Hiram Fong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hiram Fong

American politician

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1906

Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Date of Death: 18-Aug-2004

Profession: politician, prosecutor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Hiram Leong Fong (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Kuàng Youliáng; Cantonese Yale: Kwong3 Yau5 Leung4), born Yau Leong Fong (October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004), was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Hawaii.
The son of illiterate Cantonese immigrants, he overcame poverty to become the first Asian-American United States Senator, serving from 1959 to 1977.
In 1964, Fong became the first Asian-American to run for his party's nomination for President of the United States.
He was the only Republican to ever hold a Senate seat from Hawaii and was the only Asian-American to seek the presidential nomination of the Republican Party until Bobby Jindal in the 2016 primaries.