Distinguished Asian Americans
A Biographical Dictionary
Published on 30. December 1999
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-313-28902-6 (ISBN)
Description
Asian Americans have made significant contributions to American society. This reference work celebrates the contributions of 166 distinguished Asian Americans. Most people profiled are not featured in any other biographical collection of noted Asian Americans. The Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, Filipino Americans, Korean Americans, South Asian Americans (from India and Pakistan), and Southeast Asian Americans (from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam) profiled in this work represent more than 75 fields of endeavor. From historical figures to figure skater Michelle Kwan, this work features both prominent and less familiar individuals who have made significant contributions in their fields. A number of the contemporary subjects have given exclusive interviews for this work.
All biographies have been written by experts in their ethnic fields. Those profiled range widely from distinguished scientists and Nobel Prize winners to sports stars, from actors to activists, from politicians to business leaders, from artists to literary luminaries. All are role models for young men and women, and many have overcome difficult odds to succeed. These colorfully written, substantive biographies detail their subjects' goals, struggles, and commitments to success and to their ethnic communities. More than 40 portraits accompany the biographies and each biography concludes with a list of suggested reading for further research. Appendices organizing the biographies by ethnic group and profession make searching easy. This is the most current biographical dictionary on Asian Americans and is ideal for student research.
All biographies have been written by experts in their ethnic fields. Those profiled range widely from distinguished scientists and Nobel Prize winners to sports stars, from actors to activists, from politicians to business leaders, from artists to literary luminaries. All are role models for young men and women, and many have overcome difficult odds to succeed. These colorfully written, substantive biographies detail their subjects' goals, struggles, and commitments to success and to their ethnic communities. More than 40 portraits accompany the biographies and each biography concludes with a list of suggested reading for further research. Appendices organizing the biographies by ethnic group and profession make searching easy. This is the most current biographical dictionary on Asian Americans and is ideal for student research.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
837 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-28902-6 (9780313289026)
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Chung H. Chuong | Dorothy Cordova | Robert H. Hyung Chan Kim
Distinguished Asian Americans
A Biographical Dictionary
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Persons
HYUNG-CHAN KIM is Professor of Educational Administration and Foundations at Western Washington University. He is author of many books on Asian Americans, including Asian Americans and Congress (Greenwood, 1996), Asian Americans and the Supreme Court (Greenwood, 1992), and Dictionary of Asian American History (Greenwood, 1986).
DOROTHY CORDOVA is Executive Director of the Filipino American National Historical Society and Affiliate Professor in the American Ethnic Studies Department at the University of Washington.
STEPHEN S. FUGITA is Professor of Psychology and Ethnic Studies and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Santa Clara University. He is the author of Japanese American Ethnicity: The Persistence of Community and The Japanese American Experience.
FRANKLIN NG is Professor of Anthropology at California State University, Fresno./e He is the author of The Taiwanese Americans (Greenwood, 1998), and is the former editor of the Journal of American-East Asian Relations. He is on the editorial boards of the Amerasia Journal and the Journal of American Ethnic History.
JANE SINGH is Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Comparative Ethnic Studies, with an Asian American Specialty at the University of California, Berkeley.
DOROTHY CORDOVA is Executive Director of the Filipino American National Historical Society and Affiliate Professor in the American Ethnic Studies Department at the University of Washington.
STEPHEN S. FUGITA is Professor of Psychology and Ethnic Studies and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Santa Clara University. He is the author of Japanese American Ethnicity: The Persistence of Community and The Japanese American Experience.
FRANKLIN NG is Professor of Anthropology at California State University, Fresno./e He is the author of The Taiwanese Americans (Greenwood, 1998), and is the former editor of the Journal of American-East Asian Relations. He is on the editorial boards of the Amerasia Journal and the Journal of American Ethnic History.
JANE SINGH is Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Comparative Ethnic Studies, with an Asian American Specialty at the University of California, Berkeley.
Content
Introduction Kyutaro Abiko Eleanor Academia Chun Afong Ch'ang Ho Ahn Philip Ahn John Fugue Aiso Chang Apana George Ryoichi Ariyoshi Jose Aruego Tai Babilonia Bobby Balcena Thang Nguyen Barrett Lynda Barry Amar Gopal Bose Carlos Bulosan Benjamin J. Cayetano Sucheng Chan Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Michael Chang Elaine L. Chao Tin-Yuke Char Boona Cheema Anna Chen Chennault Ng Poon Chew Frank Chin Hung Wai Ching Thomas W. Chinn Margaret Cho Martha C. Ch'oe Bong Youn Choy Herbert C. Choy Louis Chu Connie Chung Eugene Y. Chung Ananda Coomaraswamy Taraknath Das Hisaye Yamamoto DeSoto Kartar Dhillon Victoria Manalo Draves Edith Maud Eaton Bobby Enriquez Marina Estrella Espina March Fong Eu Hiram Fong Philip Kan Gotanda Carl Sadakichi Hartmann S.I.Hayakawa Sessue Hayakawa Le Ly Hayslip Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi Chinn Ho Ping Ti Ho William K. Hosokawa Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston Francis Lang Kwang Hsu David Henry Hwang Bong Hak Hyun Soon Hyun Lawson Fusao Inada Daniel Ken Inouye Larry Itliong Lance A. Ito Philip Jaisohn Indira Freitas Johnson Connie Kang Sen Katayama James K. Kealoha Fazlur Rahman Khan Jay Kim Richard Kim Dong Kingman Maxine Hong Kingston Harry H.L. Kitano Tommy Tamio Kono Fred T. Korematsu Michelle Kwan Him Mark Lai Ruth Asawa Lanier Bruce Lee Chang Rae Lee Ming Cho Lee Rose Hum Lee Sammy Lee Tsung Dao Lee Yuan-Tseh Lee Victor Hao Li Genevieve Lim John Keun Lim Maya Lin Daniel S.C. Liu Gary Locke John Lone Bette Bao Lord Keye Luke Wing Luke Kalfred Dip Lum Chin Lung Yo-Yo Ma Frederick Kinzaburo Makino Mike Masaoka Robert T. Matsui Masayuki "Spark" Matsunaga Nobu McCarthy Zubin Mehta David C. Mendoza Benjamin Menor Dale Minami Norman Y. Mineta Patsy Takemoto Mink S. Frank Miyamoto Hiroshi H. Miyamura Toyo Miyatake Ronald Tai Young Moon Toshio Mori Sadao Munemori Josie Cruz Natori Haing Ngor Isamu Noguchi Angela Oh Soon Tek Oh Vincent H. Okamoto Steven Okazaki Mine Okubo James Matsumoto Omura Yoshinobu Oyakawa Young J. Paik Chan Ho Park Yongman Park I.M.Pei Aarati Prabhakar Dith Pran Safi U. Qureshy A.K. Ramanujan Syngman Rhee Roshni Rustomji-Kerns James Yoshinori Sakamoto Eduardo San Juan Robert Santos Dalip Singh Saund George Shima Paull Hobom Shin Joe Shoong Sichan Siv Chang Mook Sohn Yellapragada Subba Row Stanley Sue Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto Betty Lee Sung Amy Tan Togo William Tanaka Chang Lin Tien Samuel Chao Chung Ting Edison Uno Charles B. Wang Wayne Wang Yung Wing Anna May Wong Jade Snow Wong Chien-Shiung Wu Nguyen Huu Xuong Kristi Yamaguchi Chen Ning Yang Minoru Yasui Do Ngoc Yen Jacqueline Eurn Hai Young Judy Yung Appendices Index