Celebrating Prominent Asian and Pacific Islanders

Vang Pao was a major general in the Royal Lao Army and leader of the Hmong-American community.

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Labor organizers in the 70s and 80s, Phillip and Larry were a foundational part of the modern labor movement in the US.

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Enrique is one of the most successful Asian artists of all time, creating chart topping hits around the world.

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Justin is the co-founder of Twitch, the popular streaming service.  He continues to invest in various tech ideas and companies.

Bruce Lee was a martial arts master and film icon.  He is often attributed with bringing martial arts to the United States.

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Yo-Yo Ma is a celebrated cellist who has played across the world. He is a currently a UN Messenger of Peace.

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David D. Ho is an AIDS researcher who has greatly increased our understanding of the virus.

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A Chinese American member of the Manhattan Project, Wu won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957.

The 442nd Regiment was an all Japanese American Army unit that fought in Europe during World War II.  They are highly decorated.

Erika Ishii is a voice actor and regular on DnD let's play shows.  Unabashedly herself she bet on being true to herself and has succeeded.

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Tammi Duckworth is a US senator from Illinois and is the second Asian woman to serve in the Senate.  She is also the first Senator to give birth while in office.

Star Trek legend and prominent activist, Takei lived through Japanese Internment and uses his platform for activism.

Luisa Yu has reached her goal of visiting every country in the world, having visited all 193 at 79 years old.

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The first woman of color elected to Congress, Patsy Mink represented Hawaii and wrote Title IX.

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Ronny Chieng is a comedian and member of the Greatest F**king News Team on the Daily Show.

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Ali is a comedian and actress best known for Beef, which she won a Golden Globe for.  

The 2020 Gymnastics Olympic All Around Champion is preparing to defend her title in Paris after a successful collegiate career.

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Basco is a voice actor best known for his role as Zuko in Avatar the Last Airbender.  He still acts and voice acts in various projects.

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Utada is one of the most influential Japanese artists of all time, best known in the US for her songs in the Kingdom Hearts games.

One of the most prolific television and film writers of the 21st century, Kaling writes hit after hit, often featuring Asian leads.

Fred Korematsu is a Japanese American civil rights activist who sued the US government to end Japanese Internment.

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One of the most prolific Asian-American authors Amy Tan is best known for The Joy Luck Club which was made into a film in 1993.

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Quan is an actor known originally for the Goonies and Indiana Jones who has ressurected his career lately.

Yuri was an American Civil Rights Activist, influenced by Malcolm X, Maoist beliefs, and Islam.  She was anti-war and supported reparations.

Fareed is a political commentator and author and well regarded in the United States Media as a political expert.

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Michelle Kwan is an Olympic figure skating champion and advocate.  Currently she is the ambassador to Belize in the Biden Administration.

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Jim Lee is a prolific comic book artist, working for both Marvel and DC over his long career.

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Kal Penn is an actor and civil servant, having served in the Obama adminstration.

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Wataru broke the NBA color barrier becoming the first non-white person to suit up in an NBA game.

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Ellison was the first Asian American to reach space and died on the Challenger Shuttle.

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Maitreyi is a young actress who is growing in popularity across the world.

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None of us are truly free until all of us are free.  End the apartheid government of Israel and free Palestine.