Extraordinary Chinese Americans

William W. Shaw

1942-2010

Lanhee Chen

Policy expert, Stanford University

Yo-Yo Ma

World Famous cellist and philanthropist

Yue-Sai Kan

Emmy-Winning TV Producer and Host

Ronnie Chan

Eminent leader in philanthropy

David D. Ho

Innovative AIDs research scientist

Paul C. Lin

Cross-border corporate transaction specialist

Charlie Sie

1934-2013

Y.C. Yang

1918-2016

Janet Yang

Prominent Hollywood producer

Anthony Sun

Industry leader, information technology

Lip-Bu Tan

Tech Executive and Venture Capitalist

Ta-Lin Hsu

Pioneer, Asian venture capital and private equity

John Chiang

Innovative politician and State Treasurer, California

Chi-Foon Chan

Technology visionary and strategist

Andrea Wong

International president, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Julie Fong

Grammy award winning producer

X. Rick Niu

New York Regional Chair

William Wang

Founder, VIZIO

David Chu

Venture Entrepreneur and founder of Nautica

David C. Chang

Distinguished academic and leader in civic engagement

Morgan Chu

Distinguished intellectual property and trial lawyer

Peter Liu

Pioneer and venture capitalist

Jerry Yang

Co-Founder Yahoo!

Tony Chan

Prominent executive in education and distinguished mathematician

Richard Lui

NBC / MSNBC News Anchor

Paul C. W. Chu

Accomplished scientist and professor

Jackson Tai

Prominent Investment banker and leader in finance industry

J. Michael Chu

Accomplished investment specialist

Calvin Tsao

Prominent Contemporary Architect

Shirley Wang

Charles P. Wang

President, Chinese American Cultural & Art Association

Cyrus Tang

1930 - 2018

Lesley Ma

Adeline Yen Mah

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

Pehong Chen

Pioneering e-business leader

John S. Chen

Executive Chairman and CEO at BlackBerry

Jay Xu

Director and Pioneer, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Dennis Wu

Professional CPA expert

Debra Wong Yang

Accomplished Lawyer and Partner of a global law firm

Ming Hsieh

President and Founder Fulgent Therapeutics / LA Regional Chair

Chiling Tong

Douglas Hsu

Chairman & CEO of Far Eastern Group

Walter Wang

Accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist

Henry Yang

Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara

Yuan Yuan Tan

Internationally-renowned ballerina

Gordon H. Chang

Critically acclaimed author and historian

Richard Y. Lee

Chairman and CEO of Amsino Medical Group

Dazong Wang

Business management expert

Albert Yu

1941 - 2017

Leslie Wong

President, San Francisco State University

Maeley Tom

Trailblazer in Asian American politics

Clarence Kwan

Financial advisor and management specialist

Lily Lee Chen

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

Morris Chang

Father of Taiwan's semiconductor industry

Robert W. Gee

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

Harry Gee, Jr.

Accomplished attorney and humanitarian

Chi Wang

President, U.S. China Policy Foundation

Ming Tsai

Chinese-American restauranteur

Shau-wai Lam

Daniel Chao

Corporate and Non-Profit Executive

Lu Li

Founder, Himalaya Capital, humanitarian, and economic advisor

Zheng Cao

1966-2013

Wan Ling Martello

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

Brian A. Sun

Distinguished trial lawyer

Handel Lee

Partner at Asia's largest law firm

Ming Chen Hsu

International business specialist and consultant

Hao Jiang Tian

Internationally-renowned opera singer

Eric S. Yuan

Anla Cheng

Founder & CEO, SupChina

Dun Tan

World-renowned artist, composer, and conductor

Norman Liu

Highly regarded business executive

James M. Li

Accomplished business leader in the finance industry

Leroy Chiao

Trailblazer and former NASA astronaut

Mei-Mei Tuan

Expert in finance and human capital services

Herman Y. Li

Chairman of the C & L Restaurant Group

Anna Mok

Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

I.M. Pei

1917-2019

Kung-Lee Wang

1925-2015

Ted Wang

Global equities trading and investing veteran

Gary Locke

The first Chinese-American ambassador to China

Iris Chang

1968-2004

Guoqing Chen

Philanthropic leader and Co-founder HNA airlines

John Sie

Founder of Starz Entertainment Group

John Young

1920 - 2013

Buck Gee

Expert in tech industry and corporate executive leadership

Cheng Li

Established author and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Ge Li

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

Nancy Yuan

Senior Vice President and Director of the Washington Office

Kenneth Fong

Venture capitalist and entreprenueur / Northern California Regional Chair

Don Liu

Accomplished Professor of Ophthalmology

Jeremy Wu

Accomplished public service executive

Carter Tseng

World-class leader in Information and Communication

Jeffrey Li

Founder and CEO of GL Capital Group

Jenny J. Ming

Retail Entrepreneur and CEO

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Academic

Anna Chennault

1925 - 2018

Anne Chow

Communications industry leader

Brian Wong

Matthew F.C. Miau

Pioneer in Taiwan's high tech industry

Henry S. Tang

Managing Partner of Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory

Howard Li

International business leader / Greater China Regional Chair

Edmond Pi

Professor Emeritus at USC

Shirley Young

President of U.S.-China Cultural Institute

Chien Chung (Didi) Pei

Prominent architect

Robert Lee

Chairman of the Board, Blue Shield of California

Weili Dai

Pioneer in the semi-conductor industry

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fortinet

Yu (Ben) Meng

Michael C. Lin

Accomplished biomedical scientist

Wei Sun Christianson

International business leader

Lulu C. Wang

Money management specialist

Wilson Chu

Leader in M&A practice

Richard T. Cheng

Renowned professor of computer science

Albert Chao

Renowned expert in international business and petrochemical industry

Mei-Wei Cheng

International tech buisness leader

Gareth Chang

Distinguished aerospace and digital technology executive

John Fugh

1934-2010

Charlie Woo

International Entrepreneur

Dominic Ng

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank

Deborah Liu

Oscar Tang

Expert on Chinese Culture and Art, noted philanthropist

Lawrence B. Low

Chief Legal Officer, Orrick

Shao Kuang Ting

Contemporary Artist

Teddy Zee

Hollywood Producer

Alice Young

Lawyer and Business Advisor

Peter Young

President & Managing Director at Young & Partners

Michael Fung

Leading management expert

Linda Tsao Yang

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

Nelson Dong

Leading expert in domestic and international technology and intellectual property

Shu Li

PhD, published author, and ChairmanJ&J Investments

Stewart Kwoh

Nationally recognized civil rights leader

H. Roger Wang

Real-Estate Entrepreneur

Derek Chang

Philip Ma

Biotechnology Executive and Entrepreneur

Pin Tai

Eric Zheng

Andrew J.C. Cherng

Entrepreneur and philanthropist

David K. Y. Tang

Accomplished lawyer and partner of a global law firm

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912-1997

Ida Liu

Matt Fong

1953-2011

Benjamin Wu

President & CEO of Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation

Ya-Qin Zhang

Former President, Baidu

Steve Chen

Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube