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Encyclopedia > List of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress

This is a list of Asian Pacific Americans in the U.S. Congress.

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House of Representatives

Representative State Party Term
Flag of India Dalip Singh Saund[1] California Democrat 1957–1963
Daniel Inouye[2] Hawaii Democrat 1959–1963
Spark Matsunaga Hawaii Democrat 1963–1977
Patsy Mink Hawaii Democrat 1965–1977, 1990–2002
Norman Mineta California Democrat 1975–1995
Daniel Akaka Hawaii Democrat 1977–1990
Bob Matsui California Democrat 1979–2005
Patricia Saiki Hawaii Republican 1987–1991
Flag of South Korea Jay Kim[3] California Republican 1993–1999
Robert C. Scott[4] Virginia Democrat 1993–Present
Flag of the Republic of China David Wu Oregon Democrat 1998–Present
Mike Honda California Democrat 2001–Present
Flag of India Bobby Jindal Louisiana Republican 2005–2007
Doris Matsui California Democrat 2005–Present
Flag of Japan Mazie Hirono Hawaii Democrat 2007-Present

Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Dalip Singh Saund (September 20, 1899–April 22, 1973) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. ... Daniel Ken Inouye (born September 7, 1924) is a recipient of the Medal of Honor and currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Hawaii. ... Spark Matsunaga Spark Masayuki Matsunaga (Japanese: スパーク・松永) (October 8, 1916 - April 15, 1990) was a United States Senator from Hawaii. ... Patsy T. Mink was the first non-white woman to serve in Congress. ... Norman Yoshio Mineta (born November 12, 1931) is a United States politician of the Democratic Party. ... Daniel Kahikina Dan Akaka (Chinese: 阿卡卡 李碩, Hanyu pinyin: akaka lishuo) (born September 11, 1924) is a U.S. Senator from Hawaiʻi and a member of the Democratic Party. ... Robert Takeo Matsui (松井 武男, September 17, 1941 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician from the state of California. ... Pat Saiki served in Congress from 1987 to 1991. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Chang-Jun Jay Kim (Korean: 김창준) (born March 27, 1939) is a politician from the U.S. state of California. ... Robert Cortez Bobby Scott (born April 30, 1947) is a Democratic politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia, currently representing the states 3rd Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... Congressman David Wu David Wu (Traditional Chinese: 吳振偉; pinyin: Wú Zhènwěi; born April 8, 1955) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Oregon, representing the states 1st Congressional District (map). ... Michael Makoto Mike Honda (Japanese: 本田 誠 born June 27, 1941) is an American Democratic politician. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Bobby Jindal (born Piyush Jindal June 10, 1971, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a Louisiana politician. ... Doris Matsui Doris Okada Matsui (born September 25, 1944) is an American politician of the Democratic Party who represents the Fifth Congressional District of California (Sacramento County, map) in the United States House of Representatives. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Mazie Keiko Hirono (Japanese: 広野 慶子) , born November 3, 1947 in Fukushima, Japan, is an American politician who was the second Asian immigrant elected lieutenant governor of a state of the United States. ...

Delegates in the House (non-voting members)

Delegate Territory Party Term
Flag of Hawaii Robert William Wilcox Territory of Hawaii Hawaiian Independent Party 1900–1903
Flag of Hawaii Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole Territory of Hawaii Republican 1903–1922
Antonio Borja Won Pat Guam Democrat 1973–1985
Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia American Samoa Democrat 1981–1988
Vincente T. Blaz Guam Republican 1985–1993
Eni Faleomavaega American Samoa Democrat 1989–Present
Robert A. Underwood Guam Democrat 1993–2003

Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Robert William Wilcox led unsuccessful rebellions to restore the monarchy. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaole is memorialized by streets, beaches, plazas and a federal building named in his honor. ... Antonio Borja Won Pat (December 10, 1908 _ May 1, 1987) was the first Delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives. ... Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia (born March 13, 1937) was the first Delegate from American Samoa to the United States House of Representatives. ... Brigadier General Vincente T. Blaz (born 14 February 1928) is a retired United States Marine Corps Brigadier General. ... Eni Faauaa Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr. ... Robert Underwood Robert Anacletus Underwood (born July 13, 1948) was a Delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives. ...

Senate

Senator State Party Term
Hiram Fong[5] Hawaii Republican 1959–1977
Daniel Inouye[2] Hawaii Democrat 1963–Present
Flag of Canada Samuel I. Hayakawa California Republican 1977–1983
Spark Matsunaga Hawaii Democrat 1977–1990
Daniel Akaka Hawaii Democrat 1990–Present

Hiram Fong Hiram Leong Fong (鄺友良; pinyin: Kuàng Yǒuliáng), formally Yau Leong Fong (October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004), was an American elder statesman and business tycoon industrialist from Hawaii. ... Daniel Ken Inouye (born September 7, 1924) is a recipient of the Medal of Honor and currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Hawaii. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (July 18, 1906-February 27, 1992) was an English professor and academic who served as a United States Senator from California from 1977 to 1983. ... Spark Matsunaga Spark Masayuki Matsunaga (Japanese: スパーク・松永) (October 8, 1916 - April 15, 1990) was a United States Senator from Hawaii. ... Daniel Kahikina Dan Akaka (Chinese: 阿卡卡 李碩, Hanyu pinyin: akaka lishuo) (born September 11, 1924) is a U.S. Senator from Hawaiʻi and a member of the Democratic Party. ...

Notes

  1. ^ First person of Indian ancestry elected to Congress.
  2. ^ a b First Japanese American elected to Congress.
  3. ^ First person of Korean ancestry elected to Congress.
  4. ^ An African American with Filipino heritage.
  5. ^ First Asian Pacific American elected to the Senate and first American of Chinese ancestry elected to Congress.

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