Learn more about these people and others by clicking on the pictures for reference links or explore the links listed at the bottom of the page.

Some Famous Asian-Americans

Jerry Yang : Yahoo Co-Founder	Kristi Yamaguchi : Figure Skater
William Mow : Founder of Bugle Boy	Dean Cain : Actor
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar : Nobel Prize	Satori Kato : Chemist
Tiger Woods : Golfer	Rick Inatome : Computer Industry Pioneer
Jokichi Takamine : Chemist	Bruce Lee : Martial Artist, Actor
David Chu : Fashion Designer	James Kuo : Biotech
Brooke Lee : Miss Universe	Ruben Aquino : Disney Animator
Yulun Wang : Founder Computer Motion Inc.	Margaret Cho : Actress, Comedian
Kalpana Chawla : Astronaut	Iva Ikuko Toguri : "Tokyo Rose"
Lucy Liu : Actress	Sammy Lee : Olympic Diver
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku : Olympic Medalists in 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932	Roman Gabriel : Football
Iwao Takamoto : Character Designer, Animation Artist	Steven Chu : Nobel Prize

Suggested reading if you have a further interest in Asian-Americans and their many contributions to our way of life.

    Strangers from a Different Shore - A History of Asian Americans
    Takaki, Ronald

    Asian Americans - An Interpretive History
    Chan, Sucheng

    Asian-American Scientists
    Yount, Lisa

    Everything You Need to Know About Asian-American History
    Cao, Lan & Navas, Himilce
 
 Links of interest

• Asian Americans - links to Asian-American organizations
• Inventors Assistance League - Multicultural Resource Center
• Ten Japanese Great Inventors
• Notable Asian Pasific Americans
• Landmarks in Asian American History in the United States
• Asian Pacific American Firsts
• Asian-American History
• Heading East
• A Chronology of Chinese-Americans
• Historical Timeline :  Asian Pacific American Communities
• GOLDSEA : Asian American Supersite
• Notable Asian-American Sports Figures
• Welcome to my community: asian american: history: notable asian pacific americans
  
• Asian Americans in the Hunmanities : 20th Century
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian
• Biographies

PSU Links of interest

• Asian & Pacific Islander American Organizations
• Multicultural Resource Center
• Fostering Diversity at Penn State
• Penn State Student Clubs and Organizations
• Penn State Altoona Student Organizations