Researching Paul Tanaka
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The name Paul means "small" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Paul Tanaka on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Paul Tanaka and the Tanaka Genealogy
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Tanaka Genealogy Databases
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Paul Tanaka. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Paul Tanaka
Paul Tanaka
Paul K. Tanaka (born 1959) is an American former politician and a former law-enforcement officer with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He was convicted April 4, 2016, in Federal Court of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice. Tanaka served as Undersheriff of Los Angeles County from 2011 to 2013. He was also mayor of the City of Gardena, California. His tenure has provoked controversy due to allegations of violence, corruption, and alleged membership in the white supremacist police gang Lynwood Vikings.
Source: Paul Tanaka, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Tanaka
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