then an American territory. Two were elected at-large by the Philippine Legislature from 1907 to 1935, and, following the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, a single Resident Commissioner was appointed by the President of the Philippines (with the consent of the Commomwealth's Commission on Appointments) from 1936 to 1946. From 1978 to 2009, the Northern Mariana Islands elected four Resident Representatives who had no privileges in the House. American Samoa similarly elected three Delegates at-large from 1971 to 1981 and Guam elected one Washington Representative from 1965 to 1973. (Note: Delegates are organized first in chronological order according to their first term in office, then second in alphabetical order according to their surname.) See also Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus List of Asian Australian politicians Notes and references Further reading Tong, Lorraine H. (2003). "Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress". Congressional Research Service 97-398, 9–14. , highlighting the role of the first woman of color and first female Asian-American to serve in Congress, Patsy Mink. Asian Asian members