Portraits of pride II = Mei Hua zhi guang : Chinese-American legacies, first 160 years in America.

Portraits of pride II = 美華之光 : Chinese-American legacies, first 160 years in America.

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Mei Hua zhi guang

美華之光

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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