Profiles the life and career of Daniel Inouye, son of Japanese immigrants, who became the first Japanese American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate.
A biography on the personal and professional life and career of Olympic gold medalist, Apolo Anton Ohno that examines how he got involved in sports and his love of speed skating.
A successful freelance writer, Amy Tan tried writing fiction in 1987 and produced The Joy Luck Club which became a best seller. She has continued to write about the issues of being a Chinese American.
Doing high school improv convinced Margaret Cho that her future lay in comedy. In 1994 she landed a sitcom and in her early twenties, when the show was cancelled, she struggled with low self-esteem and drug and alcohol addiction. She soon rebuilt her confidence and her act and sought to use her comedy as a cathartic vehicle to help others. With this successful format she has built a huge fan base with her comedy tours and books.
Tells the life story of Taiwanese American Jerry Yang, describing his childhood in Taiwan and California, education, creation of the search engine Yahoo with David Filo, and other related topics.
