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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.
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
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.
This category page lists notable citizens of the United States of South Asian origin or descent, whether full or partial. Subcategories This category has the following 21 subcategories, out of 21 total.
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 ...
Biryani is the popular South Asian rice dish that India-born Bawarchi Biryanis Indian Cuisine made its mark with, but that's far from the only thing on the menu. Now the largest Indian restaurant ...
The changing South Asian American political landscape. Though Indian Americans don’t make up even 2 percent of the U.S. population, they’ve already made their mark on U.S. politics. Aside from ...
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 ...