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English: Congressman David Wu has lived the American dream. He was born in Taiwan on April 8, 1955. In October of 1961, he moved with his family to the United States from Taiwan after President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order updating unfair immigration quotas. He was educated in public schools, earned a Bachelor of Science from Stanford University in 1977, attended Harvard Medical School, and received a law degree from Yale University in 1982.

Congressman Wu's distinguished legal career included a clerkship with a Federal judge in Portland. In 1988, he co-founded the law firm of Cohen & Wu. For a decade, the firm successfully served the high technology industry and numerous small businesses across Northwest Oregon.

Congressman Wu counts among his proudest accomplishments his work to help build scores of new businesses that have thrived and provided well-paying jobs for Oregonians. His fifteen years of experience in the Portland business and high technology communities make him uniquely qualified to represent the "Silicon Forest" district in Congress.

Congressman Wu is the first and only Chinese-American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. He serves as Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Congressman Wu is also a member of the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), a group of moderate Democrats in the House.

Congressman Wu and his wife Michelle have two children: a six-year-old son named Matthew and a three-year-old daughter named Sarah.