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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 ...
This is a list of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans in the U.S. Congress.. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The term refers to a panethnic group that includes diverse populations with ancestral origins in East Asia, South Asia or Southeast Asia, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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 ...
First Japanese American judge in the continental U.S. [12] Kathryn Akao Superior Court of Santa Cruz County (1994–2005) California: deceased [13] Benes Z. Aldana: Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals (2005–2017 ) Washington, D.C. retired First Asian Pacific American (Filipino) chief trial judge in the U.S. military [14] Loren AliKhan
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
Pages in category "Lists of American people of Asian descent" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This category includes Asian American members of the United States House of Representatives who are currently serving as well as those who served in the past. The main article for this category is Asian Americans in the United States Congress .