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The first Asian-American Senator was Senator Hiram Fong of Hawaii, who was elected in 1959. He is of Chinese ancestry. The second Asian-American Senator was Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, who was elected in 1963, after serving in the House of Representatives. He is of Japanese descent. He also was awarded a congressional Medal of Honor and lost his right arm while in the U.S. military during World War II.
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∙ 7y agoThe honour you describe belongs to Governor Gary Locke, who led Washington state between January 1997 and January 2005.
Locke is of Chinese ancestry, and served President Obama as Ambassador to China from 2011 to 2014.
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Who was the first American governor general in the Philippines?
The US first appointed governor generals in the year of 1898, after the conclusion of the Spanish-American War. The first American governor-general, William Howard Taft, began his term in 1901. he would continue until the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines in 1935.
Who was the first US Civil Governor of the Philippines after the Spanish American War?
William Howard Taft.
American governor of Philippines during the Spanish American War?
William Howard Taft was the first US Civil Governor of the Philippines, but he got that appointment AFTER the Spanish-American War. There was no American governor f the Philippines during the Spanish-American War because until the war was over the Philippines were a Spanish possession and had a Spanish governor.
Who was First Asian American woman elected to the US house of Representatives in 1964?
It was Patsy Takemoto Mink
Who was the first Asian American Woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives?
Takemoto Mink was the first Asian woman 2 be elected 2 the us house of reppresentatives in 1964
Who is the first governor general of US?
The US has never had a governor general. The first President of the United States was George Washington. The first US Governor-General of the Philippines was William Howard Taft.
What percentage of US Navy Seals are Asian-American or Hispanic?
12% Hispanic, 4% Asian
Who was the first governor of Maryland?
Thomas Johnson was the first elected governor of Maryland.Leonard Calvert was the first Governor of the Maryland Colony and Thomas Johnson was the first Governor of the US State of Maryland.
Who was Virginia's first governor?
Patrick Henry was the first Governor of the US State called Virginia.
Who was the first American governor of the Philippines?
William Howard Taft served as a governor of the Philippines when it was under US control and later became US president. Taft Avenue in Metro Manila, Philippines is named after him.
What if your parents born in Asia but you born in US what is your race?
You are not Asian, you are American.
What governor of the Philippines later became president US?
William Howard Taft was the military governor of the Philippines soon after the US occupied them as a result of the Spanish-American war.
