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Portraits of Pride II : : Chinese-American Legacies, First 160 Years in America

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

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PUBLISHED
Los Angeles, Calif. : Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (CHSSC), c2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 288 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/ 4 in.)
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780930377014
093037701X

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Leung, L. P.

SUBJECTS
Chinese Americans -- California -- Biography.
Chinese Americans -- Biography.
Scholars -- Biography.
Scientists -- Biography.
Artists -- Biography.
Entertainers -- Biography.
Musicians -- Biography.
Nobel Prize winners -- Biography.
Celebrities -- Biography.
California -- Biography.