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Notable [[Asian Americans]] include:

==Academia==

*[[Manjul Bhargava]], mathematician

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==Arts/architecture/design==

*[[Fazlur Rahman Khan]], a [[Bangladeshi Americans|Bangladeshi-American]] structural engineer and architect, who was considered the "Einstein of structural engeering", he was the designer of the [[Willis Tower]] and [[John Hancock Center]]

*Goil Amornvivat, architect and television presenter, appeared on [[Top Design]], [[Trading Spaces]], and [[Mad Fashion]]

*[[Salma Arastu]], artist

*[[Rina Banerjee]], artist

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*[[Gyo Obata]], architect, designed the [[National Air and Space Museum]]

*[[IM Pei]], renowned architect, designed the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] and the [[Louvre Pyramid]]

*Irene Mei Zhi Shum - Contemporary Art Curator]

*[[Mimi So]], jewelry designer

*[[Manick Sorcar]], animator, artist

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*[[David T. Hon]], founder of [[Dahon]]

*[[Ming Hsieh]], billionaire and philanthropist founder of [[Cogent Systems]] acquired by [[3M]]

*[[Tony Hsieh]], CEO of [[Zappos]] , internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist

*[[Jen-Hsun Huang]], billionaire co-founder and CEO of [[NVIDIA]]

*[[Robert T. Huang]], founder of [[Synnex]]

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*[[Kai-Fu Lee]], founding president of [[Google China]]

*[[Noel Lee (executive)|Noel Lee]], founder of [[Monster Cable]]

*[[Thai Lee]], billionaire Thai-born Korean American co-founder and CEO of [[SHI International Corp]] , largest woman-owned business in the US

*[[Christine Liang]], president and founder of ASI Corp.

*[[Kenneth Lin (entrepreneur)|Kenneth Lin]], co-founder of [[Credit Karma]]

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*[[Chang and Eng Bunker]], source for the term "Siamese Twins"

*[[Ping Chong]], theater director, choreographer, video and installation artist

*David Koh, documentary film producer and director

*[[Shin Lim]], close-up magician

*[[Alain Nu]], mentalist, magician

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*[[Ashley Argota]], actress, ''[[True Jackson, VP]]''

*[[Reiko Aylesworth]], actress, ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''

*[[Dave Bautista]], actor

*[[Chloe Bennet]] (née Wang), actress, ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' singer

*[[Kayla Blake]], actress

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*[[Ravi Kapoor]], actor, ''[[Crossing Jordan]]''

*[[Archie Kao]], actor, ''[[Power Rangers Lost Galaxy]]'' and ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]''

*Julia Kato, actress ''[[Rugrats]]''

*[[Janice Kawaye]], voice actress

*[[Dai Sil Kim-Gibson]], documentary filmmaker

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*[[Patti Yasutake]], actress

*[[Steven Yeun]], actor, ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''

*[[Michelle Yeoh]], actress

*[[Aaron Yoo]], actor, ''[[21 (2008 film)|21]]'' and ''[[Everything Before Us]]''

*[[Keone Young]], actor and voice actor

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*[[Carrie Ann Inaba]], dancer, choreographer

*[[Michio Itō]], choreographer

*Sean Lew, dancer, choreographer

*Kinjaz, dance group

*[[Sono Osato]] (1919–2018), ballerina

*[[Brian Puspos]], dancer, choreographer

*[[Ken San Jose]], dancer, choreographer

*[[Bailey Sok]], dancer, choreographer

===Music===

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*[[Kero One]], hip hop MC and producer

*[[Seiji Ozawa]], Boston Symphony conductor

*[[Anderson .Paak|Anderson Paak]], singer, rapper, producer

*[[Will Pan]], singer-songwriter

*[[Jay Park]], Korean-American singer, rapper, bboy and actor. Also famous in South Korea as the former leader of South Korean boyband 2 pm.

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*[[H.E.R.|Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson]], singer-songwriter

*[[Shawn Wasabi]], producer and electronic instrument designer

====Groups/bands====

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==Culinary==

* ~~[[David~~Danielle Chang]], founder of ~~the~~Lucky ~~Momofuku~~Rice ~~restaurant~~culinary ~~group~~event and inproducer ~~multiple~~and presenter of Lucky ~~television~~Chow ~~shows~~on PBS

* [[David Chang]], founder of the Momofuku restaurant group and in multiple television shows

* [[Joyce Chen (chef)|Joyce Chen]], popularized northern-style Chinese cuisine in the United States

* [[Cecilia Chiang]] (江孫芸), founder of the Mandarin Restaurant. Chiang's son, Philip Chiang, is the co-founder of restaurant chain [[P. F. Chang's China Bistro]]

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* [[John Yang (journalist)]] – [[Peabody Award]]-winning news correspondent and commentator for [[NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams]], [[Today (NBC program)]] and [[MSNBC]]

* [[Jeff Yang]] – writer, media/business consultant, Asian American culture columnist for the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''

* [[Al Young]] -- journalist, 1st Asian American Mainland U.S. newspaper sportswriter, editor, columnist.

* [[~~Anthony~~ Antony Yuen]] – journalist

* [[Fareed Zakaria]] – editor of ''[[Newsweek]]'', host of [[Fareed Zakaria GPS]] on [[CNN]]

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*[[David S. Chang]], first Korean-American to chair a major state political party

*[[Stephanie Chang]], first Asian American woman to serve in the [[Michigan Legislature]]; current [[State senator]] representing Michigan's 1st District.

* ~~David L. Chew,~~ appointed the White House [[Staff Secretary]] by President [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1985. It is the highest position in the [[Executive Office of the President]] held by an Asian American.<ref>{{cite news |title=Regan and Baker Complete Job Trade, Are sworn In |url=https://~~articles~~www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-04~~/news/~~-mn-~~4212_1_treasury~~4212-~~secretary~~story.html |newspaper=LA Times |date=February 4, 1985 |access-date=March 22, 2011}}</ref>

*[[John Chiang (California politician)|John Chiang]], 33rd California State Treasurer, 31st California State Controller and former California Board of Equalization

*[[Upendra J. Chivukula]], became the first Asian American elected to the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] in 2002.

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*[[William Tong]], [[Connecticut Attorney General]].

*[[Van Tran]], elected a Republican member of the [[California State Assembly]] and is the first Vietnamese American to serve in any state legislature in 2004.

*[[Kim Jong Un]], North Korean politician, supreme leader of [[North Korea]] since 2011, leader of the [[Workers' Party of Korea]] since 2012

*[[Hubert Vo]], Vietnamese immigrant, became the first Vietnamese American elected to the [[Texas Legislature]] in 2004.

*[[Shien Biau Woo]] became the first Asian American statewide officer in the Northeast, when he was elected [[Lieutenant Governor of Delaware]] in 1984.

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This section is a list of astronauts of Asian ancestry who are, by birth or naturalization, American citizens. Sorted by first space flight, then by [[NASA Astronaut Corps#Selection groups|NASA Astronaut Group]] (if applicable).

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| Selected in 1998 to [[NASA Astronaut Group 17]]. Served on ISS [[Expedition 14]]/[[Expedition 15|15]] ~~and~~, [[Expedition 32]]/[[Expedition 33|33]] and [[Expedition 71]]/[[Expedition 72|72]]. Second female commander of ISS. First female astronaut to fly on a orbital spacecraft's maiden flight, i.e., [[Boeing Starliner]].

|[[STS-116]]/[[STS-117|117]] (December 9, 2006) [[Soyuz TMA-05M]] (July 15, 2012) [[Starliner Crewed Flight Test]]/[[SpaceX Crew-9]] (June 5, 2024)

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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Galactic 07]] (June 8, 2024)<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Jonathan McDowell |user=planet4589 |number=1799468227447476573 |title=Galactic 07 was dropped and fired its rocket engine at about 1526:30 UTC and landed at around 1541 UTC. Apogee not yet known. |date=8 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="vg-20240501">{{cite press release |url=https://www.virgingalactic.com/news/galactic-07-mission-launch-window-opens-june-8 |title='Galactic 07' mission launch window opens June 8 |date=1 May 2024 |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=Virgin Galactic}}</ref>

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| [[Eiman Jahangir]] August 5, 1980

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|[[Jonny Kim]] February 5, 1984

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*[[Masako Katsura]] – professional carom billiards player

*[[Evelyn Kawamoto-Konno|Evelyn Kawamoto]] – won two Olympic bronze medals in swimming in 1952.<ref name=sr>{{cite web| title=Sports Reference: Evelyn Kawamoto| url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/evelyn-kawamoto-1.html| access-date=September 22, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229112157/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/evelyn-kawamoto-1.html| archive-date=December 29, 2008| url-status=dead}}</ref>

*[[Lee Kiefer]] – won two Olympic gold medals in women's foil fencing (also first American to win gold), mother is Filipina.

*[[Anthony Kim]] – American professional golfer and part of the winning USA team in the [[2008 Ryder Cup]]

*[[Chloe Kim]] – American snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist

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[[Category:Lists of American people of Asian descent|Asian Americans]]

[[Category:Lists of people by ethnicity|Asian]]

[[Category:Lists of American people by ~~ethnic or national origin~~ethnicity|Asian]]