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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI): May - Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month (May)

Kalpana Chawla

 Indian-born American astronaut and aerospace engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space.

Bruce Lee

 Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor whose career spanned Hong Kong and the United States.

Yuri Kochiyama

 American civil rights activist.

Jason Momoa

American actor

Amy Tan

American author of Chinese heritage, best known for the novel The Joy Luck Club.

Henry Golding

Television host, actor and model

Patsy Mink

The first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress.

Taika Watiti

New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian

Jhumpa Lahiri

British-American author known for her short stories, novels, and essays in English.

Larry Itliong

American labor organizer. He organized West Coast agricultural workers starting in the 1930s.

Amanda Nguyen

Social entrepreneur, civil rights activist, and the chief executive officer and founder of Rise.

I. M. Pei

 Chinese-American architect

Tammy Duckworth

American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017.

Bhagat Singh Thind

 Indian American writer and lecturer on spirituality who was involved in a Supreme Court case over the right of Indian people to obtain United States citizenship.

Anna May Wong

Actress.

The first Chinese American film star in Hollywood

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

American actor, businessman, and professional wrestler.

Senator Mazie Hirono

Mazie Hirono

American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Hawaii since 2013.

USB Co-inventor Ajay Bhatt

Ajay Bhatt

American computer architect who defined and developed several widely used technologies, such as the USB.

Maya Lin

The world-renowned architect of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington.

M. Night Shyamalan

 Indian-American film director, producer and screenwriter.

Resources on AAPI Heritage

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