Dalip Singh Saund Takes Office in Congress
Sworn in on the opening day of the 85th Congress, the Punjabi-born Californian became the first Asian American, first Indian American, and first Sikh elected to the US Congress.
Sources
- history.house.gov history.house.gov/People/Detail/21228
- bioguideretro.congress.gov bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=s000075