1950’s - 1960’s Asian-Americans elected to Congress (24 März 1950 Jahr – 28 Aug 1960 Jahr)
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The first Asian-America to be elected to Congroess was Dalip Singh from California in 1956. Throughout the late 1950’s and 1960’s Asian discrimination in the U.S. began to recede. In 1962 Daniel K. Inouye, from Hawaii, was elected to the Senate and Spark Matsunaga, from Hawaii, to the House. Two years later, Patsy Takemoto Mink, from Hawaii, was elected to the House, becoming the first Asian-American woman in Congress.
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