Despite her immigration detainment and the long-term consequences of the exclusion era, Ou Shee and the women around her table lived lives of courage and strength. Their legacies survive among their daughters and granddaughters who built a homeland in America for the Chinese immigrant community.
Cambodian dancer and choreographer
Korean-American disability rights activist
Priyanka Champaneri’s debut novel The City of Good Death won the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, was a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, longlisted for India’s Tata Literature Live! First Book Award, and named one of NPR’s 2021 Books We Love.
Korea-born American lawyer and writer
Architect and founding partner of the New York City-based studio Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Thanh-Kham is an avid supporter of the Australian-Vietnamese community
Founder of Future Forte, a charity non-profit organisation that showcases excellence from the multicultural community ensuring that diverse voices are heard and valued
Tibetan dance and opera artist
Australian Labor Party politician Penelope Ying-Yen Wong became the longest-serving female cabinet minister in the history of the Australian Parliament on 6 March 2024.