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President Obama cites Dalip Singh Saund, first Sikh and Asian-born Congressman, as ‘trailblazer’

May 10, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

At the recent Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies gala in Washington, DC on Tuesday, President Obama acknowledged ceiling-shattering Americans of Asian descent who were elected to federal office. Among these, the President specifically recognized Dalip Singh Saund, who was the first Asian-born and only Sikh to serve in Congress: “They were trailblazers like Dalip Singh Saund – a young man from India who, in 1920, came to study agriculture, stayed to become a farmer, and took on the […]

Categories: News Bits, Politics • Tags: APAICS, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, Barack Obama, Dalip Singh Saund, United States Congress

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