Andy Kim takes office in New Jersey as first Korean-American in the U.S. Senate [eyvy1rkGGiz]
Andy Kim has taken office as New Jersey’s new senator three weeks early, becoming the first Korean-American to serve in the U.S. Senate. We’re taking in this historic moment and looking back at his incredible career trajectory. In 2019, Kim joined Asia Society New York when he was a U.S. representative in New Jersey, and he talked about his path to politics and his family background “as a son of immigrants” always taking into account his parents’ story. “It is fundamentally an American story,” he said.