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Asian Americans enjoy greater representation in Congress

The next House of Representatives will have a dozen members of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent, the largest such caucus in history. In the days after the election, inner-city schoolteacher Mark Takano flew to Washington, picked up his laptop, office key, voting ID and posed for photos with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi — all part of the orientation drill for an incoming member of the 113th Congress.

 

Grace Meng Elected As New York's First Asian-American Congresswoman

Rep. Grace Meng made history Tuesday, shaking off her Republican challenger and long voting lines to win the 6th Congressional District election and become the first Asian-American to represent New York in Congress.

 

Asian-Americans seek congressional gains

Three times as many Asian-Americans have run for Congress in 2012 than in the past two elections, a nonpartisan political group says.

 

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