Hollywood Veteran
Teddy Zee leverages Hollywood experience to tap the trans-Pacific entertainment boom.
Famous Rats
Rats use charisma and drive to overcome long odds.
Famous Pigs
Pigs have the big hearts and deep convictions that inspire belief.
Famous Dogs
Honesty, loyalty and nobility combine with charisma to make dogs natural leaders.
Famous Oxen
Oxen know how to put their heads down and plow through adversity.
Better Luck Today
Justin Lin survives the leap from Asian American boy wonder to Hollywood old boy.
Big-Screen Chameleon
Michelle Krusiec proves she can play intriguing characters as well as stereotypical bimbos.
Beijing's Bi-Cultural Badgirl
Annie Wang has turned the foibles of Beijing's young professional elite into the stuff of trans-Pacific best-sellers.
Famous Roosters
Roosters are pioneers who combine private resolve with public appeal.
ACTORS
The Chosen
As a Hollywood action star Jet Li sees himself as fulfilling his lifelong destiny as the chosen champion of the Chinese people.
Arriving at White Castle The role of Harold Lee may do for John Cho what Ted Logan did for Keanu Reeves.
Primal Man Jason Scott Lee reveals the life changes that have made him so elusive after Dragon.
Everydude Uploaded Keanu Reeves finds his best self in the virtual realm.
Plucky Duckling Lucy Liu goes into full-fetish mode for action-babe stardom.
Scene Stealer Russell Wong is newly married and ready for stardom.
Heavenly & Earthy Beauty and brains helped Joan Chen conquer two worlds.
Lifestyle-Upgrade Engineer
Stanford engineering grad Vic Chao discovered that the best lifestyle upgrade he could engineer was becoming an actor.
Fun-Loving Gal Chick Ming-Na Wen's no quiet, dutiful Chinese daughter.
Body in Motion
Kathy Lee is the sassy and physical prototype of a promising new generation of highly professional young Asian American actors.
Rising Star Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa held out for strong, virile roles -- and got them.
Best of the Fists America's top Asian actor/producer talks life, love & success.
Day Star At 20 Lindsey Price is the gray lady of TV soapdom.
Yellow Ranger Unmasked Thuy Trang outgrows her power suit.
Leading Man Emeritus James Shigeta is the greatest Asian leading man of all time.
The Unforgiven France Nuyen talks about her Joyless Luckless ordeal with Amy Tan.
The Legend Sessue Hayakawa is the first Asian American superstar.
Leslie's Demons Leslie Cheung crosses the line between art forms and genders.
The Next Action Hero Robin Shou has a shot at carrying on Bruce Lee's legacy.
Supermarket Special How Tia Carrere was discovered and got her Hollywood break.
Susie Wong Revisited Nancy Kwan talks about her first and most notorious role.
Deep Dark Enigma Russell Wong wavers between heavyweight hunk and mystic-lite.
TV JOURNALISTS
Tele-Kinetic Explorer Lisa Ling opens up to fans and critics.
Morning Glory Sharon Tay sheds her suit and gets personal.
Asian American Air Force Three women of our on-air force reveal the bread, sweat and fears.
Anchoring California Wendy Tokuda wooed audiences up and down the West coast.
The Perky One Lisa Ling's youthful rise to become TV's top Asian talking head.
ATHLETES
Shifting into Drive Grace Park rekindles hopes of becoming golf's golden girl.
King of Challengers No More
At an age when most players contemplate retirement, Kevin Kim is blasting into the upper ranks of professional tennis.
Michelle's Epic Quest Michelle Kwan has won everything but Olympic gold.
Ice Princess Michele Kwan rose from Chinese-restaurant-owner's daughter to America's ice princess.
Straight Shooter Jeanette Lee cues her way to billiard championships.
America's Toughest Cop Alive Art Tom earned that title twice in world competition.
Rising Fastballer Chanho Park survives rookie year to become the Dodgers' star.
WRITERS
L.A. Renaissance Chick
Kahi Lee brings a unique southern California aesthetic to her work as interior designer, TV host and magazine writer.
Artist of the Floating World Chang-rae Lee distills pale wine from the scarcely suspected agonies of the mutual-fund set.
Shadow Novelist Susan Choi makes a stand at the subversive intersection between political alienation and emotional survival.
Simmering Perfection Novelist Julie Otsuka finds her best pigments in English prose.
BEAUTIES
Head Cheerleader Kimiko Tanaka recalls her 8 spectacular years as a Raiderette.
Lady of the Legs Debra Lin's legs find a home in the world's top modeling agency.
Transpacific Supermodel Angela Harry has enjoyed a wildly successful international modeling career.
Fantasy Face Kyoto Model Nijo Eiko settles into L.A. the hard way.
Kelly Green A young Kelly Hu stretches for that elusive beauty crown.
BADBOYS
Hung Lo Holds Up Asian American men get representation in the porn industry.
The Reincarnations of Roy Lee
A bored badboy ditched a legal career and found fun and profit as a producer specializing in Hollywood remakes of Asian films.
Genghis Chan Johnny Chan conquered the brutal odds of high-stakes poker.
Saga of an Asian Badboy Was Tomi Kita the New Pig on the Block or just another rock comet?
BOY WONDERS
Jolly Grin Giant Jerry Yang has become Bill Gates's net nemesis.
Titan of Tech Trials Morgan Chu wins 9-figure verdicts on patent trials.
From Sir, With Love
Boston Medical Center's Chi Huang spends three months each year helping the most hopeless of Bolivia's street urchins.
Hollywood Veteran Teddy Zee's zippy name and personality inspired a TV series about a legendary Hollywood agent.
Microsoft's Asian Pioneer Scott Oki earned a $100-million early retirement by turning Microsoft into the global software leader.
Web Weaver Jerry Yang parlayed a homepage into the web's top cyber-empire.
A Badboy's Second Act Stephan Chao talks about the weird end to his years as Fox TV president -- and the weirder aftermath.
MacMillionaire John Chuang built his student copyshop into one of the world's most admired temp agencies.
Mr Nautica David Chu turned a knack for clean masculine designs into a big stake
in a global sportswear leader.
Biotech Goldenboy James Kuo combined a medical degree with venture capital savvy to help launch hot biotech companies.
FILMMAKERS
Manifest Destiny Janet Yang is Hollywood's high-priestess of Asian films.
Rhodes to Rio Chino Greg Pak is on the trail to making the great Asian American western.
Chen Kaige's New Life China's top director discovers the happy ending.
ENTERTAINERS
Haute Culture's First String
Yo-Yo Ma talks about his violins, his name and his passion for grocery shopping.
Cool Fusion Ming Tsai serves up all-American patter with bold east-west platters.
Pop's Unscented Voice Michelle Branch is a breath of fresh air.
Comedy's Southern Squire Henry Cho redefines all-American humor.
Cat Woman Cat Kim has the makings of the first AA pop diva.
King of Branson Shoji Tabuchi puts on the biggest show in the world's live country music capitol.
LEADERS
Legally Renowned As U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, Debra Yang is America's most powerful practicing female attorney.
Governor Fix-It Gary Locke is poised for a role in national Presidential politics.
BRANIACS
Marriage and Family Carl Nomura's memories of starting a Japanese American family in post-war Minnesota.
Jamming Man John Kao finds the secret to business creativity in play.
Dr DNA Ken Fong built Clontech into a biotech leader.
Remote Possibilities Yulun Wang applies precision robotics to surgery.
