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1948: Olympic divers Vicki Draves and Sammy Lee became the first Asian Americans to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] 1951 : The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong the first US television series starring an Asian American series lead was launched on the now defunct television network DuMont . [ 46 ]
Asian Americans have appeared in all major sports in the United States, including the NFL, Olympic sports, the PGA Tour, the NBA, MLS, and other global sports organizations. Many Asian-American athletes have managed to reach the top level of their respective sports, including Tommy Kono , Tiger Woods , Apolo Ohno , and Kristi Yamaguchi .
It was the first Summer Olympics in which the athletes marched under the present 50-star flag. 292 competitors, 241 men and 51 women, took part in 147 events in 17 sports. [ 1 ] The 1960 Summer Olympics was the first Olympics in history that was being covered by a television provider.
Moreover, in face of labor exploitation, Asian laborers went on strikes and protests to demand higher pay and better working conditions. Although the Asian American identity did not develop until the 1960s, different Asian ethnic groups formed their own social and political groups to fight against discrimination and exclusion.
1957: Dalip Singh Saund becomes the first Asian-American elected to the United States Congress, as a Representative for California's 29th district. 1962 Patsy Mink becomes the first Asian-American woman elected to a state legislative body in the United States, in the Hawaii State Senate [48] 1964: Hiram Fong becomes the first Asian-American U.S ...
Before the 1960s, Asian immigrants to the United States were often perceived as a threat to Western civilization in what became known as "Yellow Peril".This in turn led to the mistreatment and abuse of Asians in America across generations, through historical incidents like the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Japanese internment camps, and the Vietnam War. [4]
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Samuel Lee (August 1, 1920 – December 2, 2016) was an American physician and diver.He was the first Asian American man to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States (the second Asian American to win a gold medal overall) [2] and the first man to win back-to-back gold medals in Olympic platform diving.