John Chun Yah Liu
John Chun Yah Liu is an American politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a member of the New York State Senate for the 16th district in northeast Queens. He previously served as the 43rd New York City Comptroller from 2010 to 2013, and as a member of the […]
Christine Chen
Christine Chen, the founding executive director from 2006-2008 returned to APIAVote in January 2011 to serve as its current Executive Director. During her tenure she had strengthened and expanded APIAVote’s partners into 28 states. APIAVote’s research and polling of Asian American voters and their regional trainings and field programs have strengthened the local grassroots programs […]
Aiyoung Choi
Aiyoung Choi was born in what is today North Korea, moved to Seoul in todays South Korea, and grew up in China, Taiwan and Japan before moving to the U.S. for college. Her connection to the Korean community in the U.S. started in the late 1980s when she co-founded the Coalition for Korean American Voters. […]
Doris Ling-Cohan
Justice Ling-Cohan is the first woman of Asian descent to be appointed to an appellate panel in New York State and in 2002 became the first woman of Asian descent to be elected to the Supreme Court. Justice Ling-Cohan was elected to New York City Civil Court in 1995 from the Chinatown district, a first […]
Ming Chen Hsu
Ming Hsu was a recognized expert on U.S.-China trade and in international business., operating successfully on both the public and private sectors. She was a former Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission, appointed by President George H.W. Bush 41 and has been twice -confirmed by the United States Senate. She served in this capacity for […]
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang is an entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, non-profit leader, and former US presidential and NYC mayoral candidate. After being a corporate lawyer for five short months, joining a few start-ups, and even launching his own company, Andrew eventually became CEO of an education company that became #1 in the country. He then started a national […]
Gwynne Chow Tuan
Born in Shanghai, Gwynne moved to Washington, D.C., in 1949 with her family. During her 30-year professional career, she was a development executive for Regional Plan Association, St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Center, Asian American Federation and China Institute in America and the development director for the Committee of 100?s. Additionally, Gwynne volunteered extensively in the […]
Daphne Kwok
Daphne Kwok is the Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Asian American & Pacific Audience Strategy at AARP. Her work empowers Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) to choose how they live as they age. She brings to AARP her experience as a “leader of leaders” through her community service in promoting and empowering […]
Kathy Hirata Chin
Kathy Hirata Chin has been a Partner at Crowell & Moring LLP since she moved there in October 2018 with the rest of the healthcare practice group after 38 years at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP. She is currently planning to retire March 31, 2024, to spend more time with her family, including her granddaughter, […]
Ronnie C. Chan
Mr. Ronnie C. Chan is the Chair of Hang Lung Group Limited and its subsidiary Hang Lung Properties Limited, both publicly listed in Hong Kong. Founded in Hong Kong in 1960, Hang Lung expanded into mainland China in 1992, developing, owning and managing world-class commercial complexes in key tier one and tier two cities. Mr. […]
Amanda Nguyen
Amanda Nguyen is a civil rights activist. She is a activist for the Stop Asian Hate movement and passed sexual assault survivor rights in the United States and United Nations. For her work she is a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and TIME Woman of the Year. Amanda played Hanoi Hannah in Spike Lee’s film Da […]