Angie Chen Button 陳筱玲

House of Representatives, TX 德州眾議員

Angie Chen Button is a Texas State House of Representative, 2008 – present. Born inTaipei, Taiwan, she came to the U.S. at the age of 24 to attend the University of Texas at Dallas where she got her Master in Public Finance/Management Services. Then she’s been working as Marketing Manager/CPA for Texas Instruments, 1981- present. 

陳筱玲 1954年在台灣台北出生, 祖籍中國江苏镇江. 1976年台灣大學商系畢業, 1978年政治大學財政研究所畢業. 24歲時來美, 就讀德州大學, 得碩士學位. 2008年選上德州眾議員至今. 專業: 會計師.

附: 德州有150位眾議員. 每位眾議員約管轄150,000人口. 

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 25, 2010. Unfortunately, he lost the election in November.

He was in his second term on the Honolulu City Council when he ran for Congress, where he represented District 4 (Waikiki to Hawaii Kai). He served on the City Council as the Chairman of the Executive Matters & Legal Affairs Committee, Vice Chair of the Planning Committee and as a member of the Transportation and Public Safety & Services committees. He was first elected to his seat in 2002, and was re-elected in 2006. He previously served one term in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2000 to 2002 and was the Minority Floor Leader.

Djou is married to Stacey Kawasaki Djou, a Japanese-American. They have three children. His surname “Djou” is a French transcription of his Chinese surname “Zhou” (周).

周永康在今年5月特別選舉勝出為夏威夷州國會眾議員, 此乃是第三位華裔國會眾議員. 可惜在11月未能再選勝出任. 周永康1970年在加州洛杉磯出生, 但在夏威夷州成長, 乃第二代美籍華人, 祖籍中國上海. 1992年在 賓州大學University ofPennsylvania畢業, 1996年在南加大學得法律學位. 2002年任檀香山市 Honolulu議員并連任至2010年. 之前 2000 – 2002年曾任夏威夷州眾議員.  

The main purpose of this book is to encourage Chinese-Americans to actively participate in politics. We are not asking you to run for office, but we insist that you be a responsible citizen and register to vote AND actually go out to vote. One vote can make the difference. John Tran, Mayor of Rosemead, lost his election by just one vote.

This is a list of current Chinese-American Elected Officials. Some of them are not elected, such as cabinet members and ambassadors. School and Water District board members are elected but not included in this list.  Some are not current elected officials, but they are included because they have played a significant part in Asian American politics.

Most information is from each elected official’s own biography and/or Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. Chinese information is from my personal research and/or with my friends’ help. This project has taken me two years, but it has been my pride and joy. Please feel free to use this information with the appropriate sources.

The author is thankful to the following members of different lodges of Chinese American Citizens Alliance. They are Virginia Gee, Stephen Ying, Edward Yu, Benson Lee, Alex Chan, Dr. Toon Lee, Al Soohoo and Dr. Bill Chun-Hoon. A big “Thanks” to Ambrose Leong.

New information is welcome, please email to: PedroChan@aol.com. 

編者的話 

近年華裔參政成風, 是可喜可賀的好現象. 本書的目的就是希望鼓勵華裔人士多多參與政治活動, 鼓勵後輩參政. 團結就是力量: 有錢出錢, 參與籌款. 有力出力, 幫忙拉票.  而自己能做的, 就是先要登記做選民, 登記表可在各郵局領取. 在選舉日投其神聖的一票.

本書概全美現任, 部份卸任華裔民選官員名單. 部長及大使不是民選, 是由總統委任, 再由國會審核批准. 教委及水務局理事是民選官員, 也沒有包括在內.

今年是第3版. 回憶在2009年第一版, 編者用了二年的心血完成此書, 其獨特, 難得之處在於註明其祖籍. 雖說英雄莫問出身處, 但華人仍重視其祖籍. 故編者費了很大努力, 用電郵, 傳真或去電, 親自或委人取証, 但仍困難重重. 因有官員土生土長, 沒有中文名字, 不明祖籍. 也有時碰到石牆. 因此未能盡善盡美地全部查出, 請諒. 

編者謹此衷心謝謝同源會各分會會員及梁焯榮的協助.

讀者如有新資料, 請賜教: PedroChan@aol.com.

Publishing is donated by Tim Siu, M.D., Patrick C. J. Tse, Wan Shan Tse, John Wong, Charles Woo, John Wu, Gay Yuen, Ph.D., Peter Ng & Bee Hsu.

簫添健醫生, 胡德澤, 謝子直, 謝允山, 黄錦渭,  吳程遠, 阮桂銘, 伍競群, 朱碧雲贊助出版此書. 

(排名不分先後)

About the Author  陳燦培簡介 

Pedro Chan, Ph.D. 陳燦培博士在澳門出生, 祖籍廣東番禺 (現為黄埔) 塘头. 1967年來美進修, 有機械工程學士 Mechanical Engineering (1972), 醫學工程博土學位 Bio-medical Engineering (1977) 及中醫學位. 并有最早加州針灸執照 #106 (已 退休). 1972 – 1984年間有12英文著作, 其中有翻譯成法, 葡, 荷及猶太文. 除關心/熱心僑社外, 還花精力如下:

近數年來, 文章有百, 常刊載星島日報或世界日報, 可分5大類 (歡迎電郵查詢/索取): 1. 認識羅省老僑必讀; 2. 美國生活談; 3. 繁榮華埠之我見; 4. 羅省華埠是吾家 百年之概況! 5. 中國見行錄.

曾主辦或首創Organizer:

安排飛虎隊員或家眷捐贈文物/实物予:

1. 江門五邑華僑華人博物館 ($ + 400多件), 2007.
2. 廣東華僑博物館 ($ + 143件), 2007, 2010.
3. 台山博物館 (100多件), 2007.
4. 開平華僑博物館 (26件), 2008.
5. 順得博物館 (12件), 2008.
6. 南海博物館 (14多件), 2010.
7. 雲南昆明博物館飛虎隊紀念館 (209件), 2010.
8. 湖南芷江飛虎隊紀念館 (56件), 2010.
   

捐贈文物/实物予:

1. 廣州孫中山大元帥府紀念館, 3件, 2011.
2. UCLA East Asian Library 32本書, 15相片, 2011.

1. 2007-08 National Asian Pacific American Political Almanac, by UCLA Asian American Studies Center, 13^th edition, 2007.
2. Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia.
3. Biographies of each individual elected official as listed on their websites.
4. Google search.
5. Asian American Elected Officials.
6. Chinese-American Elected Officials, year book 2006.
7. Chinese Historical Society of America Museum & Learning Center, San Franscico – www.chsa.org
8. Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, Los Angeles – www.CHSSC.org
9. Chinese American Museum, Los Angeles – www.camla.org
10. The Wing Luke Asian Museum, Seattle – www.wingluke.org
11. Oxnard Chinese Community Time Line.
12. San Diego Chinese Historical Museum.
13. Museum of Chinese in America, New York – www.MOCANY.org 
14. APIA Vote – www.apiavote.org & http://apiavote.org/aapis-running-office
15. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus – Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
16. Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus
17. Who’s Who of Asian Americans – www.asianamerican.net
18. 星島日報美國版 – http://www.singtaousa.com
19. 世界日報 (北美) – http://la.worldjournal.com

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 University of San Francisco. Lau began her professional career as a Professor of English and Music at Soo Chow University and the Chinese Cultural College in Taipei, the Republic of China, and subsequently as a Professor of Music at California State University, Sacramento, California.

She entered public life in 1980s, serving as Deputy Attorney General (1987-1991) and Secretary of State for the state of Nevada from 1991 until 1995. Lau became the first Asian American woman to serve as the top United States House of Representatives lawyer when she accepted the position of General Counsel — responsible for the legal interests of the chamber and its 435 members. She has been a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University in the John F. Kennedy School of Government (Institute of Politics) from 1997 and is presently a Judge Pro Tempore for the Carson City, Nevada Justice and Municipal Courts.

Her hobby is keeping up with her five grandchildren.

劉美蓮, 在夏威夷州的 Hilo出生, 是第三代美籍華人, 袓籍中國廣東僑鎮, 49歲時 1991年被選為內華達州州務卿. 任期至 1995. 是年競選省長, 但未成功. 現是華達州卡神市 Carson City的法官.

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 cabinet in American history. Chao was the only cabinet member to serve under George W. Bush for his entire administration. She is married to U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell.

The eldest of six daughters, Chao was born in Taipei, to James S.C. Chao (趙錫成 ), a Shanghainese entrepreneur, and Ruth Mu-lan Chu (朱木蘭), a historian. Her parents had fled to Taiwan from mainland China after the Chinese Communists took over as a result of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. At the age of eight, Elaine Chao and her family emigrated to the United States. She attended Syosset High School on Long Island, NY.

Chao received her B.A. in Economics from Mount Holyoke College in 1975 and her MBA from the Harvard Business School in 1979. Chao also studied at MIT, Dartmouth College, and Columbia University. She is the recipient of 31 honorary doctoral degrees from colleges and universities around the world.

In 1986, Chao returned to Washington, D.C. as Deputy Administrator of the Maritime Administration in the U.S. Department of Transportation. From 1988 to 1989, she served as Chairwoman of the Federal Maritime Commission. In 1989, President George H. W. Bush nominated Chao to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, the number two position in the department. From 1991 to 1992, Chao was Director of the Peace Corps. She was the first Asian-American to serve in any of these positions. She expanded the Peace Corps’s presence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by establishing the first Peace Corps programs in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, and other newly independent states of the former Soviet Union.

Following her service in the government, Chao worked for four years as President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way of America. From 1996 until her appointment as Secretary of Labor, Chao was a Distinguished Fellow with the conservative Heritage Foundation, a Washington think tank.

趙小蘭 1953年在台灣出生, 祖籍中國上海嘉定. 1961年, 時8歲來美, 1975年在 Mount Holyoke College大學畢業, 1979年在哈佛大學取得工商管理碩士. 2001-2009年被當時小布殊總統委任為勞工部部長. 之前1989年為老布殊總統委任為運輸部工作, 最高至副部長. 趙小蘭是第一位的華裔部長.

Fred Chang 張飛特 (譯音)

Port Orchard, WA Councilmember 華盛頓州, 奧查港鎮市議員

張飛特Fred Chang  1958年在Iowa出生, 是第二代美籍華人, 父親在香港出生, 祖籍中國廣東. 張在2006年被選為奧查港鎮Port Orchard 議員至2009年, 2009年又成功連任至1013年. 今年51, 由1996年起住在該小鎮. 現為華盛頓州公務員.

註: Port Orchard, WA 2009年人口是8,017.

Doug Mah 馬樹經

Mayor, Olympia, WA 華盛頓州, 奧林比亞市市長

Doug was first elected to the City Council in 2001. Doug Mah is the second person of color to serve on the City Council and was re-elected to a second term in 2005.  In 2007, he was elected Mayor and is the first person of Chinese-American decent to serve as Mayor of the Capital City. Currently he is serving as Mayor.

Mah is a native Washingtonian, born in Spokane. Doug moved to Olympia in 1989 to accept a job with the State Office of Financial Management following graduation from Western Washington University. Doug has a Bachelors Degree in Sociology/Criminal Justice and a Masters Degree in Sociology/Demography. Doug is currently employed as a Policy Manager with the State Department of Information Services. 

馬樹經在華盛頓州 Spokane出生, 是第三代美籍華人, 祖籍中國廣東. 1989年搬進奧林比亞市. 早年在西部華盛頓州大學畢業, 後再獲碩士. 2001年成功被選為奧林比亞市議員至2007年, 并於 2007年被選為市長至今.   

註:奧林比亞市是華盛頓州的首府, 2000年人口是42,514.