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Gary Locke, elected the first Asian American governor in the mainland United States in November 1996 and became Governor of Washington in January 1997. John Liu, became the first Asian American elected to the New York City Council (representing Flushing, Queens) in 2001. Kinjiro Matsudaira, mayor of Edmonston, Maryland, in 1927 and 1943
He is the first Asian-American head coach in any of the four major North American sports leagues. [90] [91] 2010: Rich Cho becomes the first Asian-American general manager of an NBA team, the Portland Trail Blazers. [92] 2019: Jeremy Lin becomes the first Asian-American NBA Champion. [93]
Hazel Ying Lee (李月英) – first Chinese American woman to earn a pilot's license; flew for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Kurt Lee – Major, US Marine Corps.; first Asian American Marine Corps officer, Navy Cross recipient [7] [8]
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 ...
In 1995, Taiwanese American inventor Peter Tsai patented technology that used positive and negative charges to trap dust and bacteria in a filter before it entered the mouth. Today, we call that ...
Asian American jazz is a musical genre and movement in the United States begun in the 20th century by Asian American jazz musicians that has produced a number of very prominent artists. Along with Desi Hip Hop who has many origins including the US it is currently one of only two musical genres to have been created by Asian Americans or been ...
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 ...
Ken Hoang – American professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player and television personality. He was widely considered the most dominant Melee player in the world during the early years of the game's competitive scene in the early to mid-2000s. He pioneered several gameplay techniques integral to the game's competitive play.