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Shien Biau Woo became the first Asian American statewide officer in the Northeast, when he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 1984. Leana Wen, prominent Asian American and public health leader, currently Commissioner of Health in Baltimore. David Wu, first Taiwanese American U.S. Representative (D-OR) Lily Wu, mayor of Wichita, Kansas
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 ...
Betty Lee Sung (宋李瑞芳) – former professor of Asian-American Studies at City College of New York; 'leading authority' on Chinese Americans [26] [27] Andrew Lih (酈安治) – associate professor of Journalism at American University; Teng Ssu-yu (鄧嗣禹) – Historian of late imperial China, at University of Indiana.
This category page lists both citizens of the United States and non-citizens of either full or partial Asian origin or descent who have been notable politicians.It also lists Americans of Asian descent who have been notable politicians outside of the country while citizens of the U.S.
Stephanie Murphy (born Đặng Thị Ngọc Dung) – first Vietnamese-American Congresswoman representing Florida's 7th congressional district [36] (Democratic) Jacqueline Nguyen – U.S. circuit judge; first Vietnamese-American federal judge; [37] first Asian-American woman to sit on the federal appellate court [38]
The majority of Americans can’t name a single famous Asian American, according to a recent survey. And for the fourth year in a row, the most common answer besides "I can't think of one" was the ...
[18] [19] She is the first woman and the first Asian-American to be their Senior Rabbi. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] On July 1, 2014, Buchdahl succeeded Peter Rubinstein as Senior Rabbi at Central Synagogue. She is the first woman and first East Asian-American to hold the post in the Synagogue's long history, and one of only a few women serving as leaders of ...
The Center for Asian American Media has become a big supporter of Cho’s and commissioned her to make several cookie portraits of people featured in a PBS documentary series called “Asian ...