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
 
 

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