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List of Asian Americans

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Notable Asian Americans include:

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Academia

Science

Further information: Asian Americans in science and technology
Steven Chu

Arts/architecture/design

Business and industry

Indra Nooyi

Entertainment

Actors and filmmakers

Aziz Ansari
Dante Basco
John Cho
James Hong
Kelly Hu
Ken Jeong
Mindy Kaling
Nancy Kwan
Bruce Lee
Will Yun Lee
Ken Leung
Justin Lin
Lucy Liu
Pat Morita
Kumail Nanjiani
Sandra Oh
Keanu Reeves
Rob Schneider
Brenda Song
George Takei
Steven Yeun

Choreographers and dancers

Music

Paul Anka
Joe Hahn
Norah Jones
Bruno Mars
Allan Pineda
Mike Shinoda


Groups/bands

Reality TV participants

Fashion

Culinary

  • David Chang, founder of the Momofuku restaurant group and in multiple television shows
  • 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
  • Roy Choi, creator of the gourmet Korean taco truck, Kogi
  • Cristeta Comerford, White House Executive Chef, won with Bobby Flay in an Iron Chef America challenge
  • Soleil Ho, chef, food writer, host of podcast "The Racist Sandwich", and restaurant critic
  • Eddie Huang, chef and author of Fresh Off the Boat
  • Madhur Jaffrey, James Beard award-winning food and travel writer, and television personality
  • Padma Lakshmi, cookbook author and host of Top Chef and Host of "Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi"
  • Francis Lam, host of The Splendid Table and food journalist
  • Lynja, chef behind "Cooking with Lynja" YouTube channel
  • Emily Kim, creator and host of popular YouTube channel Maangchi, teaching Korean cooking
  • Melissa Miranda, James Beard Award semifinalist chef of Filipino restaurant Musang in Seattle
  • Niki Nakayama, chef and owner of Michelin-starred n/naka restaurant
  • Mutsuko Soma, James Beard Award semifinalist chef specializing in handmade soba, owner of Kamonegi in Seattle
  • Jet Tila, celebrity chef and restaurateur and guest on “Cutthroat Kitchen”
  • Roy Yamaguchi, owner of Roy's Restaurants
  • Martin Yan, chef and food writer, hosted his award-winning PBS-TV cooking show Yan Can Cook since 1982
  • Jennifer Yee, award-winning, James Beard, nominated pastry chef
  • Molly Yeh, cookbook author and blogger

Law

For a list of Asian Americans who are or have served as judges, see List of Asian American jurists.
Lance Ito
Fred Korematsu

Literature

See also: List of Asian-American writers

Military

See also: Military History of Asian Americans

Individuals

Eric Shinseki

Foreign military service

News/media/journalism

Politics

Daniel Akaka
Tammy Duckworth
Nikki Haley
Kamala Harris
Daniel Inouye
Bobby Jindal
Andrew Yang
Main article: Asian Americans in politics

Religion

Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl

Space

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 Group (if applicable).

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Sports

Other

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