Extraordinary Chinese Americans

Lu Li

Founder, Himalaya Capital, humanitarian, and economic advisor

John Young

1920 - 2013

Lily Lee Chen

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

David K. Y. Tang

Accomplished lawyer and partner of a global law firm

Morgan Chu

Distinguished intellectual property and trial lawyer

Robert Lee

Chairman of the Board, Blue Shield of California

Richard Y. Lee

Chairman and CEO of Amsino Medical Group

Shirley Young

President of U.S.-China Cultural Institute

William Wang

Founder, VIZIO

Michael Fung

Leading management expert

X. Rick Niu

New York Regional Chair

Peter Young

President & Managing Director at Young & Partners

Yo-Yo Ma

World Famous cellist and philanthropist

Herman Y. Li

Chairman of the C & L Restaurant Group

Teddy Zee

Hollywood Producer

Cyrus Tang

1930 - 2018

Nancy Yuan

Senior Vice President and Director of the Washington Office

Richard Lui

NBC / MSNBC News Anchor

Carter Tseng

World-class leader in Information and Communication

Iris Chang

1968-2004

Mei-Mei Tuan

Expert in finance and human capital services

Jeffrey Li

Founder and CEO of GL Capital Group

David C. Chang

Distinguished academic and leader in civic engagement

Charlie Woo

International Entrepreneur

H. Roger Wang

Real-Estate Entrepreneur

Wilson Chu

Leader in M&A practice

Jerry Yang

Co-Founder Yahoo!

Anne Chow

Communications industry leader

Lulu C. Wang

Money management specialist

Chi-Foon Chan

Technology visionary and strategist

Chi Wang

President, U.S. China Policy Foundation

Dennis Wu

Professional CPA expert

Don Liu

Accomplished Professor of Ophthalmology

Nelson Dong

Leading expert in domestic and international technology and intellectual property

Albert Yu

1941 - 2017

Yu (Ben) Meng

Chiling Tong

Oscar Tang

Expert on Chinese Culture and Art, noted philanthropist

Debra Wong Yang

Accomplished Lawyer and Partner of a global law firm

Jeremy Wu

Accomplished public service executive

Henry S. Tang

Managing Partner of Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory

William W. Shaw

1942-2010

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fortinet

Shu Li

PhD, published author, and ChairmanJ&J Investments

Ida Liu

Cheng Li

Established author and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Henry Yang

Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara

Anla Cheng

Founder & CEO, SupChina

Ronnie Chan

Eminent leader in philanthropy

Dazong Wang

Business management expert

Ming Hsieh

President and Founder Fulgent Therapeutics / LA Regional Chair

Hao Jiang Tian

Internationally-renowned opera singer

Richard T. Cheng

Renowned professor of computer science

Howard Li

International business leader / Greater China Regional Chair

John S. Chen

Executive Chairman and CEO at BlackBerry

Pehong Chen

Pioneering e-business leader

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912-1997

Ta-Lin Hsu

Pioneer, Asian venture capital and private equity

Brian A. Sun

Distinguished trial lawyer

Tony Chan

Prominent executive in education and distinguished mathematician

Dominic Ng

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank

I.M. Pei

1917-2019

Anna Mok

Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Shau-wai Lam

Jay Xu

Director and Pioneer, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Brian Wong

Guoqing Chen

Philanthropic leader and Co-founder HNA airlines

Steve Chen

Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube

Benjamin Wu

President & CEO of Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation

Buck Gee

Expert in tech industry and corporate executive leadership

Anthony Sun

Industry leader, information technology

Lip-Bu Tan

Tech Executive and Venture Capitalist

Lanhee Chen

Policy expert, Stanford University

Edmond Pi

Professor Emeritus at USC

Y.C. Yang

1918-2016

Ted Wang

Global equities trading and investing veteran

Pin Tai

Stewart Kwoh

Nationally recognized civil rights leader

Clarence Kwan

Financial advisor and management specialist

Mei-Wei Cheng

International tech buisness leader

Zheng Cao

1966-2013

Harry Gee, Jr.

Accomplished attorney and humanitarian

Calvin Tsao

Prominent Contemporary Architect

James M. Li

Accomplished business leader in the finance industry

Chien Chung (Didi) Pei

Prominent architect

Gary Locke

The first Chinese-American ambassador to China

Eric S. Yuan

Albert Chao

Renowned expert in international business and petrochemical industry

Adeline Yen Mah

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

Handel Lee

Partner at Asia's largest law firm

Kenneth Fong

Venture capitalist and entreprenueur / Northern California Regional Chair

Jenny J. Ming

Retail Entrepreneur and CEO

J. Michael Chu

Accomplished investment specialist

Paul C. Lin

Cross-border corporate transaction specialist

Shao Kuang Ting

Contemporary Artist

Weili Dai

Pioneer in the semi-conductor industry

John Sie

Founder of Starz Entertainment Group

Julie Fong

Grammy award winning producer

Charlie Sie

1934-2013

Leslie Wong

President, San Francisco State University

Gordon H. Chang

Critically acclaimed author and historian

Ming Chen Hsu

International business specialist and consultant

Andrew J.C. Cherng

Entrepreneur and philanthropist

Anna Chennault

1925 - 2018

Morris Chang

Father of Taiwan's semiconductor industry

Gareth Chang

Distinguished aerospace and digital technology executive

Andrea Wong

International president, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Weiming Lu

Internationally recognized urban planning and development advisor

Dun Tan

World-renowned artist, composer, and conductor

Peter Liu

Pioneer and venture capitalist

Maeley Tom

Trailblazer in Asian American politics

Derek Chang

Walter Wang

Accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist

Deborah Liu

Alice Young

Lawyer and Business Advisor

Eric Zheng

Robert W. Gee

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

Jackson Tai

Prominent Investment banker and leader in finance industry

Lawrence B. Low

Chief Legal Officer, Orrick

Kung-Lee Wang

1925-2015

David D. Ho

Innovative AIDs research scientist

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Academic

Lesley Ma

Ming Tsai

Chinese-American restauranteur

Daniel Chao

Corporate and Non-Profit Executive

Philip Ma

Biotechnology Executive and Entrepreneur

John Fugh

1934-2010

Ya-Qin Zhang

Former President, Baidu

Ge Li

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

Matthew F.C. Miau

Pioneer in Taiwan's high tech industry

Yuan Yuan Tan

Internationally-renowned ballerina

Michael C. Lin

Accomplished biomedical scientist

John Chiang

Innovative politician and State Treasurer, California

Linda Tsao Yang

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

Janet Yang

Prominent Hollywood producer

Paul C. W. Chu

Accomplished scientist and professor

Matt Fong

1953-2011

Wei Sun Christianson

International business leader

David Chu

Venture Entrepreneur and founder of Nautica

Charles P. Wang

President, Chinese American Cultural & Art Association

Yue-Sai Kan

Emmy-Winning TV Producer and Host

Wan Ling Martello

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

Leroy Chiao

Trailblazer and former NASA astronaut

Shirley Wang

Douglas Hsu

Chairman & CEO of Far Eastern Group

Norman Liu

Highly regarded business executive