Kip Tokuda
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Kip Tokuda | |
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| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 37th district | |
| In office January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Vivian Caver |
| Succeeded by | Eric Pettigrew |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1946 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | July 13, 2013 (aged 66) Whidbey Island, Washington, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | University of Washington (BA, MSW) |
| Occupation | social worker, politician |
Kip Yoshino Tokuda (October 8, 1946 – July 13, 2013) was an American social worker and politician.[1]
Tokuda was born in 1946 in Seattle, Washington. His parents George and Tamako (born Inouye) owned the Tokuda Pharmacy, which was located on Jackson Street at the time.[1] He was raised in Seattle's Central District and on Beacon Hill neighborhoods.[1] He initially attended Garfield High School, but transferred and graduated from Cleveland High School.[1] Tokuda received both his bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Washington (1969, B.A. in sociology, master's degree in social work in 1973).[2] He was director of children's and human services programs.
He served in the Washington House of Representatives 1995-2003 as a Democrat.[3][4] Tokuda was chairman of the House Children and Family Services Committee of the state House.[1] He was also a member of the Appropriations Committee and the Juvenile Justice and Family Law Committee in the chamber.[1]
Tokuda founded the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington.[1] On April 29, 2012, Tokuda was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette by Emperor Akihito for promoting positive relations between Japan and the United States.[5]
His sister is television journalist Wendy Tokuda.[5] His niece Maggie Tokuda-Hall wrote a children's book called Love in the Library about how his parents met while imprisoned inside a Japanese-American detention camp during the Second World War.
Death
Tokuda died of a heart attack on July 13, 2013, at age 66 while fishing on Whidbey Island.[6]
