Van Chu-Lin
Chinese New Zealand storekeeper in the early 1900s
Chinese New Zealand storekeeper in the early 1900s
Worker at Pearl Harbor following the Japanese attack in World War II
Atmospheric scientist and one of the world’s leading experts on climate and the carbon cycle – how carbon dioxide moves throughout the land, oceans, and the atmosphere – and how its movement both depends on and alters our planet’s climate.
Dr Hung studies night sky brightness.
Chinese American WII military pilot
As the first Asian American female pilot, Katherine Cheung worked to publicize aviation to the Asian American communities.
Dr. Me-Iung Ting worked tirelessly to improve medical care for women, children, and refugees, even when it put her at great personal risk.
Chinese American civil rights and labor activist whose support for causes such as the Black Power movement, feminism, and the environment spanned over 70 years.
Civil rights and community activist
After attending Harvard Medical School, Nancy Chang’s career trajectory led her to cofound Tanox (now part of Genentech), a company that sought remedies for asthma and allergies through genetic engineering.