Is Steven Chu One Of The First Asians In a Presidential Cabinet?

[malik flavors]

Probably not, but I'm just wondering. I can't think of many. Well, actually I can't think of any, though i'm sure i'm just drawing a blank.

[kenny blankenship]

1. Elaine Chao?

Sec. of Dept of Labor.

of course it's easy to forget her since her whole mission in office is to make the Dept. of Labor paralytic and dysfunctional.

[RepublicanElephant]

2. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta.

lone dem in dubya's first term cabinet, a clinton appointee and the first asian-american to get a cabinet post.

[Occam Bandage]

3. Shinseki will be, too. I think those three are it.

[babylonsister]

4. McConnell's wife is asian, I think. She is in idiot son's cabinet. nt

[Occam Bandage]

6. That's Chao.

[FrenchieCat]

5. No.

Obama appointed Gen. Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in his cabinet on December 7th....who is Japanese American, I believe.

Also, I believe our current Sec. of Labor under Bush is Chinese.

I think there have been one or two besides in other administration as well.

[malik flavors]

7. Then the answer is actually yes. He is one of just a few.

Seems there's only a handful.

[Unsane]

8. You know he appointed Shinseki like 3 days ago?

Bush also had Chao and Mineta in his cabinet.