Leah Hing
In 1934, she received her pilot’s license, #2741, making her the first U.S.-born Chinese-American woman to earn one.
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Dr Anna Suk-Fong Lok
Researcher on viral hepatitis and early detection of liver cancer
Judy Chu
US Representative from California
Grace Meng
US Representative from New York
Adrienne Su
American poet
Quok Shee
Chinese woman who attempted to emigrate to the United States in 1916 and instead was detained without cause for almost two years
Yiyun Li
After losing both her sons to suicide, she shared her story in a memoir
Amélie Wen Zhao
Fantasy novelist
Dr Yvonne Ho
Dr Yvonne Ho was the first woman of Asian heritage in Australia to be dually qualified as a radiologist and nuclear medicine specialist, both male-dominated medical specialties.
Alice Yick
The first Chinese American woman to work at the Charlestown Navy Yard and an advocate for military veterans.