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In Chicago, the group's population grew by 31%, an increase of about 45,000. It's a historical selection as Lee — a United Airlines executive — is the first Asian American woman on the city ...
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
Chin Lin Sou – community leader; Hung Wai Ching – community leader and businessman; Goo Kim Fui (古今辉) – President, United Chinese Society in Hawaii, 1892–1898; played an instrumental role in uniting the Chinese and fighting for their rights during the anti-Chinese agitation in Hawaii in the 1880s
Zhao and his wife Cherry Chen organized a one million surgical mask donation to Chicago's first responders during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. [12] The couple also supports Kartemquin Films, a non-profit documentary filmmaking organization, in its efforts to fund filmmakers from the AAPI community through the Peng Zhao and Cherry Chen Fund for AAPI Voices. [13]
If all goes according to plan, Chicago City Council members will introduce the first Asian-majority ward to the city on Dec. 1. Discourse over minority redistricting: Chicago’s Black Caucus and ...
The Chicago metropolitan area has a large Indian American population. As of 2023, there were 255,523 Indian Americans (alone or in combination) living in the Chicago area, accounting for more than 2.5% of the total population, making them the largest Asian subgroup in the metropolitan region [1] [2] and the second-largest Indian American population among US metropolitan areas, after the ...
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.
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Asian Americans in Chicago, Illinois. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.