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	hiram fong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hiram Leong Fong (鄺友良 born October 15, 1906) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Hawaii from 1959 to 1977.
		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 (2.9 km²) garden that was opened to the public in 1988.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /hiram_fong.html (184 words)

	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 (419 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)

	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)

	Hiram Fong -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1964, Fong became the first Asian American to run for his party's nomination for (The person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government) President of the United States.
		Fong was born in the (The capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu) Honolulu neighborhood of (additional info and facts about Kalihi) Kalihi on the island of (An island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state) Oahu.
		In 1930, Fong obtained a degree from the (additional info and facts about University of Hawaii at Manoa) University of Hawaii at Manoa and in 1935 obtained his (additional info and facts about doctorate of jurisprudence) doctorate of jurisprudence from (A university in Massachusetts) Harvard University.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/H/Hi/Hiram_Fong.htm (474 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)

	Asian American Online Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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)

	ILW.COM - Immigration Policy Reports: Chinese-Americans Continue to Excel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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 /lawyers/articles/2001,0605-AILF.shtm (1123 words)

	Hiram Fong — an American success story - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Hiram Fong was one of the truly legendary figures in recent Hawai'i history.
		Hiram supported American policy in Vietnam because he believed it was the right thing to do.
		When Hiram retired from the Senate, his local Republican colleagues begged him to run for governor, but he declined, saying only that it was time for someone else to take the lead but he would support whomever would take on the challenge.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Aug/20/op/op07a.html (800 words)

	Hiram Leong Fong Biography / Biography of Hiram Leong Fong Biography
		The son of immigrant plantation laborers, Hiram L. Fong (born 1907) became a self-made millionaire and the first person of Chinese descent to serve in the United States Congress.
		Hiram L. Fong capped a life spent blazing trails when he was sworn in as Hawaii's first United States Senator on August 24, 1959.
		Hiram Leong Fong was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 1, 1907.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-hiram-leong-fong (245 words)

	Linda Lingle for Governor 2002
		Hiram Fong’s early life was hardly that of a member of the plutocratic wing of the Republican Party.
		Fong cites a $500 million allocation to construct the H-1 freeway, funding for the construction of the East-West Center adjacent to the University of Hawaii, lobbying for more equitable immigration quotas for non-Europeans, and inserting a clause requiring poll watchers in the mid-1960s civil rights legislation as his greatest Senate accomplishments.
		Fong’s farm is officially known as Sen. Fong’s Plantation and Gardens, a 700-acre spread of tropical foliage in Kahaluu open to tours.
	www.b2bchinadirect.com /lindalingle.htm (4479 words)

	Senator Hiram Fong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		HIram Fong is well known as the first Asian-American to serve in the U.S. Senate, as well as Hawaii's first Senator when Hawaii became a state in 1959.
		Hiram Fong was born in 1906, the seventh of 11 children.
		In 1938, Hiram Fong won a seat in the Territorial House of Representatives.
	fonggarden.com /press_081804.htm (500 words)

	Hiram Fong, first Asian U.S. senator, dead at 97 - U.S. News - MSNBC.com
		Fong also co-sponsored a 1965 bill assuring that Asians would be allowed to immigrate in similar numbers as people from other continents.
		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 established in 1960 to strengthen relations between the United States and countries in the Asia and Pacific region.
		Fong resigned his House seat in 1942 when he was called to active duty with the Army Air Corps.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5751261 (1161 words)

	Hiram Fong dead at 97 - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Hiram Fong served 14 years in the Territorial Legislature before winning a U.S. Senate seat right after statehood.
		Former U.S. Sen. Hiram Leong Fong — lawyer, entrepreneur, tycoon and statesman under five American presidents from Eisenhower to Ford — died early this morning at the age of 97 after an epic life rich in fortune and drama.
		Fong once called his parents uneducated but understanding.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Aug/18/br/br03p.html (1785 words)

	AsianWeek.com: Feature: Asian American Republicans in Congress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hiram Leong Fong, first GOP API senator in Congress.
		The first Republican API senator elected to Congress was Hiram Leong Fong, R-HI, who was seated August 24, 1959 upon the admission of Hawaii to the Union.
		Leong was subsequently reelected in 1964 and 1970 and served from Aug. 21, 1959-Jan. 3, 1977.
	www.asianweek.com /2000_07_27/feature5_gopapihistory.html (291 words)

	Hiram Fong - dKosopedia
		Hiram Fong/1906 – 2004 ISLAND ICON The senator's rich life mirrored the ambitions of a brash young state (Honolulu Star-Bulletin 08-19-04)
		Hiram Fong carved an abundant life from humble origins (Honolulu Star-Bulletin 8-20-04)
		Fall of the House of Fong -- A 1985 letter sheds light on a scathing feud between the senator and a son (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 7-5-05)
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Hiram_Fong (137 words)

	Family Genealogy History, Fong ancestry
		Editor's note: Hiram Leong Fong, who grew up in Kalihi as a son of impoverished immigrants to become...
		Hiram L. Fong was proud of his Asian ancestry, of his Kalihi...
		Fong added the Torres in belief that Americans would be more likely to accept someone of Philippine ancestry than of...
	www.family-genealogy-history.com /resources/79/Fong-ancestry.html (624 words)

	Senator Hiram L. Fong - first Asian American to serve in the United States Senate
		Hiram Leong Fong was born in the Kalihi District of Honolulu, Hawaii, on
		Fong was a graduate of Kalihi-Waena Grammar School and McKinley High School; and he also attended St. Louis College (a high school), all in Honolulu.
		Senator Fong also set a new record by surpassing that of the previous front-runner with an opponent for a Senate seat: Senator William E. Borah, who ran 28.9% ahead of Republican Presidential candidate Alf M. Landon in 1936.
	www.senatorfong.com /bio_sketch.html (1162 words)

	Hiram Fong - dKosopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hiram Fong/1906 – 2004 ISLAND ICON The senator's rich life mirrored the ambitions of a brash young state (http://starbulletin.com/2004/08/19/news/story1.html) (Honolulu Star-Bulletin 08-19-04)
		Hiram Fong carved an abundant life from humble origins (http://starbulletin.com/2004/08/20/editorial/editorials.html) (Honolulu Star-Bulletin 8-20-04)
		Fall of the House of Fong -- A 1985 letter sheds light on a scathing feud between the senator and a son (http://starbulletin.com/2005/07/05/news/index2.html) (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 7-5-05)
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php?title=Hiram_Fong&printable=yes (160 words)

	Hiram Fong Dies; One of First Hawaiian Senators (washingtonpost.com)
		Hiram Fong Dies; One of First Hawaiian Senators (washingtonpost.com)
		He was one of the first Asian Americans in the Senate and served on the powerful Appropriations and Judiciary committees.
		Sen. Hiram L. Fong, shown in 1975, served on the powerful Appropriations and Judiciary committees during his career.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A13805-2004Aug18.html (882 words)

	TIME Asia Print Page: Letters -- October 4, 2004 / Vol. 164, No. 14
		Hawaii's Hiram Leong Fong [MILESTONES, Aug. 30] had a long political career that began in 1938, when he served in the House of Representatives for the Territory of Hawaii.
		The seventh of eleven children, Fong decided as a small boy to lift himself out of poverty, worked his way through high school by selling newspapers, shining shoes and caddying...
		The University of Hawaii was tough, but Hiram Fong got through in three years with honors, with a bewildering collection of side jobs that ranged from bill collector to tourist guide.
	www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/printout/0,13675,501041004-702203,00.html (1183 words)

	Hiram Leong FONG
		Chou, Michaelyn P. “The Education of a Senator: Hiram L. Fong 1906-1954.” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Hawaii, 1980; U.S. Congress.
		“The Education of a Senator: Hiram L. Fong from 1906 to 1954.” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Hawaii, 1980.
		Tributes to the Honorable Hiram L. Fong of Hawaii in the United States Senate Upon the Occasion of His Retirement from the Senate.
	www.infoplease.com /biography/us/congress/fong-hiram-leong.html (78 words)

	State Capitol memorial for Hiram Fong planned - 2004-08-24
		The state is hosting a special memorial service for Hiram Leong Fong, former U.S. senator and Hawaii businessman, at the State Capitol on Thursday, Aug. 26.
		Fong, a Republican, represented Hawaii in the U.S. Senate from 1959 until his retirement in 1977.
		Fong soon established a business empire in Hawaii with the Finance Factors group of businesses, which included Finance Factors, Finance Realty and Finance Investment.
	www.bizjournals.com /pacific/stories/2004/08/23/daily23.html (661 words)

	amata.as (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As the first native chief administrator of the Marshall Islands and later the Northern Marianas Islands who also served as High Commissioner of Micronesia, aka the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, he administered emerging Western Pacific nations as they gained independence.
		HIRAM LEONG FONG - Fong was first elected to the Senate in 1959-77, after Hawaii was admitted as the 50th State.
		With the death of Sen. Strom Thurmond, Fong became the oldest living person to have served in the U.S. Senate.
	amata.as /cgi-data/news/files/49.shtml (981 words)

	The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Fong, Hiram Leong @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Fong, Hiram Leong @ HighBeam Research
		FONG, HIRAM LEONG [Fong, Hiram Leong] 1906-2004, U.S. politician, b.
		Our archive contains millions of documents from thousands of sources and goes back over 23 years.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1E1:FongHL&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (133 words)

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