Shiro Floyd Mori (born May 30, 1939) is an American politician and educator. Mori was born in

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; his parents emigrated to the

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from Japan. Mori graduated from Jordan High School in

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. He served in the

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and also served as an

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in Hawaii. Mori received a bachelor's degree with a dual major in Economics and Asian Studies and a master's degree in Economics and Political Science, both from

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. He also went to the

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. He did fellowship programs at

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, and Stanford University. Mori taught economics at

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. He was also involved with the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) as a long time member, National President, and on the staff of the JACL as National Executive Director/CEO. He also served as President/CEO of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) in Washington, D.C. He has been an International Business Consultant and owned a golf business. He is an author who has published a number of books, including The Japanese American Story As Told Through A Collection of Speeches and Articles. From 1972 to 1975, Mori served on the

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City Council and also served as mayor of Pleasanton from 1974 to 1975. Mori then served in the California State Assembly from March 13, 1975, to November 30, 1980, and was a

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.Join California-S. Floyd Mori
/ref> In 2012, Mori received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in recognition of his contributions to the "improvement of the status of Japanese Americans, strengthening of economic relations between Japan and the United States, and the promotion of Japanese culture in the United States".

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Living people 1939 births American mayors of Japanese descent American Mormon missionaries in the United States Brigham Young University alumni American military personnel of Japanese descent California city council members Asian-American city council members California politicians of Japanese descent Chabot College faculty Mayors of places in California Democratic Party members of the California State Assembly Military personnel from Utah People from Murray, Utah People from Pleasanton, California Stanford University people University of California, Los Angeles alumni University of Southern California people Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class Asian American and Pacific Islander state legislators in California {{California-CAAssembly-stub