Charles K. Djou 周永康 U.S. House of Representative, HI 夏威夷州國會眾議員 Charles Kong Djou, born 1970 in Los Angeles, was the Congressman from Hawaii’s 1st congressional district. He won the special, mail-in election on May 22, 2010, and became the first Republican to represent the district in 20 years. He took the oath of office May [...]
Cheryl Lau
Cheryl Lau 劉美蓮 Secretary of State, NV 內華達州州務卿 Cheryl Lau, born in Hilo, HI, is New World Encyclopedia’s Music editor. She received a Bachelor in Music Education at Indiana University, a Master of Arts in Teaching at Smith College, a Doctor of Music Arts from the University of Oregon, and a Juris Doctorate from the [...]
Elaine Lan Chao
Elaine Lan Chao 趙小蘭 US Secretary of Labor 勞工部長 Elaine Lan Chao, born 1953 in Taipei, Taiwan, served as the 24th United States Secretary of Labor in the Cabinet of President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009. She was the first Chinese-American and the first Asian-American woman to be appointed to a President’s [...]
Ellen Young
Ellen Young 楊愛倫 Assemblymember, New York 2006 – 2008 紐約州眾議員 楊愛倫Ellen Young 1952年在台灣出生, 原籍中國廣東. 25歲來美. 2006-2008年被選為紐約州眾議員. 是該州第一位女亞裔眾議員,
Harry Chen
Harry Chen 陳仁傑 State Representative, VT 偉蒙州眾議員 Harry Chen was elected State Representative, Vermont from 2003 – 2008. Chen was born in New York, New York in 1952, and became a resident of Mendon,VT in 1988. Occupation: Emergency Physician, Emergency Department, Rutland Regional Medical Center; Medical Director, 1998-2004. He was educated at University of Michigan, Ann [...]
Hiram Leong Fong
鄺友良Hiram Leong Fong – 美國第一位華裔民選官員 US Senator, HI 國會參議員 Hiram Leong Fong, formally Yau Leong Fong (1906 – 2004), was an American businessman and politician from Hawaii. He is most notable for his service as Republican United States Senator from 1959 to 1977, and for being the first Asian-American and Chinese American to be elected [...]
Jimmy Meng
Jimmy Meng 孟廣瑞 Assemblymember, New York 2004 – 2006 紐約州眾議員 孟廣瑞Jimmy Meng 在中國山東出生, 在台灣成長, 台灣師範大學畢業. 1975年來美攻讀研究院. 後從業經商. 2004-2006年被選為紐約州眾議員, 是該州第一位亞裔眾議員, 時年60.
Julia Chang Bloch
Julia Chang Bloch 張之香 U.S. Ambassador to Nepal 美國大使駐尼泊爾 Julia Chang Bloch was an American diplomat, and the first U.S. Ambassador of Asian origin. She was born 1942 in China, and moved to the United States when she was nine. She grew up in San Francisco. She earned her B.A. from UC Berkeley in 1964 and [...]
Mae Yih
Mae Yih 葉鄧稚鳳 State Senator, OR 俄勒岡州參議員 Mae Yih, retired elected official, is the first Chinese-American to serve in the state senate in the United States.Yih, born in Shanghai in 1928, began her college education at St. John’s University in Shanghai. In September 1948, Yih transferred to Barnard College, graduating in 1951 with a bachelor’s [...]
March Fong Eu
March Fong Eu 余江月桂 U.S. Ambassador to Micronesia 美國大使駐密克羅尼西亞 March Kong Fong Eu, born 1922 in Oakdale, California, is an American politician of the Democratic Party. She earned a B.S. in dentistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1943, an M.A. from Mills College, and a Ed.D. from Stanford University in 1954. In 1966, Eu [...]
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