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Asian Texans.


Asian Texans

Irwin A. Tang tang, in zoology
tang: see butterfly fish.
, editor

It Works Publishing

12111 Forsythe Drive, Austin, TX 78579

9780967943374, $35.00, www.irwinbooks.com

When one things of a Texan, they think of a big white guy with both a cowboy hat and belt buckle much larger than they should be--but "Asian Texans: Our Histories and Our Lives" is here to point out a forgotten set of people--the Asian Americans This page is a list of Asian Americans. Politics
  • 1956 - Dalip Singh Saund became the first Asian immigrant elected to the U.S. Congress upon his election to the House of Representatives.
  • 1959 - Hiram Fong became the first Asian American elected to the U.S. Senate.
 who also have resided there throughout history. Covering notable and important Asian American A·sian A·mer·i·can also A·sian-A·mer·i·can  
n.
A U.S. citizen or resident of Asian descent. See Usage Note at Amerasian.



A
 Texans throughout the rich history of the state, "Asian Texans: Our Histories and Our Lives" leaves no stones unturned, and is deftly deft  
adj. deft·er, deft·est
Quick and skillful; adroit. See Synonyms at dexterous.



[Middle English, gentle, humble, variant of dafte, foolish; see daft.
 compiled, making it highly recommended for any collection focusing on the impact Asian Americans have had on the country and for community library American history shelves in general.
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