actress, directorBorn: 4/26/1961Birthplace: Shanghai, China Chen has found critical and commercial success in Hollywood, Hong Kong, and China. Her film career began in China, at age 14, when she…
fashion designerBirthplace: Canton, China Tam's designs can be described as simple but unique. They combine east and west, traditional with modern. Her line of clothing is favored by such…
fashion designerBorn: 1955 Sui, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, grew up in Detroit, Michigan. She attended New York's Parsons School of Design, where she met renown Vogue fashion photographer…
fashion designerBorn: 6/27/1949Birthplace: New York City Wang is widely considered the most respected and influential wedding dress designer in the world. She also designs evening wear, ready-to-…
Donald Tai Loy HoHawaiian entertainer Born: 8/13/1930Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Don Ho, Hawaii's most famous entertainer, claims Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, German, and Dutch ancestry. He…
violinistBorn: 1971Birthplace: Osaka, Japan Midori's mother, Setsu Goto, began teaching her daughter the violin at age three. When she was 11 Zubin Mehta invited her to be guest soloist with the…
musicianBorn: April 14, 1922Birthplace: Maihar, India Ali Akbar was born into a family steeped in the traditions of Indian court music. The family music ancestry dates back to the 16th century, and…
novelistBorn: 1956 A second-generation Chinese American, Jen was raised in the large Jewish community of Scarsdale, New York. She received a degree in English from Harvard University, and…
novelist, poetBorn: 1956Birthplace: Liaoning Province, China From the age of 14 until he was 20, Jin served in the People's Liberation Army in China. Upon release, he taught himself English…
novelistBorn: 1923 Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. John Okada was born in Seattle and attended the University of Washington and Columbia University. Much like other Japanese Americans, he fought for the…
