Extraordinary Chinese Americans

Ta-Lin Hsu

Pioneer, Asian venture capital and private equity

John Young

1920 - 2013

Chiling Tong

John Chiang

Innovative politician and State Treasurer, California

Jackson Tai

Prominent Investment banker and leader in finance industry

Leroy Chiao

Trailblazer and former NASA astronaut

Howard Li

International business leader

Zheng Cao

1966-2013

Chi-Foon Chan

Technology visionary and strategist

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Professor, University of California

Kenneth Fong

Venture capitalist and entreprenueur

Wing T. Chao

World renowned master planner, architect and designer

Albert Chao

Renowned expert in international business and petrochemical industry

Ming Hsieh

President and FounderFulgent Therapeutics

Herman Y. Li

Chairman of the C & L Restaurant Group

John Sie

Founder of Starz Entertainment Group

Richard Y. Lee

Chairman and CEO of Amsino Medical Group

Mei-Wei Cheng

International tech buisness leader

Jeremy Wu

Accomplished public service executive

Philip Ma

Biotechnology Executive and Entrepreneur

Matt Fong

1953-2011

Brian A. Sun

Distinguished trial lawyer

Michelle Kwan

Olympic Medalist and Senior AdviserU.S. Department of State

Cheng Li

Established author and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Michael Fung

Leading management expert

Wilson Chu

Leader in M&A practice

Matthew F.C. Miau

Pioneer in Taiwan's high tech industry

David D. Ho

Innovative AIDs research scientist

Lanhee Chen

Policy expert, Stanford University

John Fugh

1934-2010

Shu Li

PhD, published author, and ChairmanJ&J Investments

Wallace Loh

President, University of Maryland , Chair, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council

Andrew J.C. Cherng

Entrepreneur and philanthropist

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fortinet

Morgan Chu

Distinguished intellectual property and trial lawyer

William Wang

Founder, VIZIO

Henry S. Tang

Managing Partner of Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory

Iris Chang

1968-2004

Robert W. Gee

Political consultant and advisor

David C. Chang

Distinguished academic and leader in civic engagement

I.M. Pei

1917-2019

Dominic Ng

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank

Peter Young

President & Managing Director at Young & Partners

Ed Chan

Corporate leader in sustainable growth

Teddy Zee

Hollywood Producer

Edmond Pi

Professor Emeritus at USC

Adeline Yen Mah

New York Times bestselling author, a doctor, and Founder & President of the Falling Leaves Foundation

Peter Liu

Pioneer and venture capitalist

Jerry Yang

Co-Founder Yahoo!

Anne Chow

Communications industry leader

Gordon H. Chang

Critically acclaimed author and historian

Stewart Kwoh

Nationally recognized civil rights leader

Ronnie Chan

Eminent leader in philanthropy

X. Rick Niu

President & CEO of Starr Strategic Holdings LLC

Linda Tsao Yang

Former U.S. Ambassador and first woman Executive Director appointed

Harry Gee, Jr.

Accomplished attorney and humanitarian

John S. Chen

Executive Chairman and CEO at BlackBerry

Timothy W. Tong

President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

David Chu

Venture Entrepreneur and founder of Nautica

Shao Kuang Ting

Contemporary Artist

Debra Wong Yang

Accomplished Lawyer and Partner of a global law firm

Chi Wang

President, U.S. China Policy Foundation

Cyrus Tang

1930 - 2018

Douglas Hsu

Chairman & CEO of Far Eastern Group

Shirley Young

President of U.S.-China Cultural Institute

Michael C. Lin

Accomplished biomedical scientist

Jenny J. Ming

Retail Entrepreneur and CEO

Weiming Tu

Ethicist and the world’s leading Confucian scholar

Handel Lee

Partner at Asia's largest law firm

Pauline Yu

President, American Council of Learned Societies

Donald Tang

Veteran Investment Banker

Don Liu

Accomplished Professor of Ophthalmology

Dun Tan

World-renowned artist, composer, and conductor

Carter Tseng

World-class leader in Information and Communication

Stanley Wang

Founder, President and CEO of Pantronix Corporation

Cher Wang

Global technology entrepreneur

Weili Dai

Pioneer in the semi-conductor industry

James M. Li

Accomplished business leader in the finance industry

Andrea Wong

International president, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Anla Cheng

Founder & CEO, SupChina

Wan Ling Martello

Executive VP and Head of Asia, Oceania & Africa Zone at Nestle

Mei-Mei Tuan

Expert in finance and human capital services

Victor Fung

Accomplished business leader

Dali Yang

Professor, University of Chicago

Y.C. Yang

1918-2016

Wu Fu Chen

Serial entrepreneur and renowned venture investor

Tony Chan

Prominent executive in education and distinguished mathematician

Nancy Yuan

Vice President and director, Asia Foundation

Weiming Lu

Internationally recognized urban planning and development advisor

Calvin Tsao

Prominent Contemporary Architect

Ted Wang

Global equities trading and investing veteran

Lip-Bu Tan

Tech Executive and Venture Capitalist

Henry Yang

Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara

Ming Chen Hsu

International business specialist and consultant

Lawrence B. Low

Chief Legal Officer, Orrick

Charlie Sie

1934-2013

Yo-Yo Ma

World Famous cellist and philanthropist

Albert Yu

1941 - 2017

Alice Young

Lawyer and Business Advisor

Steve Chen

Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube

Yue-Sai Kan

Emmy-Winning TV Producer and Host

David Lee

Co-founder and Managing General Partner of Clarity Partner

Clarence Kwan

Financial advisor and management specialist

David K. Y. Tang

Accomplished lawyer and partner of a global law firm

Anna Chennault

1925 - 2018

Wei Sun Christianson

International business leader

Chien Chung (Didi) Pei

Prominent architect

Anna Mok

Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Oscar Tang

Expert on Chinese Culture and Art, noted philanthropist

Maya Lin

Internationally acclaimed artist

Paul C. W. Chu

Accomplished scientist and professor

Hao Jiang Tian

Internationally-renowned opera singer

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912-1997

Micheline Chau

Successful Hollywood business executive

Norman Liu

Highly regarded business executive

Gareth Chang

Distinguished aerospace and digital technology executive

Ge Li

Entrepeneur, Scientist, and leader in Tech R&D industry

Daniel Chao

Nuclear energy executive

Robert Lee

Chairman of the Board, Blue Shield of California

Ming Tsai

Chinese-American restauranteur

Janet Yang

Prominent Hollywood producer

Jay Xu

Director and Pioneer, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Anthony Sun

Industry leader, information technology

H. Roger Wang

Real-Estate Entrepreneur

Lily Lee Chen

First ever Chinese-American female mayor in the U.S.

Ya-Qin Zhang

Former President, Baidu

William W. Shaw

1942-2010

Dennis Wu

Professional CPA expert

Paul C. Lin

Cross-border corporate transaction specialist

Lulu C. Wang

Money management specialist

Savio Tung

Chairman, Investcorp Technology Partners

Pehong Chen

Pioneering e-business leader

Dazong Wang

Business management expert

Morris Chang

Father of Taiwan's semiconductor industry

Buck Gee

Expert in tech industry and corporate executive leadership

Walter Wang

Accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist

Jeffrey Li

Founder and CEO of GL Capital Group

Guoqing Chen

Philanthropic leader and Co-founder HNA airlines

Benjamin Wu

Vice Chair of the U.S.-Asia Institute

Joan Chen

Internationally accredited actress and director

Lu Li

Founder, Himalaya Capital, humanitarian, and economic advisor

Charlie Woo

International Entrepreneur

Julie Fong

Grammy award winning producer

Yuan Yuan Tan

Internationally-renowned ballerina

J. Michael Chu

Accomplished investment specialist

Milton Chang

Industry leader in business, entrepreneurship, and photonics

Kung-Lee Wang

1925-2015

Leslie Wong

President, San Francisco State University

Nelson Dong

Leading expert in domestic and international technology and intellectual property

Gary Locke

The first Chinese-American ambassador to China

Richard T. Cheng

Renowned professor of computer science

Charles P. Wang

President, Chinese American Cultural & Art Association