Extraordinary Chinese Americans

Yu (Ben) Meng

Cheng Li

Established author and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Zheng Cao

1966-2013

Margaret Wong

Guoqing Chen

Philanthropic leader and Co-founder HNA airlines

William Wang

Founder, VIZIO

Tan Dun

World-renowned artist, composer, and conductor

Teddy Zee

Hollywood Producer

Ronnie Chan

Eminent leader in philanthropy

Maeley Tom

Trailblazer in Asian American politics

Lulu C. Wang

Money management specialist

Anla Cheng

Founder & CEO, SupChina

Wei Sun Christianson

International business leader

Cyrus Tang

1930 - 2018

Gary Locke

The first Chinese-American ambassador to China

Anthony Sun

Industry leader, information technology

Kung-Lee Wang

1925-2015

Henry Yang

Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara

Edward Chang

Andrew J.C. Cherng

Entrepreneur and philanthropist

Janet Yang

Prominent Hollywood producer

Ta-Lin Hsu

Pioneer, Asian venture capital and private equity

Anne Chow

Communications industry leader

Richard Y. Lee

Chairman and CEO of Amsino Medical Group

Clarence Kwan

Financial advisor and management specialist

Ted Wang

Global equities trading and investing veteran

Albert Chao

Renowned expert in international business and petrochemical industry

Lily Lee Chen

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

Charlie Woo

International Entrepreneur

Hao Jiang Tian

Internationally-renowned opera singer

Debra Wong Yang

Accomplished Lawyer and Partner of a global law firm

Edmond Pi

Professor Emeritus at USC

Eric S. Yuan

James M. Li

Accomplished business leader in the finance industry

Oscar Tang

Expert on Chinese Culture and Art, noted philanthropist

Matthew F.C. Miau

Pioneer in Taiwan's high tech industry

Chien Chung (Didi) Pei

Prominent architect

Matt Fong

1953-2011

Mei-Mei Tuan

Expert in finance and human capital services

Walter Wang

Accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist

Jeffrey Li

Founder and CEO of GL Capital Group

Don Liu

Accomplished Professor of Ophthalmology

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912-1997

Wilson Chu

Leader in M&A practice

Nancy Yuan

Senior Vice President and Director of the Washington Office

Ida Liu

Mei-Wei Cheng

International tech buisness leader

X. Rick Niu

New York Regional Chair

Jerry Yang

Co-Founder Yahoo!

David K. Y. Tang

Accomplished lawyer and partner of a global law firm

Norman Liu

Highly regarded business executive

Pin Tai

Michael Fung

Leading management expert

Anna Mok

Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP; President & Co-Founder, Ascend; Co-Founder, Ascend Pinnacle

Dazong Wang

Business management expert

Brian Wong

Paul C. Lin

Cross-border corporate transaction specialist

Kenneth Fong

Venture capitalist and entrepreneur

Leslie Wong

President, San Francisco State University

Stewart Kwoh

Nationally recognized civil rights leader

Handel Lee

Senior Partner at Asia's largest law firm

John Young

1920 - 2013

Michael Ma

Benjamin Wu

President & CEO of Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation

Linda Tsao Yang

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

Ming Chen Hsu

1924-2021

Lesley Ma

Ming Hsieh

President and Founder Fulgent Therapeutics / LA Regional Chair

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fortinet

Lip-Bu Tan

Tech Executive and Venture Capitalist

Li Lu

Founder, Himalaya Capital, humanitarian, and economic advisor

Wei He

Peter Young

President & Managing Director at Young & Partners

Wan Ling Martello

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

William W. Shaw

1942-2010

Shirley Wang

Charles P. Wang

President, Chinese American Cultural & Art Association

Henry S. Tang

Managing Partner of Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory

David Chu

Venture Entrepreneur and founder of Nautica

Nicky Lu

Yuan Yuan Tan

Internationally-renowned ballerina

I.M. Pei

1917-2019

Chi Wang

President, U.S. China Policy Foundation

Derek Chang

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Academic

Michael C. Lin

Accomplished biomedical scientist

Y.C. Yang

1918-2016

Ming Tsai

Chinese-American restauranteur

Yo-Yo Ma

World Famous cellist and philanthropist

Harry Gee, Jr.

Accomplished attorney and humanitarian

Shu Li

PhD, published author, and ChairmanJ&J Investments

Lanhee Chen

Policy expert, Stanford University

Alice Young

Lawyer and Business Advisor

Andrea Wong

International president, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Philip Ma

Biotechnology Executive and Entrepreneur

Chiling Tong

Carter Tseng

World-class leader in Information and Communication

Calvin Tsao

Prominent Contemporary Architect

Julie Fong

Grammy award winning producer

Nelson Dong

Leading expert in domestic and international technology and intellectual property

Guiyou Huang

John Sie

Founder of Starz Entertainment Group

Ya-Qin Zhang

Former President, Baidu

Weili Dai

Pioneer in the semi-conductor industry

J. Michael Chu

Accomplished investment specialist

Jenny J. Ming

Retail Entrepreneur and CEO

David D. Ho

Innovative AIDs research scientist

Jay Xu

Director and Pioneer, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

H. Roger Wang

Real-Estate Entrepreneur

Brian A. Sun

Distinguished trial lawyer

Yue-Sai Kan

Emmy-Winning TV Producer and Host

John Chiang

Innovative politician and State Treasurer, California

Leroy Chiao

Trailblazer and former NASA astronaut

Morgan Chu

Distinguished intellectual property and trial lawyer

Albert Yu

1941 - 2017

Chi-Foon Chan

Technology visionary and strategist

Jackson Tai

Prominent Investment banker and leader in finance industry

Iris Chang

1968-2004

Robert W. Gee

Political consultant and advisor / Washington D.C. Regional Chair

Adeline Yen Mah

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

Paul C. W. Chu

Accomplished scientist and professor

Robert Lee

Chairman of the Board, Blue Shield of California

Shirley Young

President of U.S.-China Cultural Institute

Douglas Hsu

Chairman & CEO of Far Eastern Group

Cyndie Chang

Buck Gee

Expert in tech industry and corporate executive leadership

John Fugh

1934-2010

Lawrence B. Low

Chief Legal Officer, Orrick

Richard Lui

NBC / MSNBC News Anchor

Shao Kuang Ting

Contemporary Artist

Howard Li

International business leader / Greater China Regional Chair

Tony Chan

Prominent executive in education and distinguished mathematician

Anna Chennault

1925 - 2018

Dominic Ng

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank

Peter Liu

Pioneer and venture capitalist

Lili Zheng

David C. Chang

Distinguished academic and leader in civic engagement

Daniel Chao

Corporate and Non-Profit Executive

Gareth Chang

Distinguished aerospace and digital technology executive

Shau-wai Lam

Richard T. Cheng

Renowned professor of computer science

Jeremy Wu

Accomplished public service executive

Deborah Liu

Charlie Sie

1934-2013

Steve Chen

Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube

Ge Li

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

Dennis Wu

Professional CPA expert

Pehong Chen

Pioneering e-business leader

John S. Chen

Executive Chairman and CEO at BlackBerry

Eric Zheng

Gordon H. Chang

Critically acclaimed author and historian