Jillian Tamaki
In collaboration with her cousin, Tamaki creates believable young female characters based on her own experiences and imagination and imbues her illustrations with a strong sense of place.
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Cam Nguyen
Cam Nguyen has been a leading figure in ethnic community services in Australia for over thirty years.
Hongyi He
Hongyi He is a Chinese papercut artist recognized as a “master of folk arts and crafts” by UNESCO.
Ai Ogawa
American poet
Ayyalasomayajula Lalitha
India’s first female electrical engineering professional.
Mary Yick
Mary Yick (1933 – 2013), fondly called “The Dragon Lady”, opened the Tiki Hut in 1961. She served Cantonese and Polynesian fusion food and cocktails in Boston’s Chinatown.
Mary Soo Hoo
Boston Chinatown activist
Ruby Foo
Ruby Foo moved to Boston in 1923 where she began a single-room restaurant in Boston’s Chinatown. Its popularity quickly grew, and she opened Ruby Foo’s “Den” in 1929—heralded as the first Chinese restaurant to successfully cater to non-Chinese clientele.
Chew Shee Chin
The New England Chinese Women’s Association, founded in 1942 by Chew Shee Chin, supported China relief and the Boston Chinese community during WWII.
Rose Lok
The first and possibly only Chinese American woman pilot to solo at what is now known as Boston’s Logan Airport