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List of Chinese Americans
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This is a list of
notable
Chinese Americans
, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
These are people who have made significant contributions to the
American
culture or
society
politically,
artistically or
scientifically, or have appeared in the
news numerous times.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Chinese American or must have references showing they are Chinese American and are notable.
Arts
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James Wong Howe (?????????) - nominated for ten
Academy Awards for cinematography
, won twice (1955, 1963)
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Maya Lin (??????) - architect (
Vietnam Veterans Memorial)
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Ivan Taslimson
- Artist, inventor
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Shen Wei - Chinese-American dancer, choreographer and visual artist and director of the company Shen Wei Dance Arts; MacArthur "genius" grant recipient
Fashion design
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Yeohlee Tang
- fashion designer
Business
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Weili Dai - co-founder of
Marvell Technology Group
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Ken Hom - notable Chinese American chef, author and British television-show presenter
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Kim Ng (?????????) - baseball executive
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Larry Wang - founder & CEO of
Wang & Li Asia Resources
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An Wang (??????) - computer engineer and inventor; co-founder of
Wang Laboratories
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Charles Wang (?????????) - founder, CEO and chairman of
Computer Associates
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Jerry Yang
- co-founder of Yahoo!
Entertainment
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Tia Carrere - actress, model and singer, (
Relic Hunter)
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China Chow - actress, model (father is Chinese-American)
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Haing S. Ngor - Chinese Cambodian actor; won an Oscar for Best Supporting actor in
The Killing Fields
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Rupert Jee - owner of the Hello Deli next to the Ed Sullivan Theatre; has made numerous appearances on
The Late Show with David Letterman
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Malese Jow - actress & singer on
Unfabulous and
Bratz
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Nancy Kwan (?????????) - first Chinese-born star in Western cinema
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Dan Kwong - performance artist, writer, teacher, playwright (
Be Like Water)
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Tiffany Lam - former beauty queen hailing from Hong Kong
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Ang Lee - Academy Award winning director
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Justin Lin - director,
Better Luck Tomorrow,
,
Fast & Furious
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Lucy Liu (?????????) - actress,
Charlie's Angels,
Kill Bill
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Meiling Melan??on - , actress
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Olivia Munn - actress, model and television personality
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Irene Ng
- Chinese Malaysian actress who played the title character in Nickelodeon's The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
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Chuti Tiu - actress,
Desire
,
24
,
Dragnet
,
Beautiful
,
The Specials, former
America's Junior Miss (first non-Caucasian winner) *
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Lauren Tom - actress,
Joy Luck Club, "Julie" on
Friends
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Ming Tsai (??????) - chef and restaurateur (Blue Ginger); host of Emmy Award winning television show
East Meets West
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Anna May Wong (?????????) - first female Asian-American star of the screen
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B. D. Wong (?????????) - Tony Award winning actor,
M Butterfly,
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Daniel Wu (?????????) - Hong Kong-based Chinese American actor
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Kevin Wu -
YouTube star, once #1 Most Subscribed Comedian (All Time)
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Vanness Wu - actor, singer, director, producer based in Asia
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Vern Yip - interior designer and TV host
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Nan Zhang - actress, Gossip Girl as Kati Farkas
Journalism
-
Emily Chang
- journalist from
CNN
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Jeff Chang
- journalist, hip-hop historian
-
Julie Chen - newsreader on
The Early Show and host of
Big Brother
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Connie Chung - became the second woman to co-anchor a major network???s national news broadcast
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Sam Chu Lin - journalist, one of the first Asian Americans on network TV news
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Lisa Ling (?????????) (1973 - ) - journalist, known for her role as a co-host of ABC's
The View
and host of
National Geographic Ultimate Explorer
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Jennifer Su (Jennifer Tsou) - Television news anchor, Star TV
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John Yang
-
Peabody Award winning news correspondent and commentator for
NBC Night News with Brian Williams,
Today (NBC program), and
MSNBC
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Jeff Yang - writer, media/business consultant, Asian American culture columnist for the
San Francisco Chronicle
Literature
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Bette Bao Lord (?????????) - writer, novelist
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Frank Chin (?????????) - novelist, playwright, and essayist
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Ben Fee - writer and labor organizer
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Ha Jin - novelist, winner of the National Book Award for "Waiting"
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Yiyun Li (?????????) - winner of the 2006 PEN/Hemingway Award
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William Marr (?????????,??????) - Engineer, poet, translator, and artist
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Timothy C. Wong (?????????) - sinologist, translator, and literary theorist
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Gene Luen Yang - graphic novelist, whose book
American Born Chinese was the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award
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Larry Wang - author of "Know The Game, Play The Game (August 2001)" & "How to DYFET"
Military
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David S. C. Chu -
United States Army
Captain
(retired),
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (2001???2008), president/
CEO of the
Institute for Defense Analyses
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John Liu Fugh
- first Chinese American officer to be promoted to the rank of
Major General
in the
United States Army; first Chinese American to serve as
Judge Advocate General of the Army
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Wah Kau Kong -
United States Air Force
Second Lieutenant
, first Chinese American
fighter pilot
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Hazel Ying Lee (?????????) - first Chinese American woman to earn a
pilot's license; flew for the
United States Army Air Forces during
World War II as a
Women Airforce Service Pilot
(WASP)
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Coral Wong Pietsch -
United States Army Reserve
Brigadier General
, first female Asian American general officer
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James Yee,
United States Army
Captain
and
chaplain, formerly charged with
sedition
-
Francis B. Wai -
United States Army
Captain
, only Chinese American to have been awarded the
Medal of Honor
Music
-
Only Won - rapper-actor-martial artist
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Chi Cheng
- bassist to alternative metal band,
Deftones
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Kelis - singer 1/4 Chinese
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Richard On - guitarist-songwriter for rock band
O.A.R.
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Ne-Yo -
R&B artist, 1/4 Chinese
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Bright Sheng - Chinese-American composer, conductor, and pianist
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Chris Wong Won
("Fresh Kid Ice", 'The Chinaman") - Chinese Trinidadian rapper, member of
2 Live Crew
Politics and government
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Norman Bay - former
United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico (2000???2001); first Chinese American
United States Attorney.
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Denny Chin - judge of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1994???present), first Asian American appointed as a
United States district court judge outside of the
Ninth Circuit
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David S. C. Chu -
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (2001???2008). Republican.
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Judy Chu - First Chinese-American woman to serve as
U.S. Representative
(2009-present). Democrat.
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Steven Chu -
physicist, current
United States Secretary of Energy (2009???present), winner of 1997
Nobel Prize in Physics for research in
laser cooling
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Charles Djou -
U.S. Representative
from
Hawaii (2010-present). Republican.
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March Fong Eu - former
Secretary of State of California (1975???1994), elected in 1974, she won reelection four times;
United States Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (1994???1996). Democrat.
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Matthew K. Fong
-
California State Treasurer (1995???1999), adoptive son of
March Fong Eu. Republican.
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Ed Jew - former member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Democrat.
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Harry Lee
-Longtime
sheriff
of
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; first elected in 1979, he was re-elected six times and served 27 and a half years. Democrat.
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Gary Locke - current
United States Secretary of Commerce (2009???present); former
Governor of Washington (1997???2005), first and only Chinese American to serve as a
state governor
. Democrat.
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Thomas Tang - judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; first Chinese American
federal judge
.
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Shien Biau Woo (?????????) -
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (1985???1989), current president of the
80-20 Initiative. Democrat.
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Mae Yih -
Oregon State Representative
(1977???1983),
Oregon State Senator
(1983???2003), first Chinese American to serve in a
state senate
. Democrat.
-
Helen Zia (?????????) - community activist and writer
-
Leland Yee (
???
???
???
) - former
California State Assemblyman, current
California State Senator
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John Liu -
New York City Comptroller and former member of the
New York City Council.
-
Margaret Chin - Member of the
New York City Council representing
Chinatown
.
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Peter Koo - Member of the
New York City Council representing
Flushing, Queens.
Science, engineering and education
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Shiing-Shen Chern - one of the most remarkable mathematician in
Geometry.
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Thomas W. Chinn (?????????
?????????) -Prominent Chinese American historian. One of the founders of the Chinese American Historical Society.
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David Jung-Kuang Chiu - Former Director of Asian Studies and Dean of University Advisement,
Hofstra University
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Wen Tsing Chow (?????????) - missile guidance scientist, digital computer pioneer
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Steven Chu - 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics, U.S. Secretary of Energy
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T. Y. Lin (?????????) - civil engineer (bridgebuilder)
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Terence Chi-Shen Tao
(?????????) - mathematician,
Fields Medal winner.
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Taylor Wang - first ethnic Chinese scientist to go into space, 1985 on space shuttle Challenger
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Chien-Shiung Wu (?????????) - female scientist with the considerable contribution to the acquisition of Nobel Prize by Tsung-dao Lee. She also worked on the
Manhattan Project.
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Frank H. Wu - author, law professor, and former law school dean
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Huping Ling - Professor of History at
Truman State University, author
Sports
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Johnny Chan
- professional Poker Player
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Michael Chang (?????????) - youngest male tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament
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Brian Ching (?????????) - soccer player for
Houston Dynamo and the
United States national team
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Amy Chow (?????????) - gymnast and Olympic medal winner
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Norm Chow (?????????) -
UCLA Bruins offensive coordinator
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Karen Kwan - former figure skater, sister of Michelle Kwan
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Ed Wang- professional American football player
Other
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Vincent Chin - killed in fight, considered by Chinese-American advocacy groups to be victim of bias crime
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Raymond Kwok Chow (?????????) - also known as "Shrimp Boy", San Francisco Chinatown mobster, leader of the San Francisco Chapter of
Chinese Freemasons
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Mock Duck - New York Chinatown mobster, leader of the
Hip Sing Tong.
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Betty Ong -
flight attendant on
American Airlines Flight 11
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Yung Wing (??????) - first Chinese and Asian to obtain a degree from an American college (
Yale University)
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Kevin Wu (aka KevJumba)
- Youtube personality.
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Wikipedia article "List of Chinese Americans".
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