Daniel Ken Inouye

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Daniel Ken Inouye

• By Porchoua Vang
• Period 6
• 4/17/09

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Daniel Ken Inouye
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Introduction

• Daniel Ken Inouye is a Democratic Senior Senator
  from Hawaii.
• He is the first American Japanese descent to be
  elected to the U.S. Senate.
• He volunteered to join the 442nd Regimental
  Combat Team.

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History

• Daniel Ken Inouye was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on
  September 7, 1924.
• His mom and dad was Hyotaro and Kame Inouye.
• He have a younger sister and two younger
  brothers.
• He is the oldest child of four children.

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Education

• Daniel graduated form McKinley High School in
  1942.
• He wanted to be a doctor and study medicine but
  he loss his right arm.
• He start to study law and go to the George
  Washington University Law School in Washington,
  D.C.
• Daniel have a B.A. degree in 1950 from the
  University of Hawaii.

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Problem

• Daniel dropped out college.
• He go to World War 2 in Italy and lost his right
  arm.

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Recognitions

• Daniel is a member of The Committee on Rules and
  Administration.
• In 2000, he was awarded the Grand Cordon of the
  Order of the Rising Sun by the Emperor of Japan.
• On May 23, 2005, he was a member of a bipartisan
  group of fourteen moderate senators, known as the
  Gang of 14.

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Personal Reflection

• I think Daniel was a very good person because he
  helped the Democratic.
• I feel sad that his lost his arm to help his
  442nd Regimental Combat Team.
• He is a good person
• and he is a heroes to
• other peoples.