The Asian American Presidential Nominee Who Blazed a Path for Nikki Haley

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Vivian Yan-Gonzalez, Chapman UniversityFollow

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Publication Date

2-8-2023

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"Haley’s political career embodies the narrative of the Asian American model minority... The first Asian American nominated for president — in fact, the first person of color to be nominated by a major party in the 20th century — also embraced the model minority image. Hiram Fong was a Republican Senator from Hawai’i who was nominated in 1964. Yet a closer look at his story shows just how much the GOP — and the political implications of the model minority myth — have changed in the last 50 years."

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Vivian Yan-Gonzalez. “The Asian American presidential nominee who blazed a path for Nikki Haley,” Washington Post, February 8, 2023. https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2023/02/08/nikki-haley-model-minority-race/

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