Politicians:
- U.S. SENATOR DANIEL KAHIKINA AKAKA OF HAWAII - a Democrat, has served in the United States Senate since 1990 to complete the term of the late Senator Spark M. Matsunaga. He was elected to his current term in November 1994 with over 70 percent of the popular vote--the largest margin of victory in the Senate that year. Senator Akaka is the first U.S. Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry and is the only Chinese American member of the Senate. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- ELAINE CHAO - in 2000, was appointed to President Bush's cabinet. She was president and chief executive officer of United Way of America (UWA) in August 1996 to serve as a distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation, a prominent policy research institute in Washington, DC. She is currently married to Senator Mitch McConnell from Kentucky. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- SATVEER CHAUDHARY - is the third South Asian American elected legislator in United States history. He's also Minnesota's first Asian Pacific American to hold elected office and one of only two South Asian Americans currently in office nationwide. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- EDWARD CHEN - First Asian American on San Francisco Federal Bench. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- ALAN CHEUNG - He is the first Asian to break through the "glass ceiling" in Montgomery County politics and state government. He's a member of Montgomery County Board of Education. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- MARTHA CHOE - a member of the Seattle City Council, Director of Economic Development for Washington state and a past Chair of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- VIET DINH - is the highest-ranking Vietnamese American official in the Bush Administration, working as assistant attorney general overseeing the Office of Legal Policy. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- BOBBY JINDAL - Baton Rouge, La., native Bobby Jindal, a whiz kid takes the reins of Louisiana's Department of Health and Hospitals and appointed in February 1998 to serve as the Executive Director of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare in Washington, D.C. Jindal was named President of Louisiana's largest College System. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- BILL LANN LEE - became Washington's 21st governor on Nov. 5, 1996, making him the first Chinese-American governor in U.S. history. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- GARY LOCKE - became Washington's 21st governor on Nov. 5, 1996, making him the first Chinese-American governor in U.S. history. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- ROBERT MATSUI - He's a member of the Ways & Means Committee & helped push NAFTA through. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- ROBERT T. MATSUI (D) CALIFORNIA - Elected to Congress in 1978, Robert T. Matsui has gained a national and international reputation as an effective, strategic leader on far-reaching and complex public policy issues including international trade, social security, tax policy, public health and free and fair trade initiatives. He has also served two decades on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. Congressman Matsui has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Anti Defamation League for his work mentioned above and with children. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- NORMAN MINETA - this prominet APA politician become our community's first Cabinet member. Click for more details. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- PATSY MINK - she was the first Asian American and woman of color to be elected to Congress. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- SUSAN OKI MOLLWAY - the first Asian Pacific American woman ever to serve as a federal district court judge (Hawaii). From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- RUBY G. MOY - In 1997, eight Commissioners on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights unanimously approved the President's nominee Ruby G. Moy to be Staff Director of the Commission. Dutes include to investigate complaints civil rights infringement in all forms, collect information, to appraise Federal laws/policies to the violations, serve as a clearinghouse for info, submit reports to the President/Congress and issue PSA's to discourage equal protection of the laws. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- H.K. PARK - was the Special Assistant to the Defense Department's Chief of Staff from 1999 to 2001, Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Civil Support, Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and currently a Senior Associate at the Cohen Group. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- DAHLIP SINGH SAUND - In 1952 became the first Asian American and the only Asian Indian to have ever been elected to Congress from a mainland state. His poignant and immortal quote "There is no room in the United States of America for second-class citizenship" applies even more today! From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- KIP TOKUDA - US Representative from Washington State. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- DAVID WU - US Representative from Oregon. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
Theater:
- East West Players. At the David Henry Hwang Theater in Los Angeles.
http://www.eastwestplayers.com
- Here and Now Theater Company. Los Angeles -EXCELLENT!
- Slant. New York trio. http://www.slant.org/slantindex.html.
- Denise Uyehara. Los Angeles.
- Gate to Heaven. Play.1997. Starring Lane Nishikawa. Japanese American soldier reunites with Holocaust survivor he saved.
TV Shows Present:
- Felicity.
- All McBeal. Featuring Lucy Liu.
- Star Trek: Voyager. Featuring Garret Wang.
- The Hughleys. Featuring Amy Hill and Pat Morita.
TV Shows Past:
- Star Trek. Featuring Mr. Sulu
- Star Trek. Featuring Asian lady who was in Different Strokes?
- Rising Son. Featuring Russel Wong...and...
- Martial Law. Featuring Sammo Hung and Kelly Hu.
- American Me. Starring Margaret Cho and Amy Hill.
- The Green Hornet. Featuring Bruce Lee as Kato
- In Living Color. Featuring Steve Park
TV Shows Appearances:
- Charmed. One episode with Dude from Yellow
- Friends. Featuring Ming Na Wen
- Early Edition. Featuring Mr. Sulu as a grocery store owner in one episode.
TV Shows, Depictions of Asians by Non-Asians:
- Charlie Chan.
- Wayans Brothers. Bad depiction of Asian Businessman.
Fashion:
- ENYCE. New York. Urban Hip Hop wear.
http://www.urbanrap.com/shopping/designers/enyce.html
- JOSIE NATORI - founder and CEO of Natori Company, a women's clothier specializing in elegant lingerie and sophisticated, romantic daywear with a combined sales revenue of more than $50 million annually. From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
- Phat Farm. Asian American Designer
http://www.urbanrap.com/shopping/designers/phat_farm.html
- VIVIENNE TAM - Her dresses can be seen in the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa. & London's Victoria, Albert Museum, Glasgow's Lighthouse and Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. She was included in People magazine's list of "50 Most Beautiful People." From: http://members.tripod.com/~us-asians/features.html.
Artists:Asian American Artists
- Women Artists of the American West. Asian American Artists Women Artists of the American West, 1998. Cool site showcasing about a dozen fine artists. (Viewed: 7/01)
http://www.sla.purdue.edu/WAAW/AsianAmerican/
- The Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA). "...is a San Francisco Bay Area organization which supports and promotes Asian American women artists in the visual, literary and performing arts. AAWAA was formed in 1989 to create an inter-generational, Pan Asian network for emerging and established artists." Showcase of 27 artists. Cool galleries. (Viewed: 7/01)
http://www.aawaaart.com/
- Asian Arts Initiative
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