Notable Asian Americans include:
Academia Manjul Bhargava , mathematicianRaj Chetty , professor of economicsLeon O. Chua , computer scientistMargaret Chung , first female Chinese physician in the United StatesS. I. Hayakawa , professor of English, president of San Francisco State University, and U.S. SenatorSumiko Hennessy , professor of social workHao Huang , Frankel Chair of Music, ethnomusicologist, Scripps College Jaegwon Kim , professor of philosophyJagdish Natwarlal Bhagwati , professor of economicsEswar Prasad , economistRaghuram Rajan , economist and an international academicianAmartya Sen , economist and philosopherJim Toy , gay activist & educatorS. R. Srinivasa Varadhan , NYU mathematicianOcean Vuong , writer, poet, professorThomas Zacharia , computational material sciencesAstrid S. Tuminez , Utah Valley University, PresidentConrado Gempesaw , Former President, St. John's University
Science Steven Chu Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar , 1983 Nobel laureate in Physics.Min Chueh Chang , co-inventor of the combined oral contraceptive pill .Shiing-Shen Chern , mathematician and winner of the 1983 Wolf Prize for his work in differential geometry.Steven Chu , Nobel laureate in Physics in 1997 for research on cooling and trapping atoms using laser light and former United States Secretary of Energy .David D. Ho , HIV/AIDS researcherJune Huh , mathematician, 2022 Fields Medal winner.Michio Kaku , theoretical physicistHar Gobind Khorana , shared the Nobel laureate in "Physiology or Medicine" in 1968 for work in genetics and protein synthesis.Tsung-Dao Lee , received the 1957 Nobel Laureate in Physics for work in particle physics along with Chen Ning Yang.Yuan T. Lee , 1986 Nobel Prize winner in ChemistrySyukuro Manabe , 2021 Nobel Laureate in PhysicsShuji Nakamura , 2014 Nobel Laureate in PhysicsYoichiro Nambu , 2008 Nobel laureate in PhysicsSanta J. Ono , former President University of Cincinnati, immunologist and vision scientist, current President of University of Michigan Charles J. Pedersen , 1987 Nobel laureate in Chemistry.Ching W. Tang , inventor of the organic light-emitting diode and the hetero-junction organic photovoltaic cell . Winner of the 2011 Wolf Prize in Chemistry .Terence Tao , mathematician, 2006 Fields Medal winner.Samuel C.C. Ting , 1976 Nobel laureate in physics for discovering the existence of a new particle called j/psi.Roger Y. Tsien , 2008 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry , for the discovery of the green fluorescent protein .Daniel Tsui , 1998 Nobel laureate in Physics for contributions to the discovery of the fractional Quantum Hall effect .Chien-Shiung Wu , winner of the 1978 Wolf Prize in Physics . First woman to be elected president of American Physical Society.Chen Ning Yang , received the 1957 Nobel Laureate in Physics for work in particle physics along with Tsung-Dao Lee.Shing-Tung Yau , mathematician, 1982 Fields Medal winner.
Arts/architecture/design Fazlur Rahman Khan , a Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect, who was considered the "Einstein of structural engeering", he was the designer of the Willis Tower and John Hancock Center Goil Amornvivat, architect and television presenter, appeared on Top Design , Trading Spaces , and Mad Fashion Salma Arastu , artistRina Banerjee , artistDavid Choe , artistDhairya Dand , inventor and artistGeorge Fan , video game designer, Plants vs. Zombies Maya Lin , architect, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Seong Moy , artist and printmakerJane Ng , 3D environmental artistYatin Patel , photographer and artistGyo Obata , architect, designed the National Air and Space Museum IM Pei , renowned architect, designed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Louvre Pyramid Irene Mei Zhi Shum - Contemporary Art Curator Mimi So , jewelry designerManick Sorcar , animator, artistMinoru Yamasaki , architect, designed the World Trade Center Vern Yip , interior designer, appeared on TLC's Trading Spaces and HGTV's Deserving Design and Design Star Chanel Miller , artistYu-kai Chou , gamification designer and pioneer
Business and industry Indra Nooyi Steve Chen , co-founder of YouTube Eric S. Yuan , billionaire founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications , founding engineer at Webex , Ranked No. 1 of Top CEOs in 2018 of a large company on Glassdoor Eric Ly , multi-millionaire co-founder of LinkedIn , founder of Pserdo matchJustin Kan , co-founder of Twitch Revathi Advaithi , CEO of Flex (company) Parag Agrawal , CEO of Twitter (2021-2022)Hiroaki Aoki , founder of Benihana Nikesh Arora , CEO of Palo Alto Networks Ramani Ayer , chairman and CEO of The Hartford Financial Services Group Somen Banerjee , founder of Chippendales Ajay Banga , president and CEO of MasterCard Manoj Bhargava , billionaire founder and CEO of 5-hour Energy Sabeer Bhatia , co-founder of Hotmail Baiju Bhatt , co-founder of Robinhood Aneel Bhusri , CEO of Workday Sanjit Biswas , co-founder of Cisco Meraki Amar Bose , billionaire chairman and founder of Bose Corporation Do Won Chang , billionaire co-founder of Forever 21 Fred Chang , Taiwanese American billionaire founder and CEO of Newegg Roger H. Chen , founder of 99 Ranch Market Sam Chang , founder and CEO of McSam Hotel Group , one of largest hotel developers in New York CityAlbert Chao , billionaire co-founder and CEO of Westlake Chemical , largest producer LDPE plastic in the USAllen Chao , founder of Watson Pharmaceuticals Jay Chaudhry , CEO and founder of Zscaler Christine Chen , founder and CEO of Chen CommunicationsJohn S. Chen , executive chairman and CEO of BlackBerry Limited , former CEO of Sybase Eva Chen , co-founder and CEO of Trend Micro Perry Chen , founder and CEO of Kickstarter Tim Chen , co-founder and CEO of NerdWallet Chen Wen-ch'i , billionaire president and CEO of VIA Technologies , husband of Cher Wang , co-founder of HTCAndrew Cherng , billionaire co-founder of Panda Express Peggy Cherng , billionaire co-founder of Panda Express David Chu , co-founder of Nautica James Chu , founder of ViewSonic Alfred Chuang , founder and CEO of BEA Systems Francisco D'Souza , former CEO of Cognizant Weili Dai , billionaire and co-founder of Marvel Technology GroupBharat Desai , billionaire co-founder of Syntel Shar Dubey , CEO of Match Group Tan Hock Eng , CEO of Broadcom , and highest earning CEO in the US in 2017Vishal Garg (businessman) , CEO of Better.com Rajat Gupta , former Worldwide Managing Director (chief executive) of McKinsey & Company Daniel Ha , co-founder of Disqus David T. Hon , founder of Dahon Ming Hsieh , billionaire and philanthropist founder of Cogent Systems acquired by 3MTony Hsieh , CEO of Zappos , internet entrepreneur and venture capitalistJen-Hsun Huang , billionaire co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA Robert T. Huang , founder of Synnex Shelly Hwang , co-founder of Pinkberry Kai Huang , co-founder and CEO of Guitar Hero and RedOctane Subrah Iyar , co-founder of Cisco Webex David Ji , co-founder of Apex Digital Andrea Jung , retired chairman and CEO of Avon Products Johnny Kan , founder of Kan's RestaurantMin Kao , billionaire co-founder of Garmin John Kapoor , billionaire founder of Insys Jawed Karim , co-founder of YouTubeFarooq Kathwari , CEO of Ethan Allen (company) Shahid Khan , billionaire president of Flex-N-Gate Corp., owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars Tony Khan , CEO and co-founder of All Elite Wrestling Vinod Khosla , billionaire co-founding CEO of Sun Microsystems and general partner of venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers Hoang Kieu , billionaire Vietnamese-American owner of Shanghai RAAS Blood ProductsJeong H. Kim , co-founder and CEO, Yurie Systems (sold to Lucent for $1.1 billion)James Kim , billionaire founder and executive chairman of Amkor Technology George Kurian , CEO of NetApp Arvind Krishna , CEO of IBMDavid Lam , founder of Lam Research Brian Lee , co-founder of LegalZoom , The Honest Company and ShoeDazzle David Lee , founder of Jamison Services, largest real estate private office landlord in the countryKai-Fu Lee , founding president of Google China Noel Lee , founder of Monster Cable Thai Lee , billionaire Thai-born Korean American co-founder and CEO of SHI International Corp , largest woman-owned business in the USChristine Liang , president and founder of ASI Corp.Kenneth Lin , co-founder of Credit Karma Kumar Malavalli , co-founder of Brocade Communications Systems Sandeep Mathrani , CEO of WeWork Sanjay Mehrotra , co-founder of SanDisk , president and CEO of Micron Technology Apoorva Mehta , co-founder of Instacart Ivan Menezes , CEO of Diageo Teresa H. Meng , founder of Atheros Communications acquired by Qualcomm and formed Qualcomm Atheros Neal Mohan , CEO of YouTube Moon Kook-jin , founder of Kahr Arms , manufacturer of the Desert Eagle Bobby Murphy , billionaire co-founder of Snapchat Satya Nadella , CEO of Microsoft Laxman Narasimhan , Designated CEO of Starbucks Shantanu Narayen , CEO of Adobe Systems Indra Nooyi , chairman and CEO of PepsiCo Dinesh Paliwal , CEO of Harman International Ellen Pao , former CEO of Reddit James Park , co-founder and CEO of Fitbit Vikram Pandit , president and CEO of Citigroup Sundar Pichai , CEO of GoogleChristine Poon , former vice chairman of Johnson & Johnson and worldwide chairman of J&J's Pharmaceuticals GroupRitu Raj , founder of Wag HotelsRaj Rajaratnam , billionaire founder of Galleon Group Vivek Ranadivé , founder of TIBCO Software and owner of Sacramento Kings Punit Renjen , CEO of Deloitte Steve Sanghi , founder, chairman and CEO of Microchip Technology Niraj Shah , billionaire co-founder and CEO of Wayfair Ram Shriram , billionaire co-founder of Junglee.com and early investor in GoogleJohn J. Sie , founder of Starz Inc. Ben Silbermann , billionaire co-founder and CEO of Pinterest Pradeep Sindhu , founder of Juniper Networks Patrick Soon-Shiong , billionaire surgeon and founder of Abraxis BioScience and owner of the Los Angeles Times K. R. Sridhar , founder and CEO of Bloom Energy Lisa Su , president and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices Raj Subramaniam , president and CEO of FedEx Anjali Sud , CEO of Vimeo David Sun , billionaire Taiwanese American co-founder of Kingston Technology Rajeev Suri , CEO of Nokia Sehat Sutardja , CEO of Marvell Technology Group Sonia Syngal , CEO of Gap Inc. Lip-Bu Tan , president and CEO of Cadence Design Systems Wayne Ting , CEO of LimeJanie Tsao , co-founder of Linksys Victor Tsao , co-founder of Linksys Greg Tseng , co-founder of Tagged Kevin Tsujihara , chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. John Tu , billionaire Taiwanese American co-founder of Kingston Technologies Jayshree Ullal , CEO of Arista Networks Romesh T. Wadhwani , billionaire founder of Symphony Technology Group An Wang , founder of Wang Laboratories Charles B. Wang , co-founder and former CEO of Computer Associates International, Inc. Niniane Wang , technology executiveRoger Wang , billionaire founder chairman of Golden Eagle International GroupWilliam Wang , billionaire Taiwanese American co-founder and CEO of Vizio Padmasree Warrior , CEO of Fable and former CTO of Cisco and Motorola Andrea Wong , president and CEO of Lifetime NetworksYishan Wong , former CEO of Reddit Sheryl WuDunn , won Pulitzer Prize at The New York Times in 1990; currently, an investment bankerJeff Yang , co-founded A Magazine in 1989 and is a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle .Jerry Yang , Taiwanese American billionaire and co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo !Bing Yeh , co-founder of Silicon Storage Technology , acquired by Microchip Technology and Greenliant Systems Gideon Yu , co-owner of San Francisco 49ers and former CFO of Facebook and YouTubeMin Zhu , co-founder and former president and chief technical officer of WebEx .Sheila Lirio Marcelo , founder and former CEO and chairwoman of Care.com .Morris Chang , founder and chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company .
Entertainment Ruben A. Aquino , animation director, supervising animator for Walt Disney Animation StudiosChang and Eng Bunker , source for the term "Siamese Twins"Ping Chong , theater director, choreographer, video and installation artistDavid Koh, documentary film producer and director Shin Lim , close-up magicianAlain Nu , mentalist, magician
Actors and filmmakers Aziz Ansari Dante Basco John Cho James Hong Kelly Hu Ken Jeong Mindy Kaling Nancy Kwan Bruce Lee Will Yun Lee Ken Leung Justin Lin Lucy Liu Pat Morita Kumail Nanjiani Sandra Oh Keanu Reeves Rob Schneider Brenda Song George Takei Steven Yeun Keiko Agena , actress, Gilmore Girls Philip Ahn , actor often considered the first Korean American in HollywoodAsa Akira , pornographic actressAubrey Anderson-Emmons , actress, Modern FamilyAziz Ansari , actor and comedian, Human Giant and Parks and Recreation : Television series Funny People and I Love You, Man : FilmsLulu Antariksa , actressDevon Aoki , actress and modelTsuru Aoki (1892–1961), actressGregg Araki , filmmaker, Mysterious Skin , The Doom Generation Geoffrey Arend , actor, Body of Proof Ashley Argota , actress, True Jackson, VP Reiko Aylesworth , actress, 24 Dave Bautista , actorChloe Bennet (née Wang), actress, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. singerKayla Blake , actressMoon Bloodgood , actressJohnny Yong Bosch , actorDante Basco , actor, poet, dancer, Hook , The Debut , Biker Boyz and Take the Lead Dion Basco , actor, The Debut , Biker Boyz and City Guys Ross Butler , actorEric Byler , filmmakerSteve Byrne , comedian and actorDean Cain , actorDavid Callaham , screenwriter, producerTia Carrere , actress and singer, Relic Hunter , Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2 Christina Chang , actressKatie Chang , actress, The Bling Ring Wah Chang , prop designer, famous for designing the original Star Trek communicator and phasersIan Chen , American actorRosalind Chao , actressFrançois Chau , actorJoan Chen , actress, directorLynn Chen , actressTina Chen , actressKarin Anna Cheung , actressRichard Chew , Academy Award -winning film editorRonny Chieng , comedian and actor, The Daily Show Arden Cho , actress (Teen Wolf ), YouTuber, model, singerHenry Cho , comedianJohn Cho , actor, FlashForward , Selfie , Better Luck Tomorrow , Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle , Star Trek Margaret Cho , actress and comedianKenneth Choi , actorJustin Chon , actorKelsey Chow , actressJamie Chung , actressPeter Chung , animator, Aeon Flux Michael Copon , actorEugene Cordero , actorBilly Crawford , actor, host televisionDestin Daniel Cretton , film director, screenwriter, producer, editor (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings )Darren Criss , actor and singerTom Cross , Academy Award -winning film editor (for Whiplash )Jake Cuenca , actor, modelMark Dacascos , actor, of the Crying Freeman and the "Chairman" from Iron Chef America Noureen DeWulf , actress, Starred in an Academy Award -winning short filmIvan Dorschner , actor, modelJames Duval , actorDayyan Eng , director, writer, producer (Bus 44 , Waiting Alone , Inseparable )Yvonne Elliman , singerRoger Fan , actorNargis Fakhri , actress and modelRaja Fenske , actorJanina Gavankar , actressKimiko Glenn , actressGriffin Gluck , actorMark-Paul Gosselaar , actor, Saved by the Bell and NYPD Blue Cynthia Gouw , actress, Star Trek V-The Final Frontier Rene Gube , writer and actorTodd Haberkorn , voice actorKayo Hatta (1958–2005), filmmakerSessue Hayakawa (1889–1973), Academy Award -nominated actorDaniel Henney , actor in South Korea, X-Men Origins: Wolverine Ryan Higa , YouTube personalitySteven Ho , stuntman, stunt coordinator, fight choreographerJames Hong , actorJames Wong Howe (1899–1976), two-time-Academy Award -winning cinematographer Tiffany Ann Hsu , actressKelly Hu , actressTina Huang , stage and television actressVanessa Anne Hudgens , actress and singerDavid Henry Hwang , Tony-winning playwrightRobert Ito , classic movie actorJaiden Animations , YouTube personalityKen Jeong , comedian, actor, physician, The Hangover and Community Malese Jow , actress and singerRodney Kageyama , actorMindy Kaling , actress, writer, producer, The Office Michael Kang , filmmakerSung Kang , actor, Better Luck Tomorrow and Fast & Furious Tim Kang , actor, The Mentalist Ravi Kapoor , actor, Crossing Jordan Archie Kao , actor, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy and CSI Janice Kawaye , voice actressDai Sil Kim-Gibson , documentary filmmakerDaniel Dae Kim , actor, Lost and Hawaii Five-0 Randall Duk Kim , actorMatthew Yang King , actor and voice actorZach King , internet personalityHayley Kiyoko , actressAlex Ko , actor and filmmaker, Billy Elliot the Musical and The Yellow Dress Jo Koy , comedianShin Koyamada , actor, The Last Samurai and Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior Lance Krall , actor and comedianMichelle Krusiec , actressNancy Kwan , actressJennie Kwan , actress, California Dreams Liza Lapira , actressCung Le , kickboxer, martial artist, and actorSharon Leal , actress, Guiding Light and Boston Public Ang Lee , filmmaker and director, Brokeback Mountain , Hulk , Eat Drink Man Woman , Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Bobby Lee , comedian and actor, MADtv and Reservation Dogs and Tiger Belly Podcast and Bad Friends Podcast Brandon Lee (1965–1993), actor, son of Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (1940–1973), martial arts superstarChris Chan Lee , filmmakerC. S. Lee , actor, Dexter James Kyson Lee , actor, Heroes Jason Scott Lee , actorKi Hong Lee , actor, The Maze Runner , Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , Everything Before Us Shannon Lee , actress, daughter of Bruce Lee Lee Tung Foo , Vaudeville performer and actorWill Yun Lee , actor, Witchblade and Bionic Woman Ken Leung , actor, Lost , Shanghai Kiss and Star Wars: The Force Awakens Matthew Libatique , Oscar -nominated cinematographerTiffany Limos , actressJustin Lin , filmmaker, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift , Fast & Furious , Fast Five , Fast & Furious 6 Tao Lin , novelist and poetBai Ling , actressJulia Ling , actress, Chuck Lucy Liu , Chinese/American actress[1] Mako (1933–2006) Academy Award - and Tony Award -nominated actor, founder of East West Players Aasif Mandvi , actor and comedian, The Daily Show Dhar Mann , entrepreneur and YouTube personalityMarie Matiko , actressYoung Mazino , actor Beef Nobu McCarthy (1934–2002), actressMei Melancon , actress, writer and producerCharles Melton , actorSam Milby , actor singerHasan Minhaj , actor, comedian, TV hostVanessa Minnillo Shay Mitchell , actressMatthew Moy , comedian, actor, artistRobert A. Nakamura , pioneering filmmaker, teacher, co-founder of Visual Communications (VC) Aparna Nancherla , actressKumail Nanjiani , comedian and actor, Franklin & Bash Minae Noji , actress, General Hospital Paolo Montalban , actor of Filipino descentPat Morita (1932–2005), comedian and Academy Award -nominated actor best known for work on Happy Days and The Karate Kid Olivia Munn , actress, model and television personalityHiro Murai , filmmakerDr. Haing S. Ngor (1940–1996) won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985.Derek Nguyen , filmmakerDustin Nguyen , actor, 21 Jump Street and V.I.P. Qui Nguyen , playwright, television writer, and screenwriterSteve Nguyen , film producerJulia Nickson , actressEva Noblezada , actress, singerRahsaan Noor , actor and filmmaker, Bengali Beauty Dennis Oh , model, actorSandra Oh , actress, Grey's Anatomy Masi Oka , actorYuji Okumoto , actor, The Karate Kid Part II and Johnny Tsunami , writer and producerLisa Onodera , film producerMaulik Pancholy , actor, Weeds and 30 Rock Ashley Park , actress, Emily in Paris , Joy Ride Grace Park , actress, Battlestar Galactica , Edgemont , and Hawaii Five-0 Linda Park , actress, Star Trek: Enterprise Randall Park , actor, comedian and writer, Fresh Off the Boat , The Interview and Everything Before Us Steve Park , actor and comedianJanel Parrish , actress and singerKal Penn , actor, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Dat Phan , comedian, winner of the first season of Last Comic Standing Ryan Potter , actorDanny Pudi , actor, Community Lou Diamond Phillips , actorLindsay Price , actressMaggie Q , actressKe Huy Quan , Academy Award -winning actor, Everything Everywhere All at Once Sendhil Ramamurthy , actor, Heroes Navi Rawat , actress, Numbers and The O.C. Keanu Reeves , actor and philanthropistErnie Reyes Jr. , actor and martial arts expertRob Schneider , actor and comedianParry Shen , actorSheetal Sheth , actressJames Shigeta , actorSab Shimono , actorZenobia Shroff , actress and comedienneHarry Shum Jr. , actorShannyn Sossamon , actressBrenda Song , actressSonja Sohn , actress, The Wire Jack Soo , actorBooboo Stewart , actorJiaoying Summers , comedian and actressPat Suzuki , actress and singerCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa , actorFaran Tahir , actorGeorge Takei , actor of Star Trek fame, LGBT activistChris Tashima , actor, Academy Award -winning filmmakerBrian Tee , actor, Chicago Med Jennifer Tilly , actress (born in California)Meg Tilly , actressChuti Tiu , actress, Desire , 24 , Dragnet , Beautiful , The Specials , former America's Junior Miss (first non-White winner)Tamlyn Tomita , actressLauren Tom , voice actressKelly Marie Tran , Star Wars actressThalia Tran , actress[2] Thuy Trang , actress, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1973–2001)Daisuke Tsuji , actorMiyoshi Umeki , Oscar-winning actress and singerJenna Ushkowitz , actressDilshad Vadsaria , actress, Greek Daya Vaidya , actressBee Vang , actorLalaine Vergara-Paras , actress and singer, Lizzie McGuire Garrett Wang (王以瞻), actor on Star Trek: Voyager Lulu Wang , filmmakerWayne Wang , film director, The Joy Luck Club Miriam Weeks , pornographic actressMing-Na Wen , actress ER , Stargate Universe and As the World Turns Ali Wong , comedian and actressAnna May Wong (1905–1961), actressBD Wong , Tony Award -winning actor, Oz and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Freddie Wong , filmmaker, musician, VFX artist, podcaster, and competitive gamerJimmy Wong , actor and musicianRussell Wong (王盛德), actorVictor Wong (黃自強), Hollywood actorAlice Wu , filmmakerConstance Wu , Taiwanese American actress, Fresh Off the Boat and Crazy Rich Asians Daniel Wu , actor, director and producer, Into the Badlands and Europa Report Kevin Wu , YouTube personalityLeonard Wu , actorPatti Yasutake , actressSteven Yeun , actor, The Walking Dead Michelle Yeoh , actressAaron Yoo , actor, 21 and Everything Before Us Keone Young , actor and voice actorJessica Yu , Oscar-winning film directorKelvin Yu , actor and writerRon Yuan , actor and voice actorRick Yune , actor
Choreographers and dancers Stella Abrera , ballerinaDana Tai Soon Burgess , cultural figure, choreographer, performance artistCarrie Ann Inaba , dancer, choreographerMichio Itō , choreographerSean Lew, dancer, choreographer Kinjaz, dance group Sono Osato (1919–2018), ballerinaBrian Puspos , dancer, choreographerKen San Jose , dancer, choreographerBailey Sok, dancer, choreographer
Music Paul Anka Joe Hahn Norah Jones Bruno Mars Allan Pineda Mike Shinoda Jhené Aiko , singer-songwriterToshiko Akiyoshi , jazz pianist, composer/arranger, and bandleaderNadia Ali , member of music group iiOTatyana Ali , Indo-Trinidadian singer and actressPaul Anka , singer-songwriterSteve Aoki electro house , musician, record producer and the founder of Dim Mak Records Sameer Bhattacharya , guitarist in the Texas alternative rock band Flyleaf Michelle Branch , singer-songwriterRobert Campman , hip hop artistAngelin Chang , Grammy Award-winning pianist and renown music professorJeff Chang , music critic and historian of hip-hop cultureTim Chantarangsu , rapper, comedian, and videographerChina Mac , rapper and activistPeter Chung , rapper and producerJocelyn Enriquez Dia Frampton , former Meg & Dia singerMing Freeman , keyboardist/pianistLisa Furukawa , Japanese-American folk singer-songwriter, and pianistMidori Gotō , classical violinist and recipient of the Avery Fisher Prize Joseph Hahn , DJ in Linkin Park Kirk Hammett , lead guitarist of Metallica Matt Heafy , guitarist and vocal of band Trivium Nichkhun Horvejkul , member of South Korean boy group 2PMMagdalen Hsu-Li , out bisexual Chinese American singer-songwriter recording artist, poet and artistChad Hugo , musician and producer, member of The Neptunes and N.E.R.D Hao Huang (pianist) , pianist and professor at Scripps College William Hung , contestant from American Idol Tiffany Hwang , Korean American member of girl group SNSDRamon Ibanga, Jr. , hip hop producerEnrique Iglesias , mother, Isabel Preysler , is FilipinoJames Iha , formerly the guitarist of The Smashing Pumpkins Vijay Iyer , pianistJon Jang , jazz pianist, composer, and bandleaderClarence Jey , Grammy, Billboard credited songwriter, record producerMC Jin , pioneer in the Asian-American hip-hop sceneNorah Jones , musician, Grammy Award winner, daughter of Ravi Shankar Jessica Jung , Korean American member of girl group SNSDKrystal Jung , member of South Korean girl group f(x)Nicole Jung , member of South Korean girl group KARAScott Jung , (Also known as The Magnificent Butcher) hip hop producer, rapperTony Kanal , Two-time Grammy Award winner, bass player for No Doubt Michael Kang (musician) , mandolin player, violinist, and vocalist for String Cheese Incident , is South KoreanJeff Kashiwa , smooth jazz saxophonistKeshi , lofi, hiphop, R&B, alternative, singer/songwriter/producer/instrumentalistDennis Kim , underground rapper and spoken word artistEli Kim , member of South Korean boy group U-KISS Raja Kumari , singer-songwriter, rapperSunny Lee , Korean American member of girl group SNSDAmber Josephine Liu , member of South Korean girl group f(x)Nora Lum , rapper known as AwkwafinaYo-Yo Ma , renowned cellistBaiyu , singer-songwriterBruno Mars , singer-songwriter music producerNancy McDonie , member of girl group Momoland Zubin Mehta , conductor, New York Philharmonic Orchestra Nicki Minaj , Indo-Trinidadian rap artistCharles Mingus , jazz double bassist, composer, band leaderDaniel Nakamura , hip hop producer and founder of 75 Ark Eric Nam , Korean-American singer, active in South Korea under B2M Entertainment Martin Nievera , singer-songwriter and TV hostJustin Nozuka , singer-songwriterKaren O , singer of Yeah Yeah YeahsKero One , hip hop MC and producerSeiji Ozawa , Boston Symphony conductorAnderson Paak, singer, rapper, producer Will Pan , singer-songwriterJay Park , Korean-American singer, rapper, bboy and actor. Also famous in South Korea as the former leader of South Korean boyband 2 pm.Jonathan Park , rapper and actorLena Park , composer, singer-songwriterMike Park , was the singer of Skankin Pickle and currently runs Asian Man Records Allan Pineda (Lindo) of The Black Eyed Peas Richard Quitevis , turntablist and composerA. R. Rahman , Grammy Award-winning composer/arranger, songwriter, and music producerLarry Ramos , guitarist, banjo player, and vocalist with the 1960s American pop band the Association Mike Relm , scratch video DJ who has toured with the Blue Man Group Olivia Rodrigo , singer-songwriter and actressAmerie Mi Marie Rogers , R&B/pop singerKelis Rogers , R&B singerNicole Scherzinger , singer and former member of The Pussycat Dolls Laura Shigihara , singer-songwriter, and programmerShing02 , recording artist known as Shingo AnnenMike Shinoda co-founder of Linkin Park Shaffer Chimere Smith , R&B singer-songwriter, and actorRajé Shwari , singerMichael Stevenson , rapperVienna Teng , folk and pop singer-songwriterKim Thayil , guitarist for Grammy Award -winning rock group Soundgarden Trish Thuy Trang , Vietnamese American singer-songwriter, and entrepreneurMark Tuan , member of South Korean boyband Got7Hikaru Utada , Japanese-American singer-songwriter active in both Japan and United States; her single Devil Inside topped the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart.Alex and Eddie Van Halen , members of rock band Van Halen , whose mother was of Indonesian ancestry Casandra Ventura , R&B singerOnly Won , rapper, beatboxer, actor, filmmaker (first bilingual Chinese American rapper)Kevin Woo , member of South Korean boy group U-KISS Vanness Wu , singer-songwriter and rapperCatalina Yue , Chinese-Japanese-American pop singer-songwriterBrandon Jermaine Yun , rapper and former radio personalityJoanna Wang , singer-songwriterLeehom Wang , Taiwanese American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actorGabriella Sarmiento Wilson , singer-songwriterShawn Wasabi , producer and electronic instrument designer
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Fashion Tyson Beckford , model and actorMalan Breton , fashion designerRichard Chai , fashion designerAngel Chang , fashion designerWenlan Chia , fashion designerDoug Chiang , movie design and fashion designerMonika Chiang , fashion designerJimmy Choo , fashion designer and founder of Jimmy Choo Ltd Doo-Ri Chung , fashion designerChloe Dao , fashion designer and winner of Project Runway (season 2) Diana Eng , fashion designer and contestant on Project Runway (season 2) Karenina Sunny Halim , modelJoe Allen Hong , fashion designer for Neiman Marcus Chanel Iman , supermodel with Korean and African American descentJen Kao , fashion designerNaeem Khan , fashion designerDerek Lam , fashion designerHumberto Leon and Carol Lim , fashion designers and retailersPhillip Lim , fashion designerMonique Lhuillier , fashion designerJay Manuel , creative director and make-up artistKelsey Merritt , fashion modelJosie Natori , fashion designerJeff Ng , fashion designer and creator of Staple DesignMary Ping , fashion designerCynthia Sakai , fashion designerKimora Lee Simmons , supermodel with Japanese and African American descentPeter Som , fashion designerAnna Sui , fashion designerVivienne Tam , fashion designerChrissy Teigen , model, TV hostAlexander Wang , fashion designerVera Wang , fashion designerJason Wu , fashion designerLuly Yang , fashion designerPrabal Gurung , fashion designer
Culinary Danielle Chang, founder of Lucky Rice culinary event and producer and presenter of Lucky Chow on PBS David Chang , founder of the Momofuku restaurant group and in multiple television showsJoyce Chen , popularized northern-style Chinese cuisine in the United StatesCecilia Chiang (江孫芸), founder of the Mandarin Restaurant. Chiang's son, Philip Chiang, is the co-founder of restaurant chain P. F. Chang's China Bistro Roy Choi , creator of the gourmet Korean taco truck, KogiCristeta Comerford , White House Executive Chef, won with Bobby Flay in an Iron Chef America challengeSoleil Ho , chef, food writer, host of podcast "The Racist Sandwich", and restaurant criticEddie Huang , chef and author of Fresh Off the BoatMadhur Jaffrey , James Beard award-winning food and travel writer, and television personalityPadma Lakshmi , cookbook author and host of Top Chef and Host of "Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi"Francis Lam , host of The Splendid Table and food journalistLynja , chef behind "Cooking with Lynja" YouTube channelEmily Kim , creator and host of popular YouTube channel Maangchi , teaching Korean cookingMelissa Miranda , James Beard Award semifinalist chef of Filipino restaurant Musang in Seattle Niki Nakayama , chef and owner of Michelin-starred n/naka restaurantMutsuko Soma , James Beard Award semifinalist chef specializing in handmade soba, owner of Kamonegi in SeattleJet Tila , celebrity chef and restaurateur and guest on “Cutthroat Kitchen”Roy Yamaguchi , owner of Roy's RestaurantsMartin Yan , chef and food writer, hosted his award-winning PBS-TV cooking show Yan Can Cook since 1982Jennifer Yee , award-winning, James Beard, nominated pastry chefMolly Yeh , cookbook author and blogger
Law Lance Ito Fred Korematsu Preeta D. Bansal , Solicitor General for the State of New York (1999–2002).Norman Bay , U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico (2000–2002), and the first Chinese-American to hold such a U.S. Attorney position.Morgan Chu , prominent litigator and former Managing Partner of Irell & Manella .Viet D. Dinh , United States Assistant Attorney General and a key drafter of what became the USA PATRIOT Act .Heather Fong , chief of police of San Francisco Police Department , and the first Asian American woman to head a major metropolitan police department.Noel Francisco , 47th Solicitor General of the United States Judge.James C. Ho , lawyer, Juris Doctor of Texas general judge on Texas appeal & for Texas judge weddings permition Robert K. Hur , U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland (2018–2021).Todd Kim , first Solicitor General for the District of Columbia.Harold Hongju Koh , dean of Yale Law School (July 1, 2004 – March 23, 2009).Arsalan Iftikhar , international human rights lawyer, founder of TheMuslimGuyLance Ito , judge in the OJ Simpson trial.Yuri Kochiyama , civil rights activist.Fred Korematsu , prominent resister of Japanese American internment .Carol Lam , U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California (2002–2007)David Lat , attorney and blogger for the sites "Underneath Their Robes" and "Above the Law."William F. Lee , co-managing partner of the international law firm of WilmerHale .Jessie K. Liu , current U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Dale Minami , attorney who helped reverse Fred Korematsu's criminal conviction.Paul Tanaka , former mayor of Gardena, California , and undersheriff of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department .Rachel Paulose , U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota . She is the first Indian American woman, the youngest attorney, and the first woman in Minnesota to hold this post.Simon Tam , author, activist, and founder of The Slants; litigant in Matal v. Tam .Mary Tape , desegregation activist who fought for Chinese-Americans' access to education, notably in the case Tape v. Hurley in 1885.Frank H. Wu , distinguished professor and chancellor & dean of UC Hastings ; dean of Wayne State University Law School .Bruce Yamashita , attorney and U.S. Marine Corps officer who worked to expose racial discrimination within the Corps.Debra Wong Yang , U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California , and the first Asian American female to serve as a U.S. Attorney.Minoru Yasui , World War II-era lawyer who fought the legality of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during the war. Posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.[3]
Literature Alfredo Alcala – Filipino comic book artist Peter Bacho – author of the American Book Award -winning novel CebuLynda Barry – cartoonist of partial Filipino descent, most known for Ernie Pook's Comeek and Marlys , published in Salon.com and other independent papersCarlos Bulosan – author, "America Is In the Heart"Regie Cabico – notable slam poet and performerJorge Cham – author of PhD Comics Ernie Chan – comic book artist/inker for Marvel Comics and DC Comics .Eileen Chang – writerLan Samantha Chang – writer; director of the Iowa Writer's WorkshopCherry Chevapravatdumrong – writer, Family Guy Frank Chin (趙健秀) – novelist, playwright, and essayistKah Kyung Cho – philosopher at SUNY UniversityAmy Chua – writer and Harvard professorMelissa de la Cruz – author of teen lit series Au Pairs, The Ashleys and Blue Bloods Tony DeZuniga – co-creator of Jonah Hex Ben Fee – writer and labor organizerDon Figueroa – comic book artist for IDW Publishing and Dreamwave Entertainment , working on various Transformers titles.Larry Hama – comic book writer for Marvel , DC, IDW Publishing , creator of G.I. Joe filecards.Tanuja Desai Hidier – author of Born Confused David Henry Hwang (黃哲倫) – playwrightLawson Fusao Inada – poet, winner of the American Book Award and former poet laureate of OregonGish Jen – writer, novelistHa Jin – novelist, winner of the National Book Award for "Waiting"Cynthia Kadohata – author of children's books, recipient of the Newbery Medal (2005) and National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2013)Rafael Kayanan – comics artist, TV writer and master level instructor in Sayoc KaliJaegwon Kim – philosopher at Brown UniversityMaxine Hong Kingston – writer, novelist, recipient of the 2008 National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Jean Kwok – writer, novelistJhumpa Lahiri – Pulitzer Prize -winning authorGus Lee (李健孫) – writerJim Lee – DC Comics writer, artist, editor and publisherHuping Ling – history professor, award-winning author, Executive Editor for the Journal of Asian American Studies Bette Bao Lord (包柏漪) – writer, novelistDavid Wong Louie – writerAdeline Yen Mah (馬嚴君玲) – author and physicianNick Manabat – creator of Cybernary , comic book artist for Wildstorm Productions Gary R. Mar – philosopher at Stony Brook UniversityWilliam Marr (馬為義, 非馬) – engineer, poet, translator, and artistJanice Mirikitani – former poet laureate for San FranciscoKenn Navarro – animator of cartoon Happy Tree Friends Aimee Nezhukumatathil – award-winning poet and professorHan Ong – playwright and author; recipient of MacArthur Foundation "genius" grantPai Hsien-yung – Chinese Muslim writerLinda Sue Park – American-born author; winner of the 2002 Newbery Medal for A Single Shard Whilce Portacio – created Bishop of the X-Men , co-founder of Image Comics Randy Romero – writerAlbert Saijo – poet[4] Saumitra Saxena – award-winning poet in the modern Indian history; graduated from Indian Institute of Technology and received his PhD from the University of Illinois at ChicagoLisa See – writerT. K. Seung – philosopher and literary critic at University of Texas, AustinKamila Shamsie – award-winning novelist of books such as Salt and Saffron and Broken VersesEileen Tabios – poetRonald Takaki – academic, historian, ethnographer and author and recipient of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in 1994Amy Tan – best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club , The Bonesetter's Daughter , The Kitchen God's Wife , etc.Romeo Tanghal – comic book artistBryan Thao Worra – award-winning Lao American writer, 1st Lao American NEA Fellow in LiteratureAlex Tizon – Pulitzer Prize winnerDr. Abraham Verghese – noted Doctor and Author; In My Own Country and My Tennis Partner Jose Garcia Villa – poet, writer, generationalist; pre-Beat Generation influenceRaees Warsi – notable poet, author and TV anchorMichi Weglyn – author and recipient of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in 1977Jade Snow Wong – writerShawn Wong – novelist, "Americanese" and "Homebase"Timothy C. Wong (黃宗泰) – sinologist, translator, and literary theoristHisaye Yamamoto – short story writer, recipient of the American Book Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1986Karen Tei Yamashita – author and playwright, recipient of the 2021 National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Gene Luen Yang – graphic novelistTaro Yashima – author of children's books, recipient of the 1955 Children's Book Award Laurence Yep (叶祥添) – author of children's booksCharles Yu – novelist and winner of the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction Connie Young Yu – writer and historianJudy Yung – writer
Military
Individuals Eric Shinseki Leandro Aragoncillo – gunnery sergeant , U.S. Marine Corps. Convicted of spying against the United States GovernmentRaquel C. Bono – rear admiral (lower half) , U.S. Navy. Command Surgeon, United States Pacific Command [5] [6] [7] Jose Calugas – captain , U.S. Army. Medal of Honor recipient, World War II Joseph Caravalho – brigadier general , U.S. Army. Commanding General, Brooke Army Medical Center [8] [9] [10] Ming Chang – rear admiral (upper half) , U.S. Navy , retired. Department of Navy Inspector General , 1987–1990[11] [12] [13] Dan Choi – first lieutenant , U.S. Army. Gay rights advocate.David S. C. Chu – captain, U.S. Army. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (2001–2008), President/CEO of the Institute for Defense Analyses Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon – rear admiral (upper half), U.S. Navy. First Asian American citizen graduate from United States Naval Academy ; first Asian American flag officer Anatolio B. Cruz – rear admiral (lower half), U.S. Navy. Deputy Commander, United States Fourth Fleet [5] [14] Susan Ahn Cuddy – lieutenant , U.S. Navy. First female Gunnery Officer in the navyJohn R. D'Araujo Jr. – major general , U.S. Army. First Filipino American to be promoted to a general officer rank. Former Director of the Army National Guard Bureau. Former Director of the Recovery Division for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).[15] [16] Rudolph Davila – first lieutenant, U.S. Army. Medal of Honor Recipient, World War IIJohn Liu Fugh – major general, U.S. Army, retired. First Chinese American officer to be promoted to a general officer rank in the United States Army ; first Chinese American to serve as Judge Advocate General of the Army Barney F. Hajiro – private , U.S. Army. Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIHarry B. Harris Jr. – admiral , U.S. Navy. First Asian American to achieve the rank of a four-star admiralMikio Hasemoto – private, U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIJoe Hayashi – private, U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIShizuya Hayashi – private, U.S. Army. Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIOscar Hilman – brigadier general, U.S. Army, retired.[17] [18] [19] [20] Kwang-Ping Hsu – Captain, U.S. Coast Guard. First first foreign-born graduate from the United States Coast Guard Academy Daniel Inouye – captain, U.S. Army. Senator from Hawaii, Medal of Honor recipient World War IITheodore Kanamine – United States Army brigadier generalTerry Teruo Kawamura – sergeant first class , U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in Vietnam War Andrew Kim – former head of CIA's Korea Mission CenterYoung-Oak Kim – colonel , U.S. Army. First ethnic minority to lead a U.S. Army BattalionYeiki Kobashigawa – second lieutenant , U.S. Army. Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIWah Kau Kong – second lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Corps . First Chinese American fighter pilot Alice K. Kurashige – captain, U.S. Marine Corps. First Japanese American woman to be commissioned in the United States Marine Corps[21] Robert T. Kuroda – staff sergeant , U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIBen Kuroki – technical sergeant , U.S. Army Air Corps. Only Japanese American Army Air Force pilot to fly combat missions in the Pacific theater in World War IIHazel Ying Lee (李月英) – civilian, Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) . First Chinese American woman to earn a pilot's license ; flew for the United States Army Air Forces during World War IIKurt Lee – major, US Marine Corps. First Asian American marine corps officer, Navy Cross recipient[22] [23] Brian L. Losey – rear admiral (lower half), U.S. Navy. Navy SEAL , and Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, Africa (SOCAFRICA) ; Japanese American and first Asian American SEAL flag officer[24] Viet Luong – major general, U.S. Army. First Vietnam-born general officer.[25] Eleanor Mariano – rear admiral (lower half), U.S. Navy, retired. First Filipino American to be promoted to a flag officer rank. Former White House physicianSusan K. Mashiko – major general, U.S. Air ForceRoy Matsumoto – master sergeant, U.S. Army. Member of Merrill's Marauders , and an inductee of the U.S. Army Rangers Hall Of Fame and the Military Intelligence Corps Hall of Fame Spark Matsunaga – captain, U.S. Army. Senator from Hawaii, 1977–1990Hiroshi Miyamura – staff sergeant, U.S. Army. Medal of Honor recipient in Korean WarKenneth P. Moritsugu – rear admiral (upper half), U.S. Public Health Service . Former acting Surgeon General of the United States Kaoru Moto – private first class , U.S. Army. Medal of Honor recipient in World War IISadao Munemori – private first class, U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIKiyoshi K. Muranaga – private first class, U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIMichael K. Nagata – lieutenant general, U.S. ArmyMasato Nakae – private first class, U.S. Army. Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIShinyei Nakamine – private, U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIWilliam K. Nakamura – private first class, U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIPaul M. Nakasone – U.S. Army four-star general, 3rd commander of the United States Cyber Command and 18th director of the National Security Agency Joe M. Nishimoto – private first class, U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIJosé B. Nísperos – private, U.S. Army. First Asian American Medal of Honor recipientAllan M. Ohata – captain, U.S. Army. Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIFred Ohr – captain, U.S. Army Air Corps. To date, only Korean American fighter ace James K. Okubo – technician fifth grade , U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIYukio Okutsu – technical sergeant, U.S. Army. Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIAllen K. Ono – lieutenant general , U.S. Army, retired. First Japanese American lieutenant general;[26] [27] [28] first Asian American lieutenant general[29] Frank H. Ono – private first class, U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIKazuo Otani – staff sergeant, U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIQuang X. Pham – major, U.S. Marine Corps; first Vietnamese American naval aviatorJoseph Pierce – corporal, 14th Connecticut Infantry Regiment . Served during the American Civil War Coral Wong Pietsch – brigadier general, U.S. Army Reserve , retired. First female Asian American general officer in the US Army.Eldon Regua – major general, U.S. Army Reserve. Commanding General, 75th Division (BCTD) . Only non-retired[update] Filipino American general officer.[30] [31] George T. Sakato – private, U.S. Army. Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIEric Shinseki – general , U.S. Army, retired. Chief of Staff of the United States Army , 1999–2003; Secretary of Veterans Affairs , 2009–present (As of October 2009[update] ). Highest-ranked Asian American, As of October 2009[update] , to have served in the United States militaryElmelindo Rodrigues Smith – sergeant first class, U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in Vietnam WarEdward Soriano – lieutenant general, U.S. Army, retired. Former Commanding General of I Corps . Highest ranked Filipino American, As of October 2009[update] , to have served in the United States militaryRamon S. Subejano – private first class, U.S. Army. Silver Star recipient in World War IIBenigno G. Tabora – sergeant major , U.S. Army. Purple Heart recipient, World War IIAntonio Taguba – major general, U.S. Army, retired. Author of the Taguba Report Ted T. Tanouye – technical sergeant, U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in World War IISue Mi Terry – CIA intelligence analyst specializing in East AsiaBhagat Singh Thind – private, U.S. Army. Enlisted in Army during World War I, was an acting Sergeant during training, honorably discharged at the end of the war.[32] Telesforo Trinidad – fireman second class , U.S. Navy. Only Asian American naval recipient of the Medal of HonorEleanor Valentin – rear admiral (lower half), Medical Corps , U.S. Navy. Commander, Naval Medical Support Command[33] Francis B. Wai – captain, U.S. Army. Only Chinese American to have been awarded the Medal of Honor Ehren Watada – first lieutenant, U.S. Army. First officer Operation Iraqi Freedom objector Mun Charn Wong – lieutenant colonel , U.S. Air Force . Pilot, World War IITed Wong – major general, U.S. Army. 26th chief of the U.S. Army Dental CorpsBruce Yamashita – captain, U.S. Marine Corps Reserves , retired. Worked to expose racial discriminationXiong Yan – captain, U.S. Army. Chaplain, former Chinese dissidentRodney James Takashi Yano – sergeant first class, U.S. Army. Posthumous Medal of Honor recipient in Vietnam WarJames Yee – captain, U.S. Army. Muslim Chaplain previously charged with Sedition John C. Young – colonel, U.S. Army, combat liaison officer, CBI, WWII
Foreign military service
News/media/journalism Guy Aoki – founder of Media Action Network for Asian AmericansBen Calhoun – radio journalist at This American Life Cher Calvin – news anchorJeff Chang – journalist, hip-hop historianLaura Chang – science editor, The New York Times Christine Chen – Emmy Award-winning journalist and news anchorJulie Chen Moonves – newsreader on The Early Show and host of Big Brother Lanhee Chen – American policy expert, academic and CNN political commentatorAnna Chen Chennault (陳香梅) – journalist, notable in American public life; also, wife of Claire Chennault of the Flying Tigers Kiran Chetry – television news anchorConnie Chung – anchor and journalist, 2 Emmy Awards for Best InterviewerAnn Curry – anchor and correspondent for NBC News and The Today Show Veronica De La Cruz – CNN News anchorCynthia Gouw – award-winning television and radio reporter/anchorSanjay Gupta – CNN senior medical correspondentJoseph Heco (1837–1897) – fisherman, writer, first to publish a Japanese language newspaperChing He Huang – cooking show hostPhilip Jaisohn – journalist, activist, the first Korean to become a naturalized citizen of the United StatesPedram Javaheri – meteorologist for CNN International & HLNJT Tran – featured dating advice columnist for LA Weekly [34] and Baller Magazine [35] Michiko Kakutani – Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times literary critic and authorK. Connie Kang – first female Korean American journalist, wrote for Los Angeles Times Ken Kashiwahara – first Asian American network news anchor, Emmy-winning television journalist[36] Guy Kawasaki – author, Apple evangelist Mina Kimes – journalist, ESPN commentatorGobind Behari Lal – science journalist and the first Asian American Pulitzer prize winnerEuna Lee – journalistJennifer 8. Lee – journalist, The New York Times K. W. Lee – journalist, founder of the Korean American Journalists Association Young Jean Lee – playwright, director, and filmmakerCarol Lin – news anchorSam Chu Lin – journalist, one of the first Asian Americans on network TV newsLisa Ling (凌志慧) – journalist, known for her role as a co-host of ABC's The View and host of National Geographic Ultimate Explorer documentarian for CNNRichard Lui – news anchor of MSNBC Michelle Malkin – Fox News reporter and authorVinita Nair – current anchor of World News Now and America This Morning on ABC.Kent Ninomiya – anchor, reporter, news executiveUma Pemmaraju – Fox News Channel senior news anchorDith Pran – photojournalist. The Killing Fields was based on his life.Aneesh Raman – CNN Middle East correspondentScott Sassa – former President of NBC West CoastSharon Tay – journalistIva Toguri (1916–2006) – radio broadcaster who has been nicknamed "Tokyo Rose "Kaity Tong – television news anchor, WPIX-TV Ben Fong-Torres (方振豪) – journalist, Rolling Stone Stephanie Trong – journalist, former Executive Editor, Jane Magazine ; current Executive Editor Nylon Magazine Ali Velshi – CNN business anchorZain Verjee – CNN anchorDoualy Xaykaothao - award-winning Hmong American radio journalist Michael Yamashita – president/CEO and publisher of Bay Area Reporter John Yang (journalist) – Peabody Award -winning news correspondent and commentator for NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams , Today (NBC program) and MSNBC Jeff Yang – writer, media/business consultant, Asian American culture columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle Anthony Yuen – journalistFareed Zakaria – editor of Newsweek , host of Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN
Politics Daniel Akaka Tammy Duckworth Nikki Haley Kamala Harris Daniel Inouye Bobby Jindal Andrew Yang Daniel Akaka , elected to the U.S. Senate from Hawaii in 1990.George Ariyoshi , became the first Asian American governor in the United States when he was elected Governor of Hawaii in 1974.Arunan Arulampalam , mayor of Hartford, Connecticut Larry Asera , first Filipino American elected in the continental United States[37] Kumar Barve , became the first Indian-American in U.S. history elected to a state legislative body in 1990.Rob Bonta , California Attorney GeneralThelma Buchholdt , became the first Filipina American legislator and the first Filipino American legislator elected to office outside of Hawaii in 1974. She was elected by a constituency which was less than 1% Asian American, and served four terms in the Alaska state legislature.Anh "Joseph" Cao , became the first Vietnamese American Congressman as a Representative for Louisiana in 2008.Ben Cayetano , elected Governor of Hawaii in 1994.Elaine Chao , became the first Asian American woman and the first Chinese American in the U.S. Cabinet when George W. Bush , appointed her Secretary of Labor in 2001.David S. Chang , first Korean-American to chair a major state political partyStephanie Chang , first Asian American woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature ; current State senator representing Michigan's 1st District.David L. Chew, appointed the White House Staff Secretary by President Ronald Reagan in 1985. It is the highest position in the Executive Office of the President held by an Asian American.[38] John Chiang , 33rd California State Treasurer, 31st California State Controller and former California Board of EqualizationUpendra J. Chivukula , became the first Asian American elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 2002.Judy Chu , first Chinese American woman elected to the U.S. Congress. U.S. House of Representatives from California's 27th districtSteven Chu , 12th United States Secretary of Energy from 2009 to 2013Sada Cumber , first United States Ambassador to the OICCharles Djou , major , U.S. Army. Former Congressman from Hawaii.Tammy Duckworth , major, U.S. Army. Former Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs . First Asian American woman elected to Congress in Illinois .Mervyn Dymally , representative from CaliforniaHiram Fong became the first Asian American elected to the U.S. Senate in 1959.Allan Fung , of Chinese descent, First Asian-American elected as Mayor in Rhode Island, prominent lawyer.Dr. Josh Green , Lt. Governor politician of Hawaii and Hawaii doctor Nikki Haley , of Indian descent, was the governor of South Carolina and first Asian American woman governor.Colleen Hanabusa , Congresswoman from HawaiiBruce Harrell , Mayor of Seattle Harry B. Harris Jr , ambassador and diplomatKamala Harris , 49th Vice President of the United States and the first Asian/female/African American Vice President and Attorney General of CaliforniaFoung Hawj , pioneer Hmong broadcaster, was elected to Minnesota State Senate in 2012 with support from the Sierra Club and a broad multicultural network.Mazie Hirono , former lieutenant governor of State of Hawaii, currently junior United States senator from HawaiiMike Honda , U.S. Congressman from California's 15th congressional district , became the highest-ranking Asian American member of the Democratic National Committee , as the party's vice-chair in 2005.David Ige , governor of Hawaii from 2014 to 2022Daniel Inouye , became the first Japanese American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1959. In 1962, he became the first Japanese American elected to the U.S. Senate . From 2010 until his death in 2012, he was the President pro tempore of the United States Senate and third in the United States presidential line of succession .Bobby Jindal , Indian American, former governor of Louisiana .Justin Jones , Tennessee state representativeScott Kawasaki , Alaska State SenatorJane Kim , Korean American politician and first Korean American elected official in San FranciscoSung Kim , ambassador & diplomatYoung Kim , member of the United States House of Representatives (R-CA)Padma Kuppa , first Indian immigrant and Hindu in the Michigan Legislature ; current member of Michigan's House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 41st district.Tony Lam , became the first Vietnamese American elected to office when he was elected to the Westminster, California , city council in 1992.Susan C. Lee , first Asian American elected to Maryland State Senate and to serve as Maryland Secretary of State .Ted Lieu , member of the United States House of Representatives (D-CA)Gary Locke , elected the first Asian American governor in the mainland United States in November 1996 and became Governor of Washington in January 1997.John Liu , became the first Asian American elected to the New York City Council (representing Flushing, Queens ) in 2001.Kinjiro Matsudaira , mayor of Edmonston, Maryland , in 1927 and 1943Bob Matsui , Representative from CaliforniaDoris Matsui , Congresswoman from CaliforniaJimmy Meng , became the first Asian American elected to the New York State Legislature in 2004.Aruna Miller , first South Asian woman elected lieutenant governor in the United States in 2023 and the first Indian American woman elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010.Norman Mineta , became the first Asian American in the U.S. Cabinet when Bill Clinton appointed him Secretary of Commerce in 2000, serving in that post until 2001, when George W. Bush appointed him Secretary of Transportation , serving until 2006. Also mayor of San Jose, California , from 1971 to 1975.Patsy Takemoto Mink became the first Asian American woman to serve in Congress, as a representative of Hawaii in 1964; she ended up serving 12 terms.Mee Moua , became the first Hmong American elected to any state legislature. A Democrat representing St. Paul's East Side, she is the highest ranking Hmong American elected official in the United States in 2002.Aftab Pureval , Mayor of Cincinnati Sean Reyes , current U.S. attorney general of UtahEunice Sato , became the first Asian-American female mayor of a major American city (Long Beach, California ) in 1980Dalip Singh Saund , became the first Asian immigrant elected to the U.S. Congress upon his election to the House of Representatives in 1956.Sichan Siv , former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and the author of Golden Bones .Michelle Steel , member of the United States House of Representatives (R-CA)Marilyn Strickland , member of the United States House of Representatives (D-WA)Saghir Tahir , served as a New Hampshire State Representative. Only elected Muslim in the Republican Party .Mark Takano , U.S. congressman.Sheng Thao , mayor of Oakland, California , first Hmong-American mayor of a major U.S. cityJill Tokuda , U.S. Representative from HawaiiWilliam Tong , Connecticut Attorney General .Van Tran , elected a Republican member of the California State Assembly and is the first Vietnamese American to serve in any state legislature in 2004.Kim Jong Un , North Korean politician, supreme leader of North Korea since 2011, leader of the Workers' Party of Korea since 2012Hubert Vo , Vietnamese immigrant, became the first Vietnamese American elected to the Texas Legislature in 2004.Shien Biau Woo became the first Asian American statewide officer in the Northeast, when he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 1984.Leana Wen , prominent Asian American and public health leader, currently Commissioner of Health in Baltimore .David Wu , first Taiwanese American U.S. Representative (D-OR)Lily Wu , mayor of Wichita, Kansas Michelle Wu first female Asian American Boston City Councilor, first Boston City Councilor of Chinese descent, and first Asian American to be Mayor of Boston.Andrew Yang first Asian-American man to run for President of the United States as a Democrat for (2020 United States presidential election )Kimberly Yee , became Arizona's first Asian American woman to serve as a member of the Arizona State Legislature .[39] [40]
Religion Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl Angela Warnick Buchdahl (born 1972), rabbiRandolph Roque Calvo , 7th Bishop of Reno , mixed Chamorro, Filipino, and Spanish.Francis Chan , American preacher. He is the former teaching pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, California, a Christian church he and his wife started in 1994.Bruce Reyes-Chow , first American-born Asian American to be elected moderator of the 2.2-million-member Presbyterian Church (USA) in 2008.Bhante Dharmawara , Buddhist monk and teacher who helped resettle thousands of Cambodian refugees in the US and founded the first Cambodian Buddhist temple in USA.Gerrit W. Gong , Apostle, Quorum of the 12 Apostles, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Ruben Habito , Filipino Zen Master of the Sanbō Kyōdan lineage and founder of Maria Kannon Zen Center in Dallas, Texas.Jian Tan , Buddhist monk and current abbot of the Chung Tai Zen Center of Houston.Hae Jong Kim , elected Bishop of United Methodist Church in 1992.Seyoon Kim , biblical scholar at Fuller Theological Seminary.Jakusho Kwong , American Chinese Zen Master of Shunryu Suzuki lineage, founder and head abbot of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center .Sang Hyun Lee , theologian at Princeton Theological Seminary.Dominic Mai Thanh Lương , auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange .Chieko Okazaki , Relief Society General Presidency, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. First person of color to serve on general boards of the church. Served on the Young Women, Primary, and Relief Society General Boards in Salt Lake City, Utah. (From Hawaiʻi).Andrew S. Park , teaches at United Theological Seminary in Trotwood, Ohio.Peter C. Phan , American Catholic theologian who is a native of Vietnam.Shi Yan Ming , 34th generation Shaolin monk and founder of the USA Shaolin Temple.Oscar A. Solis , first Filipino American Roman Catholic bishop in the United States.C. S. Song , Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Theology and Asian Cultures at the Pacific School of Religion and acting minister at the Formosan United Methodist Church in San Leandro, California.Su Bong , Korean American Zen Master from Kwan Um School of Zen and the designated heir of Seung Sahn 's lineage.Kenneth K. Tanaka , scholar, author, translator and ordained Jōdo Shinshū priest.Thích Thiên-Ân , Buddhist monk, meditation teacher and founder of International Buddhist Meditation Center in Los Angeles, California.Ignatius C. Wang , first Chinese American to become a bishop in the Catholic Church.Amos Yong , professor of systematic theology at Regent University.Jimmy Yu (Guo Gu or 果谷), Chan teacher of Sheng Yen lineage, Associate Professor of Religion at Florida State University and founder of Tallahassee Chan Center in Tallahassee, Florida .
Space This section is a list of astronauts of Asian ancestry who are, by birth or naturalization, American citizens. Sorted by first space flight, then by NASA Astronaut Group (if applicable).
Sports Benny Agbayani – former outfielder for New York Mets , Colorado Rockies , Kansas City Royals , and Chiba Lotte Marines Nathan Adrian – swimmer, multiple Olympic medalistBobby Balcena – first Asian American player in MLBDavid Bautista – WWE performer going by the name "Batista"Mohini Bhardwaj – American gymnast and 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the gymnastics team competitionRaj Bhavsar – 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in the gymnastics team competitionTedy Bruschi – American football linebacker for the New England PatriotsCorbin Carroll – outfielder for Arizona Diamondbacks Johnny Chan – professional poker playerMichael Chang – won tennis' French Open in 1989Nathan Chen – American figure skater and Olympic gold medalistBrandon Chillar – American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers Tiffany Chin – won the US Figure Skating Championship in 1985Simon Cho – short track speed skater, Olympic medalistAmy Chow – won gold and silver medals in gymnastics during the 1996 OlympicsNorm Chow – former head coach of the Hawaii football team and former offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans after helping lead USC to several NCAA championships as the offensive coordinator there. Currently the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL.Julie Chu – Olympics hockey playerClarissa Chun – 2 time Olympic Women's freestyle 48 kg (105.5 lbs) wrestlerPatrick Chung – 2-time Super Bowl champion, NFL player of Chinese Jamaican heritage with New England Patriots Jordan Clarkson – Filipino American NBA playerBryan Clay – won the decathlon gold medal in the 2008 Olympics , the silver medal in the 2004 Olympics , and was the sport's 2005 world championAlex Compton – basketball coachTim Cone – basketball coachEmily Cross – fencer, Olympic medalistNatalie Coughlin – Olympic gold medalist in swimmingJohnny Damon – 2 time All-Star MLB outfielder currently a free agentSean Davis – soccer playerToby Dawson – won a 2006 Olympic bronze medal in Men's Freestyle skiingBill Demong – Nordic combined skier, Olympic medalistKris Dim – IFBB professional bodybuilder Victoria Draves – first Asian American to earn a gold medal in the Olympics, winning both the 1948 platform and springboard eventsMathew Dumba – Canadian ice hockey defenseman for the Minnesota Wild.Tommy Edman – Major League Baseball playerMark Foo – professional surferRickie Fowler – golferCatherine Fox – swimmer, double Olympic championMiki Gorman (1935–2015) – two-time winner of both the Boston and New York City marathons; former American and unofficial world record holder in the marathonAlexi Grewal – Gold medal ist in 1984 Summer Olympics in cyclingEileen Gu – Olympic skier who competes for ChinaSatoshi Hirayama – baseball playerDerek Ho – professional surferMaria Ho – professional poker playerSteven Ho – martial artistKen Hoang – professional gamerIvana Hong – American gymnastAriel Hsing – youngest American U.S. table tennis national champion in historyRena Inoue – first place in the 2004 and 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships (pairs)Travis Ishikawa – free agent first basemanHaley Ishimatsu – American platform diver and member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic teamNatasha Kai – American soccer player and part of the gold medal-winning team in the 2008 Beijing OlympicsDanielle Kang – professional golferMasako Katsura – professional carom billiards playerEvelyn Kawamoto – won two Olympic bronze medals in swimming in 1952.[44] Anthony Kim – American professional golfer and part of the winning USA team in the 2008 Ryder Cup Chloe Kim – American snowboarder and Olympic gold medalistFord Konno – former world record holder, two-time Olympic gold medalist, two-time Olympic silver medalist in swimming (1952 and 1956)Tommy Kono (1930–2016) – former world record holder, two-time Olympic gold medalist and Olympic silver medalist in weightlifting (1952, 1956, and 1960)Younghoe Koo – current NFL kicker for the Atlanta Falcons Michelle Kwan – won nine national championships and five world titles, as well as two Olympic medals (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002) in figure skatingIris Kyle – professional bodybuilderKyle Larson – American professional stock car racing driverCung Le – UFC mma fighter / former Strikeforce middleweight championJeanette Lee – pool playerSammy Lee (1920–2016) – became the first Asian American man to earn an Olympic gold medal, when he won in platform diving in both 1948 and 1952Sunisa Lee – won the 2020 Olympics all-around gymnastics gold medalJeremy Lin – Taiwanese American point guard for the Beijing Ducks and 2019 NBA champion .Tim Lincecum – 2 time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Alysa Liu – figure skaterMike Lum – Major League Baseball playerMike Magpayo – current men's basketball head coach at UC Riverside ; first Asian American to serve in this role at an NCAA Division I schoolAlexander Massialas – fencer, Olympic medalistKalei Mau – volleyball playerWataru Misaka – broke the NBA color barrier in the 1947–48 season, when he played for the New York Knicks Yul Moldauer – artistic gymnastCollin Morikawa – golfer who won the 2020 PGA Championship and 2021 Open Championship Mirai Nagasu – women's singles figure skating champion in 2008 and an Olympic bronze medalistHaruki Nakamura – Free Safety of the Carolina Panthers Hikaru Nakamura – became the youngest American ever to earn the titles of National Master (age 10) and International Grandmaster (age 15) in chessPaeng Nepomuceno – won in almost every major international bowling championshipsKim Ng – current general manager of the Miami Marlins ; first woman to serve in that role in any of the "Big Four" professional leagues of North AmericaDat Nguyen – All-American linebacker at Texas A&M University and later became the first Vietnamese American in the National Football League Apolo Anton Ohno – won eight Olympic medals in short-track speed skating (two gold) in 2002, 2006, and 2010 as well as a world cup championshipNaomi Osaka – Japanese-American tennis championYoshinobu Oyakawa – former world record holder and 1952 Olympic gold medalist in the 100-meter backstrokeTommy Pham – Major League Baseball playerRajeev Ram – tennis player, Olympic medalistDave Roberts – former Major League Baseball player, 2004 World Series champion, and current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers .Jason Robertson – left winger for the Dallas Stars in the National Hockey League Kyla Ross – 2012 Olympic gold medalist gymnast, numerous World Championships medalist, and NCAA championAddison Russell – Filipino-American Baseball Player, and 2016 World Series ChampionHarold Sakata – won a weightlifting silver medal in the 1948 OlympicsEric Sato – won a 1988 Olympic gold medal in volleyballLiane Sato – won a 1992 Olympic bronze medal in volleyballXander Schauffele - PGA Tour Golfer, Olympic Gold MedalistAlex Shibutani – figure skater, Olympic medalistMaia Shibutani – figure skater, Olympic medalistDave Shoji – former head coach of the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball team and the winningest head coach in NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball History.Erik Shoji – volleyball player, Olympic medalistKawika Shoji – volleyball player, Olympic medalistVijay Singh – professional golferWesley So – chess grandmasterErik Spoelstra – head coach of the Miami Heat ; Filipino mother[45] Kurt Suzuki – Major League Baseball playerKevin Tan – American gymnast and part of the bronze medal-winning team in the 2008 Beijing OlympicsSonya Thomas – one of the world's top competitive eatersBrandon Vera – UFC fighterShane Victorino – former Major League Baseball player, and 2x World Series Champion (2008, 2013).Anthony Volpe – shortstop for the New York Yankees Ed Wang – became the first fully Chinese-American selected in the NFL Draft when drafted by the Buffalo Bills Hines Ward – was the MVP of Super Bowl XL while playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers Michelle Waterson-Gomez – MMA fighterMichelle Wie – golferKolten Wong – Major League Baseball playerTiger Woods – golfer of Chinese, Thai, Caucasian, African American, and Native American descent; self described as "Cablinasian" (a syllabic abbreviation he coined from Caucasian, Black, American Indian, and Asian)Kristi Yamaguchi – won three national figure skating championships, two world titles, and the 1992 Olympic gold medalTabitha Yim – American gymnastWally Yonamine – multisport athlete, played for the San Francisco 49ers (1947), Yomiuri Giants (1951–1960), Chunichi Dragons (1961–1962), and manager of the Chunichi Dragons (1972–1977). Only American to be admitted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame .Al Young – world champion race car driverJennifer Yu – U.S. women's chess champion in 2019 and 2022Caroline Zhang – American figure skater and 2007 Junior World Champion
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