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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
In the United States, South Asian Americans have had a presence since the 1700s, emigrating from British India.Classically, they were known as East Indians or Hindoos (regardless of whether they were followers of Hinduism or not) in North America to differentiate them from the Native Americans, who were also known as Indians, as well as from Black West Indians.
Connie Chung led the way for future Asian-American woman journalists as a reporter on network news from the 1970s to 2006. [2] She started with coverage of the Watergate trial in the early 1970s and later did the short news announcements between evening television programs for West Coast CBS television stations in a segment called CBS Newbreak ...
More than 20,000 donors of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi descent poured money into Harris' campaign in the 10 days after President Biden withdrew from the race.
Youngest Asian American to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress (age 14). 2020 Youn Yuh-jung: Minari: Soon-ja Won First South Korean actor to be nominated and win an Academy Award. 2022 Hong Chau / The Whale: Liz Nominated Vietnamese descent. First time two Asian American actresses nominated in the same year. Stephanie Hsu / Everything ...
A recent study by the Asian American Foundation found that over half of Americans can’t name a single famous Asian American. The name most commonly cited among respondents was Jackie Chan, who ...
South Asian Muslims in the U.S. make up the largest percentage of all Muslim Americans, a group that has long expressed solidarity with Palestinians and disappointment with Biden’s handling of ...
Firsts by Asian-Americans in various fields have historically marked footholds, often leading to more widespread cultural change. The shorthand phrase for them is "breaking the color barrier". [ 4 ] One commonly cited example is that of Wataru Misaka , who became the first person of color, [ 5 ] and the first Asian-American, to be a National ...