Martha Wong
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Dr. Martha Wong is a Texas politician who was the first Asian American
woman to be elected to the Texas House of Representatives
, representing Houston's District 134. In 1993, she became the Houston City Council's first elected Asian American Councilwoman, and was elected to three successive terms. She earned a Bachelor degree from the University of Texas and both a masters degree and doctorate from the University of Houston.
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
woman to be elected to the Texas House of Representatives
Texas House of Representatives
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. The House is composed of 150 members elected from single-member districts across the state. The average district has about 150,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits...
, representing Houston's District 134. In 1993, she became the Houston City Council's first elected Asian American Councilwoman, and was elected to three successive terms. She earned a Bachelor degree from the University of Texas and both a masters degree and doctorate from the University of Houston.