Portraits of pride II
Subtitle: Chinese-American legacies, first 160 years in America = Mei Hua zhi guang
By: L.P. Leung, project director
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (CHSSC)
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Los Angeles, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780930377045
Subjects: Entertainers; Nobel Prize winners; Chinese Americans; Artists; Celebrities; Musicians; Scientists; Scholars; Biography
Other titles: Mei Hua zhi guang; Portraits of pride two
Description: This volume offers biographical sketches of more than 30 notable Chinese Americans including Olympic skater Michelle Kwan; historian Iris Chang; award-winning architect I.M. Pei; artist and designer Maya Ying Lin; classical cellist virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma; Oscar-winning cinematographer James Wong Howe; inventor and entrepreneur An Wang; "the first lady of physics," C.S. Wu -- in addition to many unsung heroes of Chinese descent. Also included is a section about the The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, one of the most significant restrictions on free immigration in U.S. history. The accompanying CD-ROM presents a complete digital reproduction of the book's text.
Notes: Originally published: c2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Min-Chueh (M.C.) Chang : father of in vitro fertilization & co-inventor of the first oral birth control pill  -- L.P. Leung; title: Chien-Shiung (C.S.) Wu : world's distinguished first lady of physics  -- L.P. Leung; title: David T. Wong : internationally recognized biochemist and neuropharmacologist  -- Wing Mar; title: An Wang : inventor of magnetic core memory, successful entrepreneur & philanthropist  -- L.P. Leung; title: Chang-Lin Tien : distinguished scientist & educator anchored in both American & Chinese cultures  -- Elaine Woo; title: James Wong Howe : a "true magician" in filmmaking, two-time Oscar winning cinematographer  -- Jack Ong; title: Dong Kingman : an American watercolor master  -- Dong Kingman, Jr.; title: Flossie Wong-Staal : identified AIDS virus and cloned the genetic structure of HIV  -- Betty Chan Gaw; title: Iris Chang : writer and historian : exposed the forgotten Holocaust in China  -- Joyce Mar; title: William Shaw : microsurgery pioneer, phenomenally gifted surgeon & dedicated mentor to young surgeons  -- Emily Shaw and Bobbi Leung; title: Judge Delbert Wong : World War II hero and exemplary jurist  -- Randy Bloch; title: Andrew Chi : a forgotten hero, atomic clock pioneer  -- Edgar Wong and Frank Bupp; title: Terence Tao : Mozart of mathematics  -- Randy Bloch; title: Yum-Tong Siu : internationally acclaimed mathematician  -- L.P. Leung; title: Hsien-Kei (H.K.) Cheng : theoretical aerodynamicist  -- L.P. Leung with Dr. Cheng's colleagues; title: Clarence Lee : graphic artist selected to design 14 U.S. postage stamps  -- William Chun-Hoon; title: Mrs. Lily Chin : an unlikely heroine--a mother's relentless courage to fight racial injustice  -- Stewart Kwoh, assisted by Carmina Ocampo -- Hsue-Shen (H.S.) Tsien : aviation engineer and rocket scientist / -- L.P. Leung; title: Tsien revisited -- Fu-Kuen (F.K.) Lin : developed first effective genetically engineered drug to treat anemia  -- L.P. Leung; title: Charles K. Kao : father of modern fiber optics  -- Randy Bloch; title: Nobel Prize laureates  -- L.P. Leung. Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen Ning Yang : 1957 Nobel Prize winners in physics -; Samuel C.C. Ting : 1976 Nobel Prize winner in physics ;; title: Yuan T. Lee : 1986 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry ;; title: Steven Chu : 1997 Nobel Prize winner in physics ;; title: Daniel C. Tsui : 1998 Nobel Prize winner in physics ;; title: Roger Y. Tsien : 2008 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry ;; title: Charles K. Kao : 2009 Nobel Prize winner in physics --; title: Yo-Yo Ma : super virtuoso cellist and messenger of peace  -- Wing Mar and Randy Bloch; title: I.M. Pei : one of the world's premier architects  -- Yvonne Chang; title: Maya Ying Lin : architect and artist : visions with unlimited boundaries  -- Bobbi Leung and Margie Lew; title: Nancy Kwan : the world of Nancy Kwan : a fortune teller's prescience?  -- Jack Ong -- Michelle Kwan : world champion figure skater / Marian Chew; title: Michael Chang : French open tennis champion  -- Randy Bloch; title: Why group portraits of Chinese in America?  -- Edgar Wong; title: Transportation : iron rail to golden spike - the blood and sweat of the nameless railroad builders  -- William F. Chew; title: Agriculture : the role of Chinese immigrants in California's farming infrastructure  -- Lucky Owyang and L.P. Leung; title: Fishing : pioneers of California's fishing industry--a story of hardship, fortitude, resourcefulness, and success in commercial fishing  -- Linda Bentz; title: Technology : engineers and scientists  -- L.P. Leung; title: Education : inconspicuous prominence in academia  -- Yong Chen; title: Making it in America -- James Wei.