^ https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/sgp/sgpbatches/batch_dlc_dupontcircle_ver01/data/sn85040302/00237288750/1945033001/1232.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Frank Ogawa Individual Record - U.S. Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  3. ^ Eshoo, Anna (1994-07-21). "TRIBUTE TO FRANK H. OGAWA". Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 96. United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2011-11-10. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Frank Ogawa--a dedicated public servant, outstanding civil rights leader, and loving husband and father--who passed away earlier this month in Oakland, California.
  4. ^ "Oakland History Timeline". City of Oakland, Oakland History Room of the Oakland Public Library. Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  5. ^ Lowenthal, Abraham F. (2009-02-25). Global California: rising to the cosmopolitan challenge. Stanford University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-8047-6227-4. Retrieved 2011-11-10. Frank Ogawa, also Japanese American, served twenty-eight years on the Oakland City Council. Foreword by Kevin Starr
  6. ^ Allen, Annalee; Lee, Sam. Oakland City Center: Frank H. Ogawa Statue (video). EzineMark.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-11.