Talk:Mervyn M. Dymally

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Congressman Dymally is a fabulous politician. He served as an African American Lieutenant Governor of California, an amazing achievement. He is now back in the California State Assembly. I have seen leaders of his stature return to political life. Former Governor L Douglas Wilder is running for Mayor. The reemergence is these statesmen only help to streghten America.

Contents 1 Indian, African, both? 2 Dymally was not the first .... 3 Page name 4 First term in Assembly 5 White?

[edit] Indian, African, both?

I got to this page from the Indo-Trinidadian page. This page says that he's African American and a person of Indian origin. Is he of mixed race? It's a bit confusing as is. --Jfruh 01:53, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Yes. His father was Indo-Trinidadian, his mother, as far as I remember, was mixed Afro-Trinidadian and Venezuelan. His grandfather (granparents, I guess) was from India. He is, of course, an American citizen, former head of the black caucus, so of course he is African American. Guettarda 14:02, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Dymally was not the first ....

Please get your facts straight,

Neither Mervyn Dymally (D-CA) nor Bobby Jindal (R-LA) are the "first person of Indian origin" to serve in the U. S. Congress -- that was Dalip Singh Saund (D-CA) who served 1957-1963.

Thanks for the info. I read everywhere the Jindal was (academic journals and all) and I knew Dymally pre-dated him... Guettarda 19:58, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Page name

I'm curious as to why this page was moved here, from "Mervyn Dymally" - is he better known as Mervyn M. Dymally than Mervyn Dymally? Unless that is the case, according to the naming convention the page should be there rather than here. Guettarda 03:02, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] First term in Assembly

This page makes no mention of Dymally's first term in the California State Assembly from 1962-1966. Would someone with more time like to research the succession box info? I don't know who preceded or succeeded him or anything about California 60's politics. Thanks... gohlkus 00:14, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] White?

On the multiracial people list, he is also cited as being part white. [1] Is this true? Michael 20:00, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

It's probable - his mother was Venezuelan mestizo, iirc, so it's probably that she had white and Amerindian, in addition to African ancestry. Of course, that's pure OR, unacceptable in the main namespace without a source. So remove it or tag it with {{fact}} - the onus is on the person adding the information to support the statement. Guettarda 20:41, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. Michael 21:03, 29 June 2006 (UTC)