A. serve B. sponsored C. profits D. principles E. developing F. understand G. bills H. representative I. submitted J. governor K. regulations L. votes M. civilizing N. interests O. races In 1959, Hawaii became the fiftieth state in the union. With Congress so far away in Washington D. C, how do Hawaiians get their lawmakers to 1 their needs? Recently three Asian Americans have looked out for the 2 of the people of Hawaii. Differences in miles make differences of opinion. These members of Congress make sure that the government understands the way Hawaiians think about taxes, tariffs, and political 3. Representative Patsy Mink was voted into Congress in 1964. She won again in 1966 with the most 4 ever cast in Hawaii up to that time. She has shown Congress the peaceful Hawaiian way of getting along with people of all 5. Since she believes that all people are equal, she has 6 many bills to help gain human equalities. Like Representative Mink, Daniel Ken Inouye is of Japanese descent. He became the first United States 7 from Hawaii in 1959. Since then he has worked in Congress to help Asians who are very poor. He has also worked for 8 cities and for ecology. In 1959 Senator Hiram L. Fong became the first person of Chinese descent to 9 in the United States Congress as a representative of Hawaii. He, too, has worked to help the cause of racial equality. The three lawmakers study at first hand the changing conditions in Hawaii. They sponsor 10 to protect Hawaii's tourism, fishing, shipping, and agriculture. With the help of Asian American lawmakers like these, the Mainland learns to look at things in the way the Islands see them.