Mae Yih

Mae Yih
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office
1977–1983
Oregon State Senator
In office
1983–2003
Succeeded byFrank Morse
Personal details
Born (1928-05-04) May 4, 1928 (age 96)
Shanghai, China
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseStephen Yih (deceased)
Residence(s)Albany, Oregon, U.S.
Alma materBarnard College
Columbia University
Mae Yih
Traditional Chinese鄧稚鳳
Simplified Chinese邓稚凤
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXié Dèng Zhìfèng

Mae Yih (born Chih Feng Dunn May 24, 1928) is a former member of both houses of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oregon. She is the first Chinese American to serve in a state senate in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ APAICS (Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies) in Washington, D.C.