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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
DJ Rose – full name Roslynn Alba Cobarrubias, founder of mydiveo, helped launch Myspace; Jennifer Rubio – co-founder and President of Away; Jeremiah Abraham – founder and CEO of Tremendous Communications, [24] advocate for Asian and Asian American visibility in Hollywood
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.
Some prominent Korean-American figures with Korean names include novelist and artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, journalist Kyung Lah, "Lost" actor Yunjin Kim, novelist Min Jin Lee, U.S. Representative ...
The majority of Americans can’t name a single famous Asian American, according to a recent survey. The most common answers besides "I can't think of one" was Jackie Chan, who's not American, and ...
Pages in category "American actresses of Asian descent" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The following list of ethnic groups is a partial list of United States cities and towns in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is Asian American or Asian, according to the United States Census Bureau. This list does not include cities in which, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, merely a plurality (as opposed to a majority) of the ...