Mary Yamashita Nagao
As a Japanese-American woman living through World War II, Mary Yamashita Nagao (1920-1985) was interned at the Manzanar Relocation Center in Owens Valley, California under Executive Order 9066.
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Mone Saenphimmachak
Laotian-American weaver
Hop Lin Jong
Chinese immigrant in the early days of the White Australia Policy
Hsieh Hsüeh-hung
Champion of Taiwanese self-determination
Mary Tape
In 1884, she tried to enroll her eight-year-old daughter Mamie at a white public school in San Francisco. When school authorities turned Mamie away because of her Chinese ancestry, Mary and her husband sued the Board of Education. The lawsuit became a landmark civil rights case for public school desegregation.
Yuri Kochiyama
Japanese American activist who dedicated her life to the pursuit of social justice, not only for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, but all communities of color.
Wesa Wai-Sum Chau
Wesa Wai-Sum Chau is a dedicated advocate for cultural diversity, providing leadership in the disability, mental illness, women and international student communities.
Maxine Hong Kingston
Maxine Hong Kingston chronicles the lives of Chinese Americans facing the ghosts of the past in present-day America.
Cuc Lam
Arriving as a refugee from Vietnam in 1978, Cuc Lam has worked tirelessly to help other migrants, and particularly women, adapt to life in Australia.
Mara Huling Langevin
The first minority female aviator in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.