First Chinese American Woman Elected to Congress

First Chinese American Woman Elected to Congress



Here is a great news item from the San Gabriel Valley (southern
California):

Judy Chu Becomes First Chinese American Woman Elected to Congress
On Tuesday, adding to a 24-year political career launched on a local school
board, Judy Chu became the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress.
She won a special election -- with nearly 62% of the vote -- to succeed
longtime ally Hilda Solis, now U.S. Labor secretary, in the 32nd Congressional
District.
L.A. Times -- July 15, 2009

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-judy-chu16-2009jul16,0,2984735.story

Ms. Chu is here with her two nieces, both adopted from China:

http://www.judychu.net/