Judge Herbert Choy. late Ninth Circuit Court judge. became the first AAPI to sit on the Federal bench. In 1985. Haing Ngor. a Cambodian American survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime. became the first AAPI to win an Academy Award for his role in "The Killing Fields" movie. In 1985. Ellison Onizuka. grandson of a Japanese immigrant. became the first AAPI astronaut to reach outer space. and in 1986 died in the space shuttle explosion of the Challenger. In 2000. Secretary Norman Mineta was confirmed as Secretary of Commerce under President Clinton and became the very first AAPL to hold a cabinet post. then continued his service to America as Secretary of Transportation under President Bush.
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