"American politician" . . "1944Z"^^ . . . . . "Territorial House of Representatives member" . . . . "District Court Judge" . "1920-10-19Z"^^ . . "1946Z"^^ . . . "2007-02-19Z"^^ . . "Peter Aquino Aduja (19 October 1920 \u2013 19 February 2007) was the first Filipino American elected to public office in the United States. He was elected as a representative in the Hawaii Legislature in 1954.Born in the Philippines, Aduja emigrated to Hawaii in his youth, and then served in the United States Army during World War II. After World War II, he worked as a teacher, before becoming one of the first Filipino lawyers in Hawaii."@en . . "Aduja, Peter"@en . "State House of Representatives member, 23rd District" . "1920Z"^^ . . "Peter Aquino Aduja"@en . "2007Z"^^ .