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A History of Chinese American Achievement - The Modern Chinese American





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1.) 1989 - Amy Tan Writes The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club, is an American novelist writing about her Chinese culture.
2.) 1989 - Chinese Americans Excel at Sports
Sports star Michael Chang, who won the French Open, led the way for other Chinese American athletes like Michelle Kwan, Norm Chow and Tiger Woods.
3.) 1991 - John Sie Founds Cable Powerhouse Starz Encore
John Sie, of cable TV's John Malone, created Starz Encore, and showed how Chinese Americans can run business.
4.) 1994 - Jerry Yang Co-founds Yahoo!
Jerry Yang, founder of Yahoo!, showed how to monetize the Internet, which later led to DotCom, businesses and to Steve Chen founding You Tube.
5.) 1996 - Time Magazine's Man of the Year is AIDS Researcher David Ho
AIDS researcher David Ho, has made significant advances on HIV/AIDS, with his HAART regimen to slow down the progress of HIV.
6.) 2004 - Astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao Votes From Space in the Presidential Election
Leroy Chiao is an astronaut for NASA.
7.) 2009 - Yo-Yo Ma Performs at Barack Obama's Inauguration
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma has won over 15 Grammy Awards and plays the cello with his Silk Road Ensemble.