Eunice Sato
| Eunice Sato | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Long Beach | |
|
In office 1980–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Clark |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 8, 1921 Livingston, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Thomas Sato (m.1950–2013; his death) |
| Profession | teacher |
Eunice Noda Sato (born June 8, 1921) is an American politician. She served as mayor of Long Beach, California from 1980 to 1982. As such she was the first Asian-American female mayor of a major American city, as well as the first female mayor of Long Beach.[1][2]
Sato is the daughter of Japanese parents Bunsaku and Sawa Maeda Noda. She attended Modesto Junior College, the University of Northern Colorado, and Columbia University, and became a teacher. She taught in Michigan and overseas in Yokohama, Japan. In 1950, she married Thomas Takahashi Sato. She moved to Long Beach in 1956.[3] She was elected to the Long Beach City Council in 1975 and served until 1986.[4] In 1991 she was appointed to the U.S. National Advisory Council on Educational Research by George H. W. Bush. In September 2014, a school in Long Beach was named in her honor.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Former Long Beach Mayor Eunice Sato the giver at her birthday party". Presstelegram.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ↑ "Milestones for Women in American Politics | CAWP". Cawp.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ↑ ":: ZONTA Club of Irvine ::". Zontairvine.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ↑ "American Women Managers and Administrators: A Selective Biographical ... - Judith A. Leavitt - Google Books". Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ↑ "Long Beach school board renames two schools after minority women". Presstelegram.com. 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ↑ "History". Longbeach.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-16.