Asian Americans have made significant contributions to American society. This reference work celebrates the contributions of 166 distinguished Asian Americans. Most people profiled are not featured in any other biographical collection of noted Asian Americans. The Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, Filipino Americans, Korean Americans, South Asian Americans (from India and Pakistan), and Southeast Asian Americans (from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam) profiled in this work represent more than 75 fields of endeavor. From historical figures to figure skater Michelle Kwan, this work features both prominent and less familiar individuals who have made significant contributions in their fields. A number of the contemporary subjects have given exclusive interviews for this work.
All biographies have been written by experts in their ethnic fields. Those profiled range widely from distinguished scientists and Nobel Prize winners to sports stars, from actors to activists, from politicians to business leaders, from artists to literary luminaries. All are role models for young men and women, and many have overcome difficult odds to succeed. These colorfully written, substantive biographies detail their subjects' goals, struggles, and commitments to success and to their ethnic communities. More than 40 portraits accompany the biographies and each biography concludes with a list of suggested reading for further research. Appendices organizing the biographies by ethnic group and profession make searching easy. This is the most current biographical dictionary on Asian Americans and is ideal for student research.
Introduction
Kyutaro Abiko
Eleanor Academia
Chun Afong
Ch'ang Ho Ahn
Philip Ahn
John Fugue Aiso
Chang Apana
George Ryoichi Ariyoshi
Jose Aruego
Tai Babilonia
Bobby Balcena
Thang Nguyen Barrett
Lynda Barry
Amar Gopal Bose
Carlos Bulosan
Benjamin J. Cayetano
Sucheng Chan
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Michael Chang
Elaine L. Chao
Tin-Yuke Char
Boona Cheema
Anna Chen Chennault
Ng Poon Chew
Frank Chin
Hung Wai Ching
Thomas W. Chinn
Margaret Cho
Martha C. Ch'oe
Bong Youn Choy
Herbert C. Choy
Louis Chu
Connie Chung
Eugene Y. Chung
Ananda Coomaraswamy
Taraknath Das
Hisaye Yamamoto DeSoto
Kartar Dhillon
Victoria Manalo Draves
Edith Maud Eaton
Bobby Enriquez
Marina Estrella Espina
March Fong Eu
Hiram Fong
Philip Kan Gotanda
Carl Sadakichi Hartmann
S.I.Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa
Le Ly Hayslip
Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi
Chinn Ho
Ping Ti Ho
William K. Hosokawa
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Francis Lang Kwang Hsu
David Henry Hwang
Bong Hak Hyun
Soon Hyun
Lawson Fusao Inada
Daniel Ken Inouye
Larry Itliong
Lance A. Ito
Philip Jaisohn
Indira Freitas Johnson
Connie Kang
Sen Katayama
James K. Kealoha
Fazlur Rahman Khan
Jay Kim
Richard Kim
Dong Kingman
Maxine Hong Kingston
Harry H.L. Kitano
Tommy Tamio Kono
Fred T. Korematsu
Michelle Kwan
Him Mark Lai
Ruth Asawa Lanier
Bruce Lee
Chang Rae Lee
Ming Cho Lee
Rose Hum Lee
Sammy Lee
Tsung Dao Lee
Yuan-Tseh Lee
Victor Hao Li
Genevieve Lim
John Keun Lim
Maya Lin
Daniel S.C. Liu
Gary Locke
John Lone
Bette Bao Lord
Keye Luke
Wing Luke
Kalfred Dip Lum
Chin Lung
Yo-Yo Ma
Frederick Kinzaburo Makino
Mike Masaoka
Robert T. Matsui
Masayuki "Spark" Matsunaga
Nobu McCarthy
Zubin Mehta
David C. Mendoza
Benjamin Menor
Dale Minami
Norman Y. Mineta
Patsy Takemoto Mink
S. Frank Miyamoto
Hiroshi H. Miyamura
Toyo Miyatake
Ronald Tai Young Moon
Toshio Mori
Sadao Munemori
Josie Cruz Natori
Haing Ngor
Isamu Noguchi
Angela Oh
Soon Tek Oh
Vincent H. Okamoto
Steven Okazaki
Mine Okubo
James Matsumoto Omura
Yoshinobu Oyakawa
Young J. Paik
Chan Ho Park
Yongman Park
I.M.Pei
Aarati Prabhakar
Dith Pran
Safi U. Qureshy
A.K. Ramanujan
Syngman Rhee
Roshni Rustomji-Kerns
James Yoshinori Sakamoto
Eduardo San Juan
Robert Santos
Dalip Singh Saund
George Shima
Paull Hobom Shin
Joe Shoong
Sichan Siv
Chang Mook Sohn
Yellapragada Subba Row
Stanley Sue
Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto
Betty Lee Sung
Amy Tan
Togo William Tanaka
Chang Lin Tien
Samuel Chao Chung Ting
Edison Uno
Charles B. Wang
Wayne Wang
Yung Wing
Anna May Wong
Jade Snow Wong
Chien-Shiung Wu
Nguyen Huu Xuong
Kristi Yamaguchi
Chen Ning Yang
Minoru Yasui
Do Ngoc Yen
Jacqueline Eurn Hai Young
Judy Yung
Appendices
Index
Reviews
Entries, written by experts in the specific ethnic group, reflect the diversity of Asian Americans. The articles are well documented and each includes a brief bibliography....Recommended for academic and public libraries.—Choice
[T]he Asian American population was the fastest growing minority from 1980 to 1990, increasing by almost 100 percent. Despite this fact, there are still relatively few reference works on this group. Here an excellent group of contributors document the lives of 166 distinguished Asian Americans, from scientists and Nobel prize winners like physicist Tsung Dao Lee to martial arts expert Bruce Lee and figure skater Michelle Kwan. Just the thing for most school, public, and college reference collections.—Library Journal
...[C]overs a wide range of Asian Americans, not just celebrities and familiar faces...[T]he text is accurate and easy to understand, but avoids talking down to the reader. This dictionary would be a logical addition to any high school library that needs multicultural material.—The Book Report
A good purchase for school libraries or larger public libraries.—American Reference Books Annual
This resource will be useful for teens who must complete assignments on Asian Americans and do not know where to begin.—VOYA
