Vera Wang
American fashion designer
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Lü Mǔ
When her adult son was a local government official who was executed by the governor, ostensibly for a minor crime, Lü Mǔ planned and executed an uprising, part of the Red Eyebrows uprising that started in 22 CE
Buwei Yang Chao
In 1945, Chinese immigrant Chao Yang Buwei published How to Cook and Eat in Chinese. It introduced both the term and technique now ubiquitous in many American kitchens: stir-fry.
Grace Zia Chu
Grace Zia Chu is credited with introducing countless Americans to Chinese cooking and cuisine through her popular books The Pleasures of Chinese Cooking (1962) and Madame Chu’s Chinese Cooking School (1975).
Edith Maude Eaton
English stenographer, journalist, and author known as Sui Sin Far
Mary H Israel
American scholar and lecturer in Chinese and Asian studies.
Dr Shirley Geok-Lin Lim
Malaysian-American poet, novelist and critic
Zhang Haidi
Chinese disability rights activist
Wu Yi
Described as a “force of nature”, Wu Yi is renowned for her work in politics and international negotiations.
Michelle Yeoh
Malaysian actress and the first woman of Asian descent to win the Oscar for best actress