Extraordinary Chinese Americans

Adeline Yen Mah

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

Oscar Tang

Expert on Chinese Culture and Art, noted philanthropist

Charlie Woo

International Entrepreneur

Calvin Tsao

Prominent Contemporary Architect

Gareth Chang

Distinguished aerospace and digital technology executive

Gary Locke

The first Chinese-American ambassador to China

Richard Lui

NBC / MSNBC News Anchor

Pauline Yu

President, American Council of Learned Societies

Teddy Zee

Hollywood Producer

John Sie

Founder of Starz Entertainment Group

Yo-Yo Ma

World Famous cellist and philanthropist

Walter Wang

Accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist

Henry S. Tang

Managing Partner of Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory

Pehong Chen

Pioneering e-business leader

Leslie Wong

President, San Francisco State University

Albert Yu

1941 - 2017

Guoqing Chen

Philanthropic leader and Co-founder HNA airlines

Charles P. Wang

President, Chinese American Cultural & Art Association

Stanley Wang

Founder, President and CEO of Pantronix Corporation

Ida Liu

Linda Tsao Yang

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

Wilson Chu

Leader in M&A practice

Lu Li

Founder, Himalaya Capital, humanitarian, and economic advisor

Ed Chan

Corporate leader in sustainable growth

Philip Ma

Biotechnology Executive and Entrepreneur

Paul C. Lin

Cross-border corporate transaction specialist

Chien Chung (Didi) Pei

Prominent architect

Matthew F.C. Miau

Pioneer in Taiwan's high tech industry

Morgan Chu

Distinguished intellectual property and trial lawyer

Richard Y. Lee

Chairman and CEO of Amsino Medical Group

Eric Zheng

Jay Xu

Director and Pioneer, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

David K. Y. Tang

Accomplished lawyer and partner of a global law firm

Alice Young

Lawyer and Business Advisor

Jeremy Wu

Accomplished public service executive

Brian A. Sun

Distinguished trial lawyer

Anne Chow

Communications industry leader

Joan Chen

Internationally accredited actress and director

Debra Wong Yang

Accomplished Lawyer and Partner of a global law firm

Yuan Yuan Tan

Internationally-renowned ballerina

Yue-Sai Kan

Emmy-Winning TV Producer and Host

Y.C. Yang

1918-2016

Dazong Wang

Business management expert

Anna Chennault

1925 - 2018

Lawrence B. Low

Chief Legal Officer, Orrick

Weiming Tu

Ethicist and the world’s leading Confucian scholar

Gordon H. Chang

Critically acclaimed author and historian

Anna Mok

Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Herman Y. Li

Chairman of the C & L Restaurant Group

Benjamin Wu

Vice Chair of the U.S.-Asia Institute

Charlie Sie

1934-2013

Jerry Yang

Co-Founder Yahoo!

Wing T. Chao

World renowned master planner, architect and designer

David Chu

Venture Entrepreneur and founder of Nautica

Ge Li

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

Shu Li

PhD, published author, and ChairmanJ&J Investments

Howard Li

International business leader / Greater China Regional Chair

Steve Chen

Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube

Ming Hsieh

President and Founder Fulgent Therapeutics / LA Regional Chair

Cheng Li

Established author and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

John Chiang

Innovative politician and State Treasurer, California

Michael C. Lin

Accomplished biomedical scientist

Ted Wang

Global equities trading and investing veteran

Micheline Chau

Successful Hollywood business executive

Jackson Tai

Prominent Investment banker and leader in finance industry

William Wang

Founder, VIZIO

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Professor, University of California

Andrea Wong

International president, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Albert Chao

Renowned expert in international business and petrochemical industry

Maya Lin

Internationally acclaimed artist

Lip-Bu Tan

Tech Executive and Venture Capitalist

John Fugh

1934-2010

Ming Tsai

Chinese-American restauranteur

Ya-Qin Zhang

Former President, Baidu

Brian Wong

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912-1997

Lesley Ma

Anla Cheng

Founder & CEO, SupChina

Paul C. W. Chu

Accomplished scientist and professor

Peter Young

President & Managing Director at Young & Partners

Michael Fung

Leading management expert

Harry Gee, Jr.

Accomplished attorney and humanitarian

Ming Chen Hsu

International business specialist and consultant

Weili Dai

Pioneer in the semi-conductor industry

Cyrus Tang

1930 - 2018

H. Roger Wang

Real-Estate Entrepreneur

Julie Fong

Grammy award winning producer

John S. Chen

Executive Chairman and CEO at BlackBerry

Maeley Tom

Trailblazer in Asian American politics

Betty Liu

Norman Liu

Highly regarded business executive

Iris Chang

1968-2004

David D. Ho

Innovative AIDs research scientist

Savio Tung

Chairman, Investcorp Technology Partners

Chiling Tong

Stewart Kwoh

Nationally recognized civil rights leader

Mei-Wei Cheng

International tech buisness leader

Mei-Mei Tuan

Expert in finance and human capital services

Handel Lee

Partner at Asia's largest law firm

Shirley Wang

Lanhee Chen

Policy expert, Stanford University

I.M. Pei

1917-2019

X. Rick Niu

New York Regional Chair

Morris Chang

Father of Taiwan's semiconductor industry

Dali Yang

Professor, University of Chicago

Peter Liu

Pioneer and venture capitalist

Andrew J.C. Cherng

Entrepreneur and philanthropist

John Young

1920 - 2013

Lulu C. Wang

Money management specialist

Cher Wang

Global technology entrepreneur

Shirley Young

President of U.S.-China Cultural Institute

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fortinet

Tony Chan

Prominent executive in education and distinguished mathematician

Shau-wai Lam

Don Liu

Accomplished Professor of Ophthalmology

Ta-Lin Hsu

Pioneer, Asian venture capital and private equity

Matt Fong

1953-2011

Chi Wang

President, U.S. China Policy Foundation

William W. Shaw

1942-2010

Buck Gee

Expert in tech industry and corporate executive leadership

Edmond Pi

Professor Emeritus at USC

Douglas Hsu

Chairman & CEO of Far Eastern Group

Deborah Liu

Shao Kuang Ting

Contemporary Artist

Pin Tai

Jeffrey Li

Founder and CEO of GL Capital Group

Nancy Yuan

Senior Vice President and Director of the Washington Office

Dominic Ng

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank

Richard T. Cheng

Renowned professor of computer science

Leroy Chiao

Trailblazer and former NASA astronaut

Dennis Wu

Professional CPA expert

Robert Lee

Chairman of the Board, Blue Shield of California

Wan Ling Martello

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

Timothy W. Tong

President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Chi-Foon Chan

Technology visionary and strategist

Janet Yang

Prominent Hollywood producer

Zheng Cao

1966-2013

J. Michael Chu

Accomplished investment specialist

Weiming Lu

Internationally recognized urban planning and development advisor

Carter Tseng

World-class leader in Information and Communication

Nelson Dong

Leading expert in domestic and international technology and intellectual property

James M. Li

Accomplished business leader in the finance industry

Wei Sun Christianson

International business leader

Lily Lee Chen

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

Yu (Ben) Meng

Hao Jiang Tian

Internationally-renowned opera singer

Ronnie Chan

Eminent leader in philanthropy

Clarence Kwan

Financial advisor and management specialist

Henry Yang

Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara

David C. Chang

Distinguished academic and leader in civic engagement

Daniel Chao

Corporate and Non-Profit Executive

Anthony Sun

Industry leader, information technology

Kenneth Fong

Venture capitalist and entreprenueur / Northern California Regional Chair

Kung-Lee Wang

1925-2015

Jenny J. Ming

Retail Entrepreneur and CEO

Robert W. Gee

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

Dun Tan

World-renowned artist, composer, and conductor