Dr Kalpana Chawla
Indian-American astronaut
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Kamala Lakshmi Narayanan
Kamala Lakshmi Narayanan is recognized the world over as the foremost proponent of Bharatanatyam, a southern Indian classical dance which combines artistic expression with rhythmic footwork.
Sosei Shizuye Matsumoto
The US’s most influential teacher and accomplished master of chado tea ceremonies
Cristeta Comerford
The first woman to be White House Executive Chef
Sau Ung Loo Chan
As a Yale Law graduate and the first Asian American woman lawyer in Hawai’i, she became an advocate for Chinese Americans, restored U.S. citizenship for her family, and fought for broader immigrant rights.
Jeanne Sakata
Sakata has been a professional actress since the early 1980s and has performed in film, television, and theater. She made her playwriting debut with Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi in 2007.
Gertrude Yukie Tsutsumi
Gertrude Yukie Tsutsumi, also known by her stage name Onoe Kikunobu, is one of the premier nihon buyo (Japanese classical dance) artists in Hawaii and has been studying the tradition for more than 50 years.
Sumita Mitra
An Indian American inventor known for creating a revolutionary dental filling material that improved the way dentists restore teeth, Sumita Mitra used her curiosity and imagination to discover the idea for the material where she least expected it.
Hua Wenyi
Internationally renowned kunqu (Chinese opera) singer
Amy Tan
By bravely exploring experiences of immigrant families, heritage, memories, and poignant struggles, Amy Tan’s writing makes sense of the present through the past and adds ground-breaking narrative to the diverse sweep of American life and literature.