Elaine Chao Confirmed to the Cabinet
Elaine Chao was confirmed as US Secretary of Labor, the first Asian American woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet; she led the department for eight years. (Shares Jan 29 with Mee Moua's 2002 election.)
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Mee Moua Elected to Minnesota Senate
Mee Moua won a Minnesota state Senate special election to become the first Hmong American elected to any US state legislature; she had come to the US as a child refugee.