Mary Yick

Mary Yick (1933 – 2013), fondly called “The Dragon Lady”, opened the Tiki Hut in 1961. She served Cantonese and Polynesian fusion food and cocktails in Boston’s Chinatown.

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Ruby Foo

Ruby Foo moved to Boston in 1923 where she began a single-room restaurant in Boston’s Chinatown. Its popularity quickly grew, and she opened Ruby Foo’s “Den” in 1929—heralded as the first Chinese restaurant to successfully cater to non-Chinese clientele.

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Chew Shee Chin

The New England Chinese Women’s Association, founded in 1942 by Chew Shee Chin, supported China relief and the Boston Chinese community during WWII.

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Rose Lok

The first and possibly only Chinese American woman pilot to solo at what is now known as Boston’s Logan Airport

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Tomie Arai

New York artist/activist Tomie Arai (b. 1949) often explores issues of identity, community, and acculturation in her work.

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Martha Nishitani

Martha Nishitani was a Seattle modern dance teacher and choreographer, and one of the leading proponents of modern dance in the Pacific Northwest.

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