Hiram Fong
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 21 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 15,1906 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Honolulu |
| Hawaii | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | August 18,2004 |
| Died | Kahaluu |
| Hawaii | |
| United States | |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Spouse | Ellyn Lo |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Job | Politician |
| Businessperson | |
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| Education | Harvard Law School |
| University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | |
| President William McKinley High School | |
| Harvard University | |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of burial | Oʻahu Cemetery & Crematory, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| Previous position | Senator, HI (1959–1977) |
| Children | Hiram Fong Jr. |
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| ID | 536857 |
Hiram Fong Life story
Hiram Leong Fong was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Hawaii. Born to a Cantonese immigrant sugar plantation worker, Fong became the first Chinese-American and first Asian-American United States Senator, serving from 1959 to 1977.