Extraordinary Chinese Americans

Anla Cheng

Founder & CEO, SupChina

Shirley Wang

Matthew F.C. Miau

Pioneer in Taiwan's high tech industry

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912-1997

Yuan Yuan Tan

Internationally-renowned ballerina

Leslie Wong

President, San Francisco State University

Lip-Bu Tan

Tech Executive and Venture Capitalist

William W. Shaw

1942-2010

Ge Li

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

Alice Young

Lawyer and Business Advisor

Gary Locke

The first Chinese-American ambassador to China

Shirley Young

President of U.S.-China Cultural Institute

Mei-Wei Cheng

International tech buisness leader

Cyrus Tang

1930 - 2018

Adeline Yen Mah

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

Henry S. Tang

Managing Partner of Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory

Jerry Yang

Co-Founder Yahoo!

Clarence Kwan

Financial advisor and management specialist

Richard Y. Lee

Chairman and CEO of Amsino Medical Group

Li Lu

Founder, Himalaya Capital, humanitarian, and economic advisor

I.M. Pei

1917-2019

Julie Fong

Grammy award winning producer

Andrew J.C. Cherng

Entrepreneur and philanthropist

Jeffrey Li

Founder and CEO of GL Capital Group

Dominic Ng

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank

Pin Tai

Debra Wong Yang

Accomplished Lawyer and Partner of a global law firm

Edward Chang

Teddy Zee

Hollywood Producer

Charles P. Wang

President, Chinese American Cultural & Art Association

X. Rick Niu

New York Regional Chair

Dennis Wu

Professional CPA expert

Ming Tsai

Chinese-American restauranteur

Wan Ling Martello

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

Shu Li

PhD, published author, and ChairmanJ&J Investments

Zheng Cao

1966-2013

Daniel Chao

Corporate and Non-Profit Executive

Michael C. Lin

Accomplished biomedical scientist

Chien Chung (Didi) Pei

Prominent architect

David C. Chang

Distinguished academic and leader in civic engagement

Michael Fung

Leading management expert

Anne Chow

Communications industry leader

Walter Wang

Accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist

Iris Chang

1968-2004

Anna Mok

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

Weili Dai

Pioneer in the semi-conductor industry

Chiling Tong

Anthony Sun

Industry leader, information technology

David Chu

Venture Entrepreneur and founder of Nautica

Nelson Dong

Leading expert in domestic and international technology and intellectual property

Andrea Wong

International president, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Robert Lee

Chairman of the Board, Blue Shield of California

Maeley Tom

Trailblazer in Asian American politics

Stewart Kwoh

Nationally recognized civil rights leader

Robert W. Gee

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

Carter Tseng

World-class leader in Information and Communication

Lanhee Chen

Policy expert, Stanford University

Wei He

Philip Ma

Biotechnology Executive and Entrepreneur

John Young

1920 - 2013

Lily Lee Chen

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

Calvin Tsao

Prominent Contemporary Architect

Tony Chan

Prominent executive in education and distinguished mathematician

John Sie

Founder of Starz Entertainment Group

Brian A. Sun

Distinguished trial lawyer

Edmond Pi

Professor Emeritus at USC

Lulu C. Wang

Money management specialist

Tan Dun

World-renowned artist, composer, and conductor

Nicky Lu

Guiyou Huang

Yu (Ben) Meng

Ya-Qin Zhang

Former President, Baidu

Jeremy Wu

Accomplished public service executive

Y.C. Yang

1918-2016

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fortinet

Peter Young

President & Managing Director at Young & Partners

Derek Chang

Kung-Lee Wang

1925-2015

Hao Jiang Tian

Internationally-renowned opera singer

Margaret Wong

Matt Fong

1953-2011

Dazong Wang

Business management expert

Ronnie Chan

Eminent leader in philanthropy

Deborah Liu

Oscar Tang

Expert on Chinese Culture and Art, noted philanthropist

Benjamin Wu

President & CEO of Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation

Cyndie Chang

James M. Li

Accomplished business leader in the finance industry

Guoqing Chen

Philanthropic leader and Co-founder HNA airlines

Handel Lee

Senior Partner at Asia's largest law firm

Shao Kuang Ting

Contemporary Artist

David K. Y. Tang

Accomplished lawyer and partner of a global law firm

Jay Xu

Director and Pioneer, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Gordon H. Chang

Critically acclaimed author and historian

Pehong Chen

Pioneering e-business leader

Don Liu

Accomplished Professor of Ophthalmology

H. Roger Wang

Real-Estate Entrepreneur

Michael Ma

Norman Liu

Highly regarded business executive

Gareth Chang

Distinguished aerospace and digital technology executive

Charlie Sie

1934-2013

Linda Tsao Yang

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

Jenny J. Ming

Retail Entrepreneur and CEO

Brian Wong

Chi Wang

President, U.S. China Policy Foundation

John S. Chen

Executive Chairman and CEO at BlackBerry

Lili Zheng

Harry Gee, Jr.

Accomplished attorney and humanitarian

Lesley Ma

Mei-Mei Tuan

Expert in finance and human capital services

Nancy Yuan

Senior Vice President and Director of the Washington Office

William Wang

Founder, VIZIO

Peter Liu

Pioneer and venture capitalist

Kenneth Fong

Venture capitalist and entrepreneur

Wei Sun Christianson

International business leader

Albert Yu

1941 - 2017

Morgan Chu

Distinguished intellectual property and trial lawyer

Ta-Lin Hsu

Pioneer, Asian venture capital and private equity

Cheng Li

Established author and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Ida Liu

Paul C. Lin

Cross-border corporate transaction specialist

Ming Hsieh

President and Founder Fulgent Therapeutics / LA Regional Chair

Buck Gee

Expert in tech industry and corporate executive leadership

Eric Zheng

Ted Wang

Global equities trading and investing veteran

Chi-Foon Chan

Technology visionary and strategist

John Fugh

1934-2010

Douglas Hsu

Chairman & CEO of Far Eastern Group

Richard T. Cheng

Renowned professor of computer science

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Academic

Howard Li

International business leader / Greater China Regional Chair

Anna Chennault

1925 - 2018

Yue-Sai Kan

Emmy-Winning TV Producer and Host

Jackson Tai

Prominent Investment banker and leader in finance industry

J. Michael Chu

Accomplished investment specialist

Janet Yang

Prominent Hollywood producer

Leroy Chiao

Trailblazer and former NASA astronaut

Cher Wang

Global technology entrepreneur

Yo-Yo Ma

World Famous cellist and philanthropist

Ming Chen Hsu

1924-2021

Richard Lui

NBC / MSNBC News Anchor

Charlie Woo

International Entrepreneur

Henry Yang

Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara

Albert Chao

Renowned expert in international business and petrochemical industry

Paul C. W. Chu

Accomplished scientist and professor

John Chiang

Innovative politician and State Treasurer, California

Shau-wai Lam

Wilson Chu

Leader in M&A practice

David D. Ho

Innovative AIDs research scientist

Eric S. Yuan

Steve Chen

Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube

Lawrence B. Low

Chief Legal Officer, Orrick