Unknown, 1959 - 1977 Hiram Leong Fong - First Asian American elected to the U.S. Senate, Library of Congress, c. 1960-1970
Senator Hiram Leong Fong became one of Hawaii’s first two U.S. Senators in 1959, upon the state’s admission to the Union. The son of Chinese…
Tags: Asian American, Civil Rights, Hawaii, Hiram Leong Fong, Immigration Reform, US Senator, Voting Rights
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