Timeline | Asian American Center

August 27, 1951

Anna May Wong Stars as Lead in TV Series

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September 16, 1955

UNC Desegregation Commences

November 9, 1956

Dalip Singh Saund is First Asian American Elected to Congress

August 24, 1959

Hiram Leong Fong is First Asian American Elected to Senate

January 1, 1962

Roman Gabriel is First Asian American to Start as NFL Quarterback

December 1, 1965

Immigration and Nationality Act

January 4, 1965

Patsy T. Mink is First Woman of Color Sworn into Congress

January 1, 1963

First Asian American Boy Band, Rocky Fellers, Makes Billboard Hot 100 with “Killer Joe”

October 5, 1978

Asian Pacific American Heritage Week Established in U.S.

January 1, 1978

Ellison S. Onizuka Becomes First Asian American Astronaut