Quok Shee
Chinese woman who attempted to emigrate to the United States in 1916 and instead was detained without cause for almost two years
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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.
Rachel Khong
Rachel Khong is the author of The New York Times bestselling novel, “Real Americans.” Her first novel, “Goodbye, Vitamin,” was the winner of the California Book Award for first fiction and named a Best Book of the Year by NPR; O, The Oprah Magazine; Vogue; and Esquire. Khong lives in Los Angeles.
Yeohlee Teng
Clothing designer and one of the driving forces behind Making Midtown: Sustaining Design and Production in an Evolving Garment District
Elsie Chin Yuen Seetoo
U.S. Army Veteran who served during World War II from 1944 to 1946.
Rear Admiral Alma Grocki
In 2016, after 35 years of service, Grocki retired from the US Navy at the rank of rear admiral and was the senior engineering duty officer in the Navy Reserve.
Teresa Teng
“The Eternal Queen of Asian Pop”