THE FACES OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS IN THE

THE FACES OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS IN THE U. S. TODAY

ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE CELEBRATION 2009 This slideshow celebrates Americans of Asian and Pacific Island descent in observance of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at OCC.

Free Burma Day, San Francisco

Kristi Yamaguchi Figure Skater, Olympic Champion (1992) (Japanese American)

Tamla OCC Student (Burmese American)

28 th Asian American Festival (2007) Houston, Texas

Cambodian American Parade San Francisco

John Maeda Graphic Designer & Computer Scientist (Japanese American)

Kurt Suzuki Catcher, Oakland Athletics (Japanese American)

Yulan OCC Student (Chinese American)

Michio Kaku Theoretical Physicist (String Theory) (Japanese American)

Most Sanzida OCC Student (Bengali American) with Dr. Mark Ende, ESOL Coordinator

Neil Sedaka Singer, Songwriter (Turkish-Jewish American)

Zalmay Khalilzad US Ambassador to Iraq (Afghani American)

Ahmet Ertegun Co-Founder of Atlantic Records (Turkish American)

Michelle Malkin Commentator and Blogger (Filipino American)

Mehmet Okur Utah Jazz (Turkish American)

Donald Allan Figueroa Comic Book Artist and Toy Designer (Filipino American)

Sibel Deniz Edmonds Founder of National Security Whistleblowers Coalition (Turkish American)

Koran Cherty CNN Anchor (Nepalese American)

Jason Bartlett Tampa Bay Rays (Filipino American)

Diane Rehm Talk-Show Host (Turkish American)

Caterina Fake Co-Founder, Flickr. com (Filipino American)

Muhtar Kent President and CEO, Coca-Cola (Turkish American)

Retired Rear Admiral Eleanor Mariano, MD Physician of Pres. Reagan, Bush Sr. & Clinton (Filipino American)

Mehmet Oz Surgeon & Author (Turkish American)

Hui Chen OCC International Office (Chinese American)

Tamlyn Tomita Actress The Joy Luck Club, The Karate Kid, Part II. (Japanese American)

Johnny Damon New York Yankees (Thai American)

Maggie Q Fashion Designer (of Vietnamese, French, Irish, & Polish descent)

Faisal OCC Student (Pakistani American)

Khaled Hosseini Author of The Kite Runner (Afghani American)

Dr. An Wang Founder of Wang Laboratories (Chinese American)

Meggy Park OCC International Student Counselor (Korean American)

Ang Lee Film Director & Writer (Taiwanese American) l l l l l The Wedding Banquet Green Card Sense and Sensibility The Ice Storm Ride With the Devil Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Eat, Drink, Man, Woman Brokeback Mountain

Rebecca, OCC Student (Chinese American) & Peter (OCC Tutor)

Neil Horikoshi, President & Executive Director Asian Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (Japanese American)

Sandra Oh Actress (Korean American)

Did you know that… Greg Louganis Olympic Gold Metalist and Tiger Woods Professional Golfer …are both of Asian descent?

Johnnie Morton, NFL Football Player… …is also of Asian descent.

Sheila (OCC Tutor) & Najiba (Afghani American, OCC Student)

Zubin Mehta Musician, Conductor (Indian American)

The Honorable Elaine L. Chao Former Secretary of Labor (Taiwanese American)

Nora Jones Singer (Asian Descent)

Jim Cho Senior Manager of Asian Marketing & Community Relations, Anheuser-Busch Inc. (Chinese American)

Margaret Cho, Comedienne (Chinese American)

Keanu Reeves Actor (Chinese, English, and Hawaiian descent)

Sant Chatwal President and CEO of Hampshire Hotels & Resorts (Indian American)

Jeanette Lee Pool Pro (Korean American)

Connie Chen Founder and President of American Asian Cultural Foundation (Chinese American)

Bobby Jindal Governor of Louisiana (Indian American)

Andrea Jung CEO of Avon (Chinese American)

Sabeer Bhatia Co-founder of Hotmail (Indian American)

Chloe Dao Fashion Designer (Vietnamese American)

Mohini Bhardwaj Olympic Gymnastic Medalist (Indian American)

Amar Bose Physicist and Founder of Bose Corp. (Bengali American)

Junko (Japanese OCC Student) & Grace (OCC Tutor)

Maya Lin Architect of Vietnam War Memorial (Chinese American)

Brandon Chillar Professional American Football Player (Indian American)

Saghir “Saggy” Tahir State Representative, New Hampshire (Pakistani American)

Lu Zheng & Rebecca OCC Students (both Chinese Americans)

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