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	Hiram Fong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fong was born in the Honolulu neighborhood of Kalihi on the island of Oahu.
		In 1930, Fong obtained a degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and in 1935 obtained his doctorate of jurisprudence from Harvard University.
		After his retirement, Fong and his wife managed a 725 acre (2.9 km²) garden that was opened to the public in 1988.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hiram_Fong (453 words)

	About Hiram Fong
		Hiram Leong Fong was born on the island of Oahu in the Kalihi district of Honolulu on Oct. 15, 1906, the seventh of 11 children of Chinese immigrant parents Mr.
		Fong was also known for providing quick responses to his constituents' concerns, and his work in such areas as securing COLA increases for federal workers in Hawaii and Alaska.
		In 2002, Sen. Fong received the UH Founders' Lifetime Achievement Award and was honored by being the subject of the premier exhibit in the new addition of the University of Hawaii Library.
	libweb.hawaii.edu /libdept/congressional/fong/bio.htm (481 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		Hiram Fong: The territorial legislator was a delegate to the 1952 GOP convention
		Fong was born on Oct. 15, 1906, the seventh of 11 children of immigrants from Kwangtang province in China.
		Fong was re-elected in 1964 with 53 percent of the vote, despite a Democratic presidential landslide in the state for Lyndon Johnson.
	starbulletin.com /2004/08/19/news/story1.html (1348 words)

	Hiram L. Fong, 97, U.S. senator from Hawaii, business executive
		Fong helped get federal funding to build the H-1 freeway through Honolulu, and to establish the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii, which was formed in 1960 to strengthen relations between the United States and countries in the Asia and Pacific region.
		Fong was born Yau Leong Fong, the seventh of 11 children of Chinese immigrants.
		Fong decided to change his name to Hiram, ''just because it was a good name.'' Most newspaper accounts embellished the story, saying he picked the name in honor of Hiram Bingham, one of the first New England missionaries to arrive in Hawaii in the early 1800s.
	www.suntimes.com /output/obituaries/cst-nws-xfong19.html (722 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Hiram Fong Dies; One of First Hawaiian Senators
		Hiram L. Fong, 97, a Hawaii Republican who served in the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1977 and rose from poverty to become a venerable figure in Pacific politics, died of kidney failure Aug. 18 at his home in Honolulu.
		Fong held on to power in great measure because of the unflagging political support of the International Longshoremen's and Warehouseman's Union, which controlled harbor operations in Hawaii.
		The senator was born Ah Leong Fong in Honolulu, the seventh of 11 children.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A13805-2004Aug18?language=printer (807 words)

	ipedia.com: Hiram Fong Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Hiram Leong Fong was a Republican U.S. Senator from Hawaii from 1959 to 1977.
		Hiram Leong Fong (鄺友良 born October 15, 1906) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Hawaii from 1959 to 1977.
		Since his retirement, Fong and his wife have managed a 725 acre (2.9 km²) garden that was opened to the public in 1988.
	www.ipedia.com /hiram_fong.html (194 words)

	Hiram L. Fong, 97; businessman, 1st Asian-American U.S. senator \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Hiram L. Fong, a son of immigrants who overcame poverty to become a millionaire businessman and the first Asian-American elected to the U.S. Senate, died Wednesday.
		Early in his adult life, Sen. Fong decided to change his name to Hiram, "just because it was a good name." Most newspaper accounts embellished the story, saying he picked the name in honor of Hiram Bingham, one of the first New England missionaries to arrive in Hawaii in the early 1800s.
		Fong's passion after leaving public office was his Plantation and Gardens, a 725-acre commercial botanical garden he opened in Kahaluu in Windward Oahu in 1988.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040820/news_1m20fong.html (693 words)

	Asian American Online Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Fong was a Republican who won the hearts and votes of Democratic-dominated Hawai'i to become America's first Asian-American U.S. senator; a father of four whose final years became entangled in a hurtful legal feud with his youngest son; a self-made millionaire several times over who watched his financial empire collapse into bankruptcy.
		Fong was born into poverty in Kalihi on Oct. 1, 1907, as Yau Leong Fong.
		Fong's mother, Fong Lum Shee, arrived in Hawai'i when she was 10 years old and worked as a maid.
	www.asiansinamerica.org /museum/0904_museum.html (1815 words)

	SENATOR HIRAM FONG EXHIBIT
		An exhibit honoring Sen. Hiram L. Fong as 2002 recipient of the UH Founders’ Lifetime Achievement Award was featured in the bridge gallery of Hamilton Library in Fall 2002.
		The display showcased some of the fascinating memorabilia from Sen. Fong’s campaign trail; his important legislative issues; school days at the University of Hawaii (he graduated in 1930); and as a “friend to the library,” donating his books and papers to UH Library in 1998.
		Fong was made a "favorite son" nominee for United States President in 1964 and again in 1968, the first Asian American so designated, inspiring local cartoonists to produce some of his favorite cartoons.
	libweb.hawaii.edu /libdept/congressional/fong/exhibit02/fongexhibit02.html (313 words)

	Many bid aloha to Hiram Fong - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Fong's high school sweetheart and wife since 1938 —; 92-year-old Ellyn — was not able to attend last night and may miss this morning's services at Nu'uanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.
		Fong was born in Kalihi on Oct. 15, 1906, as Yau Leong Fong.
		Fong went on to the University of Hawai'i where he edited Ka Leo, the student newspaper, and served as associate editor of Ka Palapala, the yearbook.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Aug/27/br/br03p.html (1244 words)

	Boston.com / News / Nation / Washington / Fong, first Asian-American senator, dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Fong, a Republican, died at his home with his wife, Ellyn, and daughter Merie-Ellen Fong Gushi at his side, said Maureen Lichter, spokeswoman for Finance Factors, a financial company Fong founded.
		Fong, once a poor shoeshine boy, rose from the slums of Honolulu to the U.S. Senate, where he served almost 18 years.
		Early in his adult life, Fong decided to change his name to Hiram, "just because it was a good name." Most newspaper accounts embellished the story, saying he picked the name in honor of Hiram Bingham, one of the first New England missionaries to arrive in Hawaii in the early 1800s.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/washington/articles/2004/08/19/fong_first_asian_american_senator_dies?mode=PF (783 words)

	Ex-senator Hiram Fong files for bankruptcy - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Marvin Fong, the youngest of three sons, and his wife, Sandra, are the company's top two officers and sit on the board of directors.
		Marvin Fong filed suit in Circuit Court in October alleging that his father and mother reneged on an agreement to option their stock to Marvin and his wife.
		Hiram Fong contested the buyout, saying they either did not sign the agreement or signed it without understanding the terms.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2003/Mar/08/bz/bz01a.html (710 words)

	Hiram Fong - InformationBlast
		Hiram Leong Fong (born October 15, 1906) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Hawaii from 1959 to 1977.
		Hiram Fong was first elected to the Senate in 1959, along with Democrat Oren E. Long, after Hawaii was admitted as the 50th state.
		With the death of Senator Strom Thurmond on June 26, 2003, Fong became the oldest living person to have served in the U.S. Senate.
	www.informationblast.com /Hiram_L._Fong.html (135 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Hiram Fong, 97; Hawaiian was first Asian-American elected to US Senate
		Fong rose from the slums of Honolulu to the US Senate, where he served almost 18 years.
		Fong was elected one of Hawaii's first two senators in 1959.
		Fong worked his way through college collecting overdue bills, graduating in only three years from the University of Hawaii in 1930 and from Harvard Law School in 1935.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/08/19/hiram_fong_97_hawaiian_was_first_asian_american_elected_to_us_senate?mode=PF (413 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Hiram Leong Fong, a Senator from Hawaii, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on October 15, 1906.
		Fong became deputy attorney for the city and county of Honolulu from 1935-1938.
		Fong was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1959 upon the admission of Hawaii as a State.
	www.gop.gov /Committeecentral/bills/s2089.asp (303 words)

	ILW.COM - Immigration Policy Reports: Chinese-Americans Continue to Excel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		On August 24 1959, Hiram Leong Fong stood at the podium of the U.S. Senate and took the oath of office.
		Senator Fong, or as he was then known, Hiram, had a humble introduction to life; his father an indentured laborer on a sugar cane plantation and his mother a maid.
		At the young age of four, Hiram was obliged to help supplement the family's income by shining shoes, selling newspapers on the street, and caddying at a local golf course.
	www.ilw.com /articles/2001,0605-AILF.shtm (1123 words)

	Hiram L. Fong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Fong was first elected to the Senate in 1959, along with Democrat Oren E. Long, after Hawaii was admitted as the 50th state.
		Since his retirement, Fong and his wife have managed a 725 acre garden that was opened to the public in 1988.
		With the death of Senator Strom Thurmond on June 26, 2003, Fong became the oldest living person to have served inthe U.S. Senate.
	www.therfcc.org /hiram-l.-fong-102244.html (133 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		Fong's services were not hampered by a steady rain that fell on the open courtyard.
		Fong is the fifth person to lie in state at the current Capitol building.
		Fong is the fifth person to lie in state at the current state Capitol building.
	www.starbulletin.com /2004/08/27/news/story1.html (860 words)

	Far Outliers
		In sorting through the personal papers of the late Sen. Hiram Fong Sr., daughter Merie-Ellen Fong Gushi found what she believes are clues to why her twin brother, Marvin, has spent the last eight years waging wars in boardrooms and courtrooms against his parents and three siblings.
		In 1950, Hiram Fong Sr., the ambitious son of poor Chinese immigrants who graduated from Harvard Law School and became the first Asian-American elected to the U.S. Senate, built that house high on a ridge overlooking the sea and downtown Honolulu.
		Fong, a Republican, served from 1959 to 1977.
	faroutliers.blogspot.com /2005/07/senator-fong-as-king-lear.html (825 words)

	Hiram articles on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Solomon and Hiram shared in trade with India and the Mediterranean, and Hiram sent much material for the Temple.
		Fong, Hiram Leong FONG, HIRAM LEONG [Fong, Hiram Leong] 1906-2004, U.S. politician, b.
		Hiram, Ohio; son of President James A. Garfield.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Hiram (460 words)

	Worldandnation: Medicaid fraud widespread, government report says
		Fong, a Republican, died at his home with his wife, Ellyn, and daughter Merie-Ellen Fong Gushi at his side, said Maureen Lichter of Finance Factors, a financial company Mr.
		Fong was a poor shoeshine boy who rose from Honolulu's slums to the U.S. Senate, where he served almost 18 years.
		Fong was elected one of Hawaii's first two senators in 1959, and remains the state's only Republican senator.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/08/19/Worldandnation/Medicaid_fraud_widesp.shtml (702 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin News /2005/07/05/
		At the time of Fong's death, Muffy and her two older brothers, Junior and Rodney, were at such odds with Marvin and his wife that Muffy sent a letter demanding they not attend the funeral.
		Fong had hoped to immortalize his name with the gardens in which he personally attended to plantings.
		During the 1990s, as Sen. Fong was under increasing pressure to find money to serve his loans, Sandy and Marvin wanted to protect their ownership stake in Market City and keep the $2 million cash on its books from his reach.
	starbulletin.com /2005/07/05/news/story2.html (2626 words)

	Chinese American Citizens Alliance National Organization - Salinas
		Senator Fong will be remembered as an inspiration for Asian Americans and for his advocacy for civil rights legislation, immigration reform and the elimination of discrimination against Asian Pacific peoples.
		San Francisco, CA Hiram Fong was born Yau Leong Fong on October 15, 1906, to his father Fong Sau Howe, who had immigrated from Kwangtung, China in 1872 to work on a sugar plantation in Hawaii, and his mother who had arrived in Hawaii at the age of ten and worked as a maid.
		Fong, president of nine companies, was willing to make financial sacrifices to become a public servant.
	www.cacanational.org /hiram-fong.html (905 words)

	KPUA.net - KPUA Hawaii News - Fong remembered as trailblazer during critical time for Hawaii
		HONOLULU (AP) _ Former Senator Hiram Fong is being remembered as a trailblazer in Hawaii politics who served the state at a critical time in the islands' history.
		Fong, one of Hawaii's first two senators after achieving statehood in 1959, died early today at his home.
		Fong was the first Asian American elected to the U-S Senate and was the only Republican to serve in the Senate from Hawaii.
	www.kpua.net /news.php?id=2956 (165 words)

	The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans: Hiram L. Fong
		Fong is now a retired colonel of the Air Force Reserve and has been a member of the board of visitors of both the U. Naval Academy and the U. Military Academy.
		He is also the developer of "Senator Fong’s Plantation and Gardens," a 725-acre track of lush tropical forests and exotic flowers that is a tourist attraction in Honolulu.
		Fong says his advice to young people is to work hard and "get all the education you can.
	www.horatioalger.com /members/member_info.cfm?memberid=fon70 (589 words)

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