Fong, Hiram, 1907-2004

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Dates:
Birth 1907
Birth 1906-10-15
Death 2004-08-18
Gender:
Male
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Hiram Leong Fong (Chinese: 鄺友良; pinyin: Kuàng Yǒuliáng; Cantonese Yale: Kwong3 Yau5 Leung4), born Yau Leong Fong[1] (October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004), was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Hawaii. The son of illiterate Cantonese immigrants, he overcame poverty to become the first Asian-American United States Senator, serving from 1959 to 1977.[2] In 1964, Fong became the first Asian-American to run for his party's nomination for President of the United States. He is the only Republican to ever have served as a Senator from Hawaii, and was the only Asian-American to seek the presidential nomination of the Republican Party until Bobby Jindal in the 2016 primaries.

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Occupations:

  • Army officers
  • Businessmen
  • Financial Entrepreneur
  • Lawyers
  • Senators, U.S. Congress
  • State Representative

Places:

  • HI, US
  • MA, US
  • HI, US

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