Alan Nakanishi
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Alan Shinji Nakanishi | |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 10th district | |
| In office December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Pescetti |
| Succeeded by | Alyson Huber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21, 1940 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Susan Nakanishi |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Pacific Union College Loma Linda University Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Profession | Ophthalmologist |
Alan Shinji Nakanishi (born March 21, 1940) is an American physician and politician who represented California's 10th State Assembly district in the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2008.[1][2][3] He has also been a member in the City Council of Lodi, California, since 1998, and served four separate two-year terms as the city's mayor.[4][5]
Alan Nakanishi was born in Sacramento, California. At the age of two, he and his family were relocated to Tule Lake as part of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, where they spent three years.[1][6] After the war, they returned to Sacramento. To make money while in school, Nakanishi worked picking fruit and stacking cans at a cannery.[3] He left Sacramento after graduating high school, living in Napa County, Los Angeles, and Texas before settling in Lodi, California.[citation needed]
Education
Nakanishi received a B.A. in chemistry from Pacific Union College in 1961. He went on to receive a master's degree in health administration from Virginia Commonwealth University, and an M.D. from Loma Linda University. He completed his medical internship at USC Medical Center.[6][7]
Military service
While living in Texas, Nakanishi served as a captain in the U.S. Army.[citation needed] He later became a major, leading a surgical department at McDonald Army Hospital. He also served as Chief of Ophthalmology from 1969 to 1971.[8]
Medical practice
Since 1971, Nakanishi has practiced medicine in Stockton. He is the co-founder of the Delta Eye Medical Group, an ophthalmology practice with offices throughout the San Joaquin Valley.[1][8] He continued practicing in Lodi throughout his time in the State Assembly.[9]