Portraits of pride II

L. P. Leung

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.