Since 1900, when Delegate Robert M. Wilcox of Hawaii became the first Asian Pacific American (APA) to serve in Congress, a total of 60 APAs have served as U.S. Representatives, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, or Senators. This Web site, based on the book Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress, 1900–2017, contains biographical profiles of former APAs, links to information about current APA Members, essays on the institutional and national events that shaped successive generations of APAs in Congress, and images of each individual Member, including rare photos.
Member Profiles
Introduction
Exclusion and Empire, 1898–1941
From Exclusion to Inclusion, 1941–1992
A Growing Diversity, 1993–2017
Individuals and business people wishing to identify and contact their Congress members in the House of Representatives, activists associated with Asian-American causes and concerns.
