Extraordinary Chinese Americans

Lanhee Chen

Policy expert, Stanford University

Morris Chang

Father of Taiwan's semiconductor industry

Oscar Tang

Expert on Chinese Culture and Art, noted philanthropist

Mei-Mei Tuan

Expert in finance and human capital services

Kenneth Fong

Venture capitalist and entreprenueur / Northern California Regional Chair

Gary Locke

The first Chinese-American ambassador to China

Zheng Cao

1966-2013

Dennis Wu

Professional CPA expert

Wing T. Chao

World renowned master planner, architect and designer

James M. Li

Accomplished business leader in the finance industry

Robert W. Gee

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

Yo-Yo Ma

World Famous cellist and philanthropist

Lily Lee Chen

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

Wei Sun Christianson

International business leader

Robert Lee

Chairman of the Board, Blue Shield of California

John Young

1920 - 2013

Carter Tseng

World-class leader in Information and Communication

Leslie Wong

President, San Francisco State University

Richard Lui

NBC / MSNBC News Anchor

David Chu

Venture Entrepreneur and founder of Nautica

Jackson Tai

Prominent Investment banker and leader in finance industry

Chiling Tong

Anne Chow

Communications industry leader

Paul C. W. Chu

Accomplished scientist and professor

Tony Chan

Prominent executive in education and distinguished mathematician

John Chiang

Innovative politician and State Treasurer, California

Kung-Lee Wang

1925-2015

Eric Zheng

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912-1997

John S. Chen

Executive Chairman and CEO at BlackBerry

Ida Liu

Ya-Qin Zhang

Former President, Baidu

Debra Wong Yang

Accomplished Lawyer and Partner of a global law firm

Maeley Tom

Trailblazer in Asian American politics

Brian A. Sun

Distinguished trial lawyer

I.M. Pei

1917-2019

Matthew F.C. Miau

Pioneer in Taiwan's high tech industry

Wan Ling Martello

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

David D. Ho

Innovative AIDs research scientist

Richard Y. Lee

Chairman and CEO of Amsino Medical Group

Douglas Hsu

Chairman & CEO of Far Eastern Group

Deborah Liu

Gareth Chang

Distinguished aerospace and digital technology executive

Brian Wong

Shu Li

PhD, published author, and ChairmanJ&J Investments

Yuan Yuan Tan

Internationally-renowned ballerina

William W. Shaw

1942-2010

Edmond Pi

Professor Emeritus at USC

Jay Xu

Director and Pioneer, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Anthony Sun

Industry leader, information technology

Janet Yang

Prominent Hollywood producer

Anna Mok

Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Teddy Zee

Hollywood Producer

Wilson Chu

Leader in M&A practice

Hao Jiang Tian

Internationally-renowned opera singer

Y.C. Yang

1918-2016

Ge Li

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

Howard Li

International business leader / Greater China Regional Chair

H. Roger Wang

Real-Estate Entrepreneur

Morgan Chu

Distinguished intellectual property and trial lawyer

Weili Dai

Pioneer in the semi-conductor industry

Ming Tsai

Chinese-American restauranteur

Michael C. Lin

Accomplished biomedical scientist

Calvin Tsao

Prominent Contemporary Architect

Alice Young

Lawyer and Business Advisor

Benjamin Wu

Vice Chair of the U.S.-Asia Institute

Paul C. Lin

Cross-border corporate transaction specialist

Eric S. Yuan

Yue-Sai Kan

Emmy-Winning TV Producer and Host

Matt Fong

1953-2011

Nelson Dong

Leading expert in domestic and international technology and intellectual property

Frank H. Wu

Distinguished Professor, University of California

Charlie Woo

International Entrepreneur

Clarence Kwan

Financial advisor and management specialist

David C. Chang

Distinguished academic and leader in civic engagement

Don Liu

Accomplished Professor of Ophthalmology

Jeremy Wu

Accomplished public service executive

Guoqing Chen

Philanthropic leader and Co-founder HNA airlines

Michael Fung

Leading management expert

Ronnie Chan

Eminent leader in philanthropy

John Fugh

1934-2010

Mei-Wei Cheng

International tech buisness leader

Ted Wang

Global equities trading and investing veteran

Anla Cheng

Founder & CEO, SupChina

Shao Kuang Ting

Contemporary Artist

Weiming Lu

Internationally recognized urban planning and development advisor

Lulu C. Wang

Money management specialist

Ming Chen Hsu

International business specialist and consultant

Chien Chung (Didi) Pei

Prominent architect

Pehong Chen

Pioneering e-business leader

J. Michael Chu

Accomplished investment specialist

Andrea Wong

International president, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Daniel Chao

Corporate and Non-Profit Executive

Stewart Kwoh

Nationally recognized civil rights leader

Linda Tsao Yang

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

Dun Tan

World-renowned artist, composer, and conductor

Ta-Lin Hsu

Pioneer, Asian venture capital and private equity

Jenny J. Ming

Retail Entrepreneur and CEO

Cheng Li

Established author and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Charles P. Wang

President, Chinese American Cultural & Art Association

Lip-Bu Tan

Tech Executive and Venture Capitalist

Buck Gee

Expert in tech industry and corporate executive leadership

John Sie

Founder of Starz Entertainment Group

Richard T. Cheng

Renowned professor of computer science

Dominic Ng

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West Bank

Nancy Yuan

Senior Vice President and Director of the Washington Office

Philip Ma

Biotechnology Executive and Entrepreneur

Albert Yu

1941 - 2017

Shau-wai Lam

Albert Chao

Renowned expert in international business and petrochemical industry

Harry Gee, Jr.

Accomplished attorney and humanitarian

Norman Liu

Highly regarded business executive

Jeffrey Li

Founder and CEO of GL Capital Group

Dazong Wang

Business management expert

Pauline Yu

President Emeritus, American Council of Learned Societies

Lawrence B. Low

Chief Legal Officer, Orrick

Lesley Ma

Julie Fong

Grammy award winning producer

Henry S. Tang

Managing Partner of Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory

Chi Wang

President, U.S. China Policy Foundation

Peter Young

President & Managing Director at Young & Partners

Charlie Sie

1934-2013

Andrew J.C. Cherng

Entrepreneur and philanthropist

Iris Chang

1968-2004

Jerry Yang

Co-Founder Yahoo!

Shirley Young

President of U.S.-China Cultural Institute

Ming Hsieh

President and Founder Fulgent Therapeutics / LA Regional Chair

Steve Chen

Internet entrepreneur and co-founder of YouTube

Herman Y. Li

Chairman of the C & L Restaurant Group

William Wang

Founder, VIZIO

David K. Y. Tang

Accomplished lawyer and partner of a global law firm

X. Rick Niu

New York Regional Chair

Chi-Foon Chan

Technology visionary and strategist

Lu Li

Founder, Himalaya Capital, humanitarian, and economic advisor

Walter Wang

Accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist

Pin Tai

Yu (Ben) Meng

Henry Yang

Chancellor, UC Santa Barbara

Gordon H. Chang

Critically acclaimed author and historian

Ken Xie

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fortinet

Peter Liu

Pioneer and venture capitalist

Cyrus Tang

1930 - 2018

Leroy Chiao

Trailblazer and former NASA astronaut

Shirley Wang

Handel Lee

Partner at Asia's largest law firm

Adeline Yen Mah

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

Anna Chennault

1925 - 2018