Chinese workers were instrumental in building our nation's railroads. Credit: Library of Congress
- Chinese workers were instrumental in building our nation's railroads.
- Korean Independence Movement leader, Philip Jaisohn, devoted his life to Korean independence and sovereignty. He was the first Korean to become a naturalized citizen of the United States.
- Vang Pao is a former Major General in the Royal Lao Army. He is an ethnic Hmong and a leader of the Hmong American community in the U.S.
- Indian-American scientist and NASA astronaut, Kalpana Chawla was one of seven crewmembers killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
- Japanese American astronaut, Ellison Shoji Onizuka, successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-C, before losing his life in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger. He was the first Asian American to reach space.
- Secretary of Energy Steven Chu is among the several Chinese Americans to have won the Nobel Prize.
- Jerry Yang is a Chinese American entrepreneur, co-founder, and former CEO of Yahoo! Inc.
- World class cellist, Yo-Yo Ma performs in the White House for President and Mrs. Reagan, Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko of Japan.
- Loung Ung is a Cambodian American human-rights activist, an internationally-recognized lecturer, and the national spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World.
- Iris Chang is best known for her best-selling account of the Nanking Massacre, The Rape of Nanking.
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