Asian/Pacific Islander American, Jewish American, and Haitian American Heritage Month

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  1. 2. a Chinese-American architect who designed the Louvre entrance in Paris and Dallas City Hall
  2. 6. a Haitian-Japanese-American professional tennis player. Has been ranked No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. She is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, and is the reigning champion at the US Open and the Australian Open.
  3. 7. Haitian-American considered to be the first African-American military pilot to fly in combat, and the only African-American pilot in World War I. Ironically, he never flew for the United States.
  4. 10. an American skateboarder, surfer, artist, and environmental activist. She was an original member of the Z-Boys and competed with the Zephyr Competition Team in the 1970s. She was the only female member of the Z-Boys.
  5. 13. a Haitian-American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator. Author of The New York Times best-selling essay collection Bad Feminist (2014)
  6. 16. Jewish American actor, rapper, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, and film producer. He originated the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the musical Hamilton, for which he won both a Grammy Award and Tony Award.
  7. 17. was the 39th mayor of Plano, Texas. He was elected in 2013 and served until May 2021
  8. 18. an American actress, considered to be the first Chinese American Hollywood movie star, as well as the first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition
  9. 19. a Korean American chef who gained prominence as the creator of the gourmet Korean-Mexican taco truck Kogi.
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  1. 1. his novel The Sympathizer is a New York Times best seller and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
  2. 3. American designer and sculptor. While an undergraduate at Yale University, she achieved national recognition when she won a national design competition for the planned Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  3. 4. an American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler, and former American football and Canadian football player, known for his roles in Moana and Jumanji
  4. 5. an American-Haitian model and disabled rights activist. With her prosthetic right leg, she was a proudly unconventional figure in modern fashion modeling.
  5. 8. A Jewish- American singer, actress, and filmmaker. Among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), known for Funny Girl and 1976's A Star is Born
  6. 9. known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, comedian, internet personality, rapper, author, and television host.
  7. 11. an American civil rights activist who objected to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. His case, Korematsu v. US, allows for the state to exclude citizens in times of war
  8. 12. Haitian-born American dancer and choreographer, known as the father of Haitian professional dance
  9. 14. a Filipino American labor leader, farmworker, and leader in the Asian American movement. He helped found the movements that would become the United Farm Workers
  10. 15. She was the first woman of color and the first Asian-American woman elected to Congress, and also the first woman elected to Congress from the state of Hawaii.