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08-19-2004, 07:25 PM
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Hiram L. Fong, 97, Senator From Hawaii in 60's and 70's, Dies
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 19, 2004
HONOLULU, Aug. 18 (AP) - Hiram L. Fong, a son of Chinese immigrants who overcame poverty to become a millionaire businessman and the first Asian-American elected to the United States Senate, died Wednesday at his home here. He was 97.
New York Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/19/national/19fong.html?ex=1093579200&en=24a4616b78ca2da5&ei=5006&partner=ALTAVISTA1)
Hiram L. Fong, 97, Senator From Hawaii in 60's and 70's, Dies
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 19, 2004
HONOLULU, Aug. 18 (AP) - Hiram L. Fong, a son of Chinese immigrants who overcame poverty to become a millionaire businessman and the first Asian-American elected to the United States Senate, died Wednesday at his home here. He was 97.
New York Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/19/national/19fong.html?ex=1093579200&en=24a4616b78ca2da5&ei=5006&partner=ALTAVISTA1)