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California’s first Asian lieutenant governor has ties to esteemed Chinese military family

· By Han Li
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Amid a national Democratic wave in the midterm elections, a California Democrat has made history as the first Asian-American elected to the state’s second-highest executive office, with roots tracing back to a prominent military and political clan in China. Fiona Ma, 60, a Chinese-American and the state’s current tr…

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