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Shien Biau Woo became the first Asian American statewide officer in the Northeast, when he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 1984. Leana Wen, prominent Asian American and public health leader, currently Commissioner of Health in Baltimore. David Wu, first Taiwanese American U.S. Representative (D-OR) Lily Wu, mayor of Wichita, Kansas
Carol Lin – news anchor; Sam Chu Lin (趙帝恩) – journalist, one of the first Asian Americans on network TV news; Laura Ling – journalist, sister of Lisa Ling; Lisa Ling (凌志慧) (1973- ) – journalist, known for her role as a co-host of ABC's The View and host of National Geographic Ultimate Explorer; Betty Liu – news anchor ...
Firsts by Asian-Americans in various fields have historically marked footholds, often leading to more widespread cultural change. The shorthand phrase for them is "breaking the color barrier". [ 4 ] One commonly cited example is that of Wataru Misaka , who became the first person of color, [ 5 ] and the first Asian-American, to be a National ...
Michelle Yeoh just became the first Asian actress to win the academy award for best actress. She took the stage on Sunday night very emotional and began her speech with a shoutout to people ...
The report, released Tuesday by the nonprofit Asian American Foundation, surveyed over 6,200 people above the age of 16 across the U.S. on their attitudes toward the Asian American community.
Frank Jao – pioneer behind Little Saigon, Westminster, California, and the Asian Garden Mall; Eric Ly – co-founder of LinkedIn, a social networking service [16] Bill Nguyen – founder of onebox.com and lala.com, sold for $850 million and $80 million respectively [17] David Tran – founder of Huy Fong Foods, maker of famous Sriracha Chili ...
Frances Rivera – journalist, television news anchor for WHDH Boston, WPIX New York and NBC News; Anne Quito – architecture and design critic for Quartz; Alex Tizon – 1997 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting, Seattle Times; [15] author of Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self (2014) [16]
Asian of the Century was a centurial issue of the 20th century held by American AsianWeek magazine and CNN in 1999 that features and profiles Asian persons who have topped their respective fields. Those people featured are considered as "The person who contributed most to the betterment of Asia in the past 100 years'". [ 1 ]