Chinese American history

Feng Ru (1883–1912), also known as Fung Joe Guey (馮珠九), was a pioneering Chinese aviator and aircraft designer. He was the first aviator to fly in the West… Read More »Feng Ru (冯如), Aviation Pioneer

Chien-Shiung Wu (May 31, 1912 – February 16, 1997) was a Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of nuclear and particle physics. Her expertise in experimental physics evoked comparisons… Read More »Chien-Shiung Wu (吴健雄), the First Lady of Physics

Wong Chin Foo (1847–1898) was a Chinese-American activist, journalist, lecturer, and one of the most prolific Chinese writers in the San Francisco press of the 19th century. Wong,… Read More »Wong Chin Foo （王淸福）， Chinese-American activist

Wong Liu Tsong (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961), known professionally as Anna May Wong, was an American actress, considered the first Chinese-American movie star in Hollywood. >> Read… Read More »Anna May Wong (黄柳霜)， the first Asian-American movie star

Ieoh Ming Pei (贝聿铭; April 26, 1917 – May 16, 2019) was a Chinese-American architect, with a long list of projects. >> Read more at Wikipedia. Sample lesson… Read More »I. M. Pei (贝聿铭), Chinese-American Architect

Lue Gim Gong ( August 24, 1857 – June 3, 1925) was a Chinese-American horticulturalist. Known as “The Citrus Wizard”, he is remembered for his contribution to the orange-growing… Read More »Lue Gim Gong (刘锦浓), “The Citrus Wizard”

1861-?. The first Chinese American Writer. Author of When I was a boy in China. He delivered an speech criticizing the Anti-Chinese hysteria and in… Read More »Yan Phou Lee (李恩富), the first Chinese American writer

Tyrus Wong (October 25, 1910 – December 30, 2016) was a Chinese-born American artist. He was a painter, animator, calligrapher, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer and kite maker, as… Read More »Tyros Wong (黄齐耀) the “Bambi” Artist