SettingsAmerican military personnel of Asian descent
Benjamin Ralph Kimlau
Benjamin Ralph Kimlau (金劳少尉) (1918–1944) was a Chinese American aviator and United States Air Force bomber pilot.
Benjamin Ralph Kimlau (金劳少尉) (1918–1944) was a Chinese American aviator and United States Air Force bomber pilot.
Bhagat Singh Thind
Bhagat Singh Thind was an Indian American Sikh writer and lecturer on spirituality who was involved in an important legal battle over the rights of Indians to obtain U.S. citizenship.
Bhagat Singh Thind was an Indian American Sikh writer and lecturer on spirituality who was involved in an important legal battle over the rights of Indians to obtain U.S. citizenship.
Charles Djou
Charles Kong Djou is an American politician who served as U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district in 2010.
Charles Kong Djou is an American politician who served as U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district in 2010.
Dan Choi
Daniel "Dan" Choi (born 1981) is a former American infantry officer in the United States Army who served in combat in the Iraq war during 2006-2007.
Daniel "Dan" Choi (born 1981) is a former American infantry officer in the United States Army who served in combat in the Iraq war during 2006-2007.
Daniel Akaka
Daniel Kahikina Akaka is the junior United States Senator from Hawaii and a member of the Democratic Party.
Daniel Kahikina Akaka is the junior United States Senator from Hawaii and a member of the Democratic Party.
Daniel Choi
Daniel "Dan" Choi (born 1981) is a former American infantry officer in the United States Army who served in combat in the Iraq war during 2006-2007.
Daniel "Dan" Choi (born 1981) is a former American infantry officer in the United States Army who served in combat in the Iraq war during 2006-2007.
Danny Chen
Danny Chen was a Chinese-American U.S. Army private who served in Afghanistan.
Danny Chen was a Chinese-American U.S. Army private who served in Afghanistan.
David Oh (politician)
David H. Oh is a Republican politician and attorney who is currently serving as a member of the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
David H. Oh is a Republican politician and attorney who is currently serving as a member of the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Elmelindo Rodrigues Smith
Sergeant First Class Elmelindo Rodrigues Smith (July 27, 1935 – February 16, 1967) born in Wahiawa, Hawaii, was a United States Army soldier, of Hispanic-Asian descent, who was posthumously awar...
Sergeant First Class Elmelindo Rodrigues Smith (July 27, 1935 – February 16, 1967) born in Wahiawa, Hawaii, was a United States Army soldier, of Hispanic-Asian descent, who was posthumously awar...
Francis B. Wai
Francis Brown Wai (Chinese: 弗朗西斯魏; Pinyin: Fúlǎngxīsī Wèi; April 14, 1917 – October 20, 1944) was a captain in the United States Army and received the Medal of Honor for actions during the recap...
Francis Brown Wai (Chinese: 弗朗西斯魏; Pinyin: Fúlǎngxīsī Wèi; April 14, 1917 – October 20, 1944) was a captain in the United States Army and received the Medal of Honor for actions during the recap...
Hazel Ying Lee
Hazel Ying Lee (; August 24, 1912–25 November 1944) was a Chinese American pilot who flew for the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
Hazel Ying Lee (; August 24, 1912–25 November 1944) was a Chinese American pilot who flew for the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
Herbert Choy
Herbert Young Cho Choy (January 6, 1916–March 10, 2004) was the first Asian American to serve as a United States federal judge and the first person of Korean ancestry to be admitted to the...
Herbert Young Cho Choy (January 6, 1916–March 10, 2004) was the first Asian American to serve as a United States federal judge and the first person of Korean ancestry to be admitted to the...
Hiram Fong
Hiram Leong Fong, born Yau Leong Fong, was an American businessman and politician from Hawaii.
Hiram Leong Fong, born Yau Leong Fong, was an American businessman and politician from Hawaii.
John Fugh
Major General John Liu Fugh was the first Chinese American to attain general officer status in the U.S. Army.
Major General John Liu Fugh was the first Chinese American to attain general officer status in the U.S. Army.
John Pippy
John Pippy (born December 12, 1970 in Ubon, Thailand) is an American politician from the U.S. State of Pennsylvania.
John Pippy (born December 12, 1970 in Ubon, Thailand) is an American politician from the U.S. State of Pennsylvania.
Leonard Wong
Leonard Wong is a Research Professor of Military Strategy (Human and Organizational Dimensions) in the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College, who focuses on the human and orga...
Leonard Wong is a Research Professor of Military Strategy (Human and Organizational Dimensions) in the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College, who focuses on the human and orga...
Mun Charn Wong
Mun Charn Wong was a Chinese American businessman from Hawaii.
Mun Charn Wong was a Chinese American businessman from Hawaii.
Quang X. Pham
Quang Pham, a Vietnamese American, was born in 1964, in Saigon, South Vietnam.
Quang Pham, a Vietnamese American, was born in 1964, in Saigon, South Vietnam.
Ralph Siu
Ralph Gun Hoy Siu (1917 – 1998) was a distinguished American author, scholar, military, and civil servant.
Ralph Gun Hoy Siu (1917 – 1998) was a distinguished American author, scholar, military, and civil servant.
Stephen Funk
Stephen Funk is a former United States Marine Corps Landing Support Specialist and Lance Corporal reservist.
Stephen Funk is a former United States Marine Corps Landing Support Specialist and Lance Corporal reservist.
Susan Ahn Cuddy
Susan Ahn Cuddy (born January 16, 1915) was the first female gunnery officer in the United States Navy.
Susan Ahn Cuddy (born January 16, 1915) was the first female gunnery officer in the United States Navy.
Tammy Duckworth
Ladda Tammy Duckworth is the Democratic nominee in Illinois's 8th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives.
Ladda Tammy Duckworth is the Democratic nominee in Illinois's 8th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives.
Ted Lieu
Ted W. Lieu is a Democratic Party California State Senator, who has represented the 28th Senate District since February 18, 2011, after being elected to fill the seat of deceased Senator Jenny O...
Ted W. Lieu is a Democratic Party California State Senator, who has represented the 28th Senate District since February 18, 2011, after being elected to fill the seat of deceased Senator Jenny O...
Vietnamese American Armed Forces Association
The Vietnamese American Armed Forces Association (abbreviated: VAAFA), (Vietnamese: Hội Quân Nhân Người Mỹ Gốc Việt), is a non-profit, non partisan professional military association.
The Vietnamese American Armed Forces Association (abbreviated: VAAFA), (Vietnamese: Hội Quân Nhân Người Mỹ Gốc Việt), is a non-profit, non partisan professional military association.
Wah Kau Kong
United States Army Air Corps 2nd Lieutenant Wah Kau Kong (Chinese: 江華九; Pinyin: Jiāng Huájiǔ; born ca.
United States Army Air Corps 2nd Lieutenant Wah Kau Kong (Chinese: 江華九; Pinyin: Jiāng Huájiǔ; born ca.
Young-Oak Kim
Colonel Young-Oak Kim, a highly-decorated U.S. Army combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
Colonel Young-Oak Kim, a highly-decorated U.S. Army combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War.