Who was Robert Takeo Matsui?
Q: Who was Robert Takeo Matsui?
A: Robert Takeo Matsui was an American Democratic politician who served as the U.S. Representative for the 5th District of California from 1979 until his death.
Q: What happened to Matsui's family during World War II?
A: After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Matsui's family was interned at Tule Lake War Relocation Center in 1942.
Q: What is Matsui's heritage?
A: Matsui comes from a Japanese-American family and is Sansei, which means that he is the grandson of people born in Japan who immigrated to the US.
Q: Where did Matsui graduate from college?
A: Matsui earned a BA in political science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1963 and graduated from Hastings College of Law in 1966.
Q: What is notable about Matsui's election to Congress?
A: Matsui was the second Japanese American from the U.S. mainland elected to the US Congress and the first Sansei congressman.
Q: Who replaced Matsui in Congress?
A: Matsui's wife, Doris Matsui, replaced him in Congress.
Q: How did Matsui die?
A: Matsui died of pneumonia caused by myelodysplastic syndrome on January 1, 2005 at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland at the age of 63.
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