Asian and Pacific Islander Research

What is Asia?


Politics & Activism

Tammy Duckworth

(Illinois Senator)

Kamala Harris

(Vice President)

Larry Itliong

(Labor Organizer)

Grace Meng

(Congresswoman)

Patsy Takemoto Mink

(Congresswoman)

Mabel Ping-Hua Lee

(Women's Suffrage)

Dalip Singh Saund

(Congressman)

Yuri Kochiyama

(activist)

Athletes

Duke Kahanamoku

(Surfer)

Chloe Kim

(snowboarder)

Jeremy Lin

(basketball player)

Tiger Woods

(golfer)

Suni Lee

(gymnast)

Artists/Entertainers

Jackie Chan

(actor)

Mindy Kaling

(writer, actor)

Daniel Dae Kim

(actor, activist)

Padma Lakshmi

(TV host, author)

Ang Lee

(Movie Director)

Bruce Lee

(actor)

Maya Lin

(Architect)

Lucy Liu

(actress)

Yo-Yo Ma

(cellist)

I.M. Pei

(Architect)

Salman Rushdie

(author)

Vera Wang

(Fashion Designer)

Monique Lhuillier

(Fashion Designer)

STEM

Kalpana Chawla

(Astronaut)

Jonny Kim

(astronaut)

Satya Nadella

(CEO)

Indira Nooyi

(CEO)

Sundar Pichai

(CEO)