Martha Wong
Martha Wong | |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 134th district | |
| In office January 14, 2003 – January 9, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Kyle Janek |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Cohen |
| Member of the Houston City Council from the C district | |
| In office January 2, 1994 – January 2, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Vince Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Mark Goldberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1939 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Texas, Austin (BS) University of Houston (MEd, EdD) |
Dr. Martha Jee Wong, born Martha Jee,(1939–)[1] is a Texas politician who was the first Asian American woman to be elected to the Texas House of Representatives, representing .[2][3] She served from 2002 to 2006 as a Republican. Moreover, she was the first Asian American woman part of Texas Spirits, an honorary spirit, service, and social organization on the campus of University of Texas at Austin. Texas Spirits is the oldest spirit organization at the University of Texas, founded in 1941.
History[]
Wong was born at St. Joseph Hospital on January 20, 1939.[4]
Wong lived in the Houston Heights, initially within her parents' business and later.[5] She attended Hogg Junior High School,[6] and then Reagan High School (now Heights High School) in Houston.[1] 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's degree from the University of Texas and both a master's degree and doctorate from the University of Houston.[7][8]
See also[]
- Gordon Quan
- History of the Chinese Americans in Houston
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Distinguished HISD Alumni Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Martha Wong".
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20050211045508/http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist134/bio/wong.htm
- ^ "Martha Wong Interview One" (Archive). Houston Public Library. Retrieved on August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Wong, Martha Wong transcript, 2 of 2" (PDF file). University of Houston. p. 1-3. Retrieved on August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Wong, Martha Wong transcript, 2 of 2" (PDF file). University of Houston. p. 5. Retrieved on August 18, 2015.
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
- ^ Martha Wong Biography. Asian-American Net.
External links[]
- Wong, Martha and Louis Marciafava. Martha Wong Oral History, Houston Oral History Project.
- Audio
- Uncorrected Transcript part 1 (Archive) - June 18, 2008
- Oral Histories from the Houston History Project - Wong, Martha - Interviewed by Uzma Quraishi, transcribed by Suzanne Mascola. January 23, 2007
- Staff. "Campaign Notebook."[dead link] Houston Chronicle. Saturday January 11, 1997. A30.
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- Living people
- American politicians of Chinese descent
- Members of the Texas House of Representatives
- Houston City Council members
- Texas Republicans
- Women city councillors in Texas
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Asian-American city council members
- Asian-American people in Texas politics
- Women state legislators in Texas
- 1939 births