East meets West
Subtitle: a bridge to understanding, friendship, trust, peace and prosperity between my mother and adopted countries
By: by Mae Yih
Publisher: [Mae Yih]
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Albany, Oregon]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780692797167
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Legislators; Biography; Asian American legislators; Women legislators; Foreign relations; Diplomatic relations
Description: Mae Yih made history in 1976 when she became the first Chinese-American woman ever elected to a state legislative chamber in the United States. She would eventually serve for six years in the Oregon House of Representatives and twenty years in the Oregon Senate, earning a reputation for hard work, honesty, integrity, and as a public servant who fought tirelessly for the interests of her constituents and her legislative district. In "East Meets West" Yih shares the remarkable story of her privileged childhood in China, her immigration to America shortly before the Communist revolution, the events that led to her successful political career, and the priorities that were at the center of her legislative service.
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Barnard Library copy: Barnard Alum Collection.

Text in English.
Table of contents: title: My childhood in China; title: My new life in America; title: The call of public service; title: Twenty-six years in the legislature; title: My final year in public office; title: Life after the legislature; title: Letters from the past; title: The campaign trail; title: Five factors of political success; title: A final thought; title: Essay : leading and uniting America in a time of change.