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Dalip Singh Saund Campaign Ribbon

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Date

1956

Dimensions

8 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (22.2 x 6.4 cm)

Accession Number

2008.043.001

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Gift of Dr. Eric Saund

Object Details

Dalip Saund was a judge in California’s Imperial Valley when he became the first Asian American elected as a Representative to Congress. In Congress, he was a tireless champion of his Southern California district and the farmers who called it home. But it was his unique backstory—born in India, naturalized U.S. citizen, successful businessman, county judge—that catapulted him to the international stage.

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