12 Facts About Warren Furutani

Warren T Furutani was born on October 16,1947 and is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 2008 to 2012.

Warren Furutani is a Democrat and a fourth-generation Japanese American.

Warren Furutani replaced Laura Richardson in California's 55th State Assembly district.

Warren Furutani was the first Asian Pacific American ever elected to the LAUSD in 1987 and became the board's president in 1991.

Warren Furutani became a civil rights activist and became involved in what were to become the early stages of the Asian American Movement.

Warren Furutani worked tirelessly to establish admissions programs for students of color at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Warren Furutani helped many campuses establish ethnic studies programs and was instrumental in UCLA and Long Beach State University adopting an Asian American Studies program.

Warren Furutani was one of 150 people to make the first organized pilgrimage to Manzanar in December 1969.

In 1970, Warren Furutani helped to create the Manzanar Committee that worked to get Manzanar designated as a national historical site.

Warren Furutani was elected in a special election in 2008 to the California State Assembly.

Warren Furutani replaced Laura Richardson, who won a special election to replace Juanita Millender-McDonald as the member of the US House of Representatives from California's 37th district.

Warren Furutani served until 2012 and did not run for re-election after that.