Diverse Communities
Asian
Winner of 'Survivor: Cook Islands'
Defying racial stereotypes about Asian American men in the media, Kwon led a multi-ethnic team to victory in the controversial, racially segregated 2006 season of Survivor. |
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist
Journalist and best-selling author of Half the Sky Sheryl WuDunn offers a compelling perspective on current economic, political and social issues such as women's rights. |
Best-Selling Author of the Rizzoli & Isles Series
Internationally best-selling author Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. A graduate of Stanford University, Gerritsen went on to attend medical school and become a physician. While on maternity... |
Personal Finance Expert
Speaker Carmen Wong Ulrich is a debt management specialist known for her realistic and valuable credit crisis advice. She regularly appears on MSNBC and blogs for CNBC. |
World-Renowned Theoretical Physicist
Dr. Michio Kaku is an internationally recognized authority in Einstein's unified theory field; innovation; and "the future of the future" - exploring and predicting the science of tomorrow, from computing power and... |
High-profile Interior Designer / TV Host
Kahi Lee has been called a "renaissance chick, interior design goddess and a leader of the new school." She has appeared on numerous television programs including Design on a Dime, Merge Renovate My Family,... |
Television Journalist, Correspondent & Producer
Speaker Juju Chang is an Emmy Award-winning correspondent for 20/20 and Nightline who has covered Haiti's earthquake and the mine disaster in West Virginia. |
Cambodian Human Rights Activist
Sold into sexual slavery as young girl, Mam has dedicated her life to finding a way to stop this horrific practice. Her past has fueled her passion and all her efforts to help young children and women who have become... |
Best-Selling Author
The best-selling author of the extraordinary Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See crafts highly praised works resplendent with fluid language and rich universal themes. |
International Trade Theorist
A celebrated economist and Columbia University professor, Jagdish N. Bhagwati has made contributions to development theory and policy, public finance, immigration and the new... |
Attorney & Civil Rights Activist
Angela E. Oh serves as the Executive Director of the Western Justice Center Foundation, a nonprofit organization that advances peaceful resolution of conflict. She has worked as an attorney, public lecturer, and... |
Inspirational Leader, Author & Educator
Former White House speechwriter and advisor, Liu is the author of such acclaimed works as Guiding Lights, The Accidental Asian, and his latest, Imagination First. As an influential young leader... |
Author
Refusing to follow tradition, Jen blazes her own trail. Named one of the premier novelists of the 21st century by John Updike, she writes on the experiences of diverse cultures and their joys and struggles adapting... |
Astronaut
Speaker Leroy Chiao has worked in both government and commercial space programs. As a veteran of four NASA space missions, he logged over 229 days in space. |
Actress / Creator of the Angry Little Asian Girl
Lela Lee created the cult online cartoon "Angry Little Asian Girl" and website for people, like her, who grew up thinking girls shouldn't get upset. She has guest starred on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Will... |
Novelist / Poet
Maxine Hong Kingston is a highly acclaimed writer of both fiction and nonfiction and one of the first Asian Americans to make it to the top of the literary world in America. Her first book, a memoir published in... |
The Leading Expert on Our Intelligent Future
Ayesha Khanna is Partner of Hybrid Realities, a research and consulting firm headquartered in New York, and Director of the Hybrid Reality Institute, a think tank which explores human-technology co-evolution in the "... |
Author & Vice Chair, Ms. Foundation For Women
For over 20 years, Phoebe Eng has helped leading companies and organizations tap into the power of globalism and diversity to spur innovation. In her international lecture series, Fluency: The Art of Crossing... |
Human Rights Activist
A Chinese political prisoner for 19 years, speaker Harry Wu is now a staunch human rights advocate. He offers a glimpse into China's future role as a superpower. |
Poet & Spoken Word Artist
An Asian American poet who faced identity issues growing up, speaker Beau Sia turned to the mic to release his frustrations. He is now a slam-winning writer and performer. |
