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===Financial=== ===Financial===
* ] – billionaire, son of ] * ] (陳樂宗) – son of ], property investments
* ] (劉宏敏) – Global Head of ] * ] (劉宏敏) – Global Head of ]
* ] – co-founder and CEO of ] * ] – co-founder and CEO of ]
* ] – co-founder of ], 8th largest hedge fund in Europe by assets * ] (霍焱) – co-founder of ], 8th largest hedge fund in Europe by assets
* ] (林君叡) – venture capitalist at ] * ] (林君叡) – venture capitalist at ]
* ] – founder and CEO of ] * ] – founder and CEO of ]
* ] – CEO and president of ] (2008–2015) * ] (柳澈漯) – CEO and president of ] (2008–2015)
* ] (陸潤卿) – co-founder of the Canton Bank of San Francisco (1907-1926) and one of the prime movers in the rebuilding of Chinatown after the 1906 quake * ] (陸潤卿) – co-founder of the Canton Bank of San Francisco (1907-1926) and one of the prime movers in the rebuilding of Chinatown after the 1906 quake
* ] – hedge fund manager and founder and chairman of ] * ] (李录) – hedge fund manager and founder and chairman of ]
* ] (吴建民) – CEO and president of ] (1992– ) * ] (吴建民) – CEO and president of ] (1992– )
* ] – CEO of Enron Xcelerator, a venture capital division of ] * ] (白露龍) – CEO of Enron Xcelerator, a venture capital division of ]
* ] – former vice-chairman of ] * ] – former vice-chairman of ]
* ] (唐騮千) – financier and philanthropist * ] (唐騮千) – financier and philanthropist
* ] – financier, former chairman and CEO of ] * ] (蔡至勇) – financier, former chairman and CEO of ]
* ] – co-founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange ] and former billionaire * ] – co-founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange ]
* ] – former executive of ] * ] (黃門贊) – former executive of ]
* ] – CEO of Citadel Securities * ] (赵鹏) – CEO of Citadel Securities


===Food=== ===Food===
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* ] – co-founder of ] component ], billionaire * ] – co-founder of ] component ], billionaire
* ] – high tech investor and CEO of ] (2006–2011) * ] – high tech investor and CEO of ] (2006–2011)
* ] – animator, programmer, co-creator of ], BFDI, and JacknJellify YouTube channel, brother of Michael
* Michael Yiming Huang – animator and co-creator of ], BFDI, and JacknJellify YouTube channel, brother of Cary Huang


===Technology=== ===Technology===
* ] – CEO of ]; former CEO of ] * ] (程守宗) – CEO of ]; former CEO of ]
* ] – founder and CEO of Galactic Computing * ] (陳世卿) – founder and CEO of Galactic Computing
* ] – founder, CEO and chairman of ], one of the largest computer monitor brands * ] – founder, CEO and chairman of ], one of the largest computer monitor brands
* ] – co-founder ] (acquired by ] for $8.5 billion in 2008) * ] (庄思浩) – co-founder ] (acquired by ] in 2008)
* ] – co-founder of ] * ] (戴伟立) – co-founder of ]
* ] (傅苹) – co-founder of ] * ] (傅苹) – co-founder of ]
* ] (謝明) – co-founder ] (sold to ] in 2009 for $930 million) * ] (謝明) – co-founder ] (sold to ] in 2009)
* ] (黃仁勳) – co-founder and CEO of NASDAQ-100 component ] * ] (黃仁勳) – co-founder and CEO of NASDAQ-100 component ]
* ] – co-founder of '']'' franchise * ] – co-founder of '']'' franchise
* ] – founder of ] company ] * ] – founder of ] company ]
* ] (高民環) – co-founder of ], billionaire *] – founded ]
* ] – founder of NASDAQ-100 component ] * ] (高民環) – co-founder of ]
* ] (林杰屏) – founder of ]
* ] – CEO of ], formerly with Facebook and other web companies
* ] – founder of ] and ], billionaire * ] – CEO of ]
* ] (黄馨祥) – founder of ] and ]
* ] (蘇姿豐) – CEO and president of NASDAQ-100 component ] * ] (蘇姿豐) – CEO and president of NASDAQ-100 component ]
* ] – co-founder and COO of ], billionaire * ] (孫大衛) – co-founder and COO of ]
* ] – co-founder of ] * ] (周秀文) – co-founder of ]
* ] – president and CEO of ] * ] (陈立武) – president and CEO of ]
* ] – co-founder of ] (sold to ] for $500 million) * ] (曹英偉) – co-founder of ] (sold to ])
* ] – co-founder of Kingston Technologies, billionaire * ] (杜紀川) – co-founder of Kingston Technologies
* ] – founder and CEO of Scale AI, youngest self-made billionaire * ] – founder and CEO of Scale AI
* ] (王安) – co-founder of ] (sold in 1999 for $1.5 billion) * ] (王安) – co-founder of ]
* ] (王嘉廉) – founder of ], owner of the ] * ] (王嘉廉) – founder of ], owner of the ]
* ] – founder and CEO of ] * ] (王蔚) – founder and CEO of ]
* ] – founder of ] and ] (acquired by ] in 2004 for $4 billion) * ] (谢青) – founder of ] and ] (acquired by ] in 2004)
* ] – founder of ] and ] * ] (葉炳輝) – founder of ] and ]
* ] – founder and CEO of ] * ] (袁征) – founder and CEO of ]
* ] – co-founder of ] (sold to Cisco Systems for $3.2 billion) * ] (朱敏) – co-founder of ] (sold to Cisco Systems)


===Other=== ===Other===
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* ] – adult film actress * ] – adult film actress
* ] – film and stage actor * ] – film and stage actor
* ], Canadian-American comedian, actor, writer, director, activist, and musician, part of comedy duo ]
* ] – actress, model * ] – actress, model
* ] – actress * ] – actress
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* ] – vocalist and guitarist of ] * ] – vocalist and guitarist of ]
* ] – jazz trumpeter * ] – jazz trumpeter
* ] – ] artist, 1/4 Chinese * ] – ] artist, 1/4 Chinese
* ] – guitarist-songwriter for rock band ] * ] – guitarist-songwriter for rock band ]
* ] – singer-songwriter, rapper and actor * ] – singer-songwriter, rapper and actor

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This is a list of notable Chinese Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants who have made exceptional contributions to various facets of American society.

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  • Grace Lee Boggs (陳玉平) – community activist in African-American community; leftist writer
  • Chin Lin Sou – community leader
  • Hung Wai Ching – community leader and businessman
  • Goo Kim Fui (古今辉) – President, United Chinese Society in Hawaii, 1892–1898; played an instrumental role in uniting the Chinese and fighting for their rights during the anti-Chinese agitation in Hawaii in the 1880s
  • Charles Goodall Lee – first licensed Chinese American dentist in the United States, financier of Chinese American Citizens Alliance in Oakland Chinatown, spouse of Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee
  • Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee – first Chinese American woman voter in the United States
  • Mabel Ping-Hua Lee – Chinese advocate for women's suffrage in the United States, community organizer in New York City's Chinatown, and leader of the First Chinese Baptist Church in Chinatown.
  • Wong Chin Foo (王清福) – 19th-century civil rights activist and journalist
  • Wong Kim Ark (黃金德) – his lawsuit established the principle of citizenship by virtue of birth on US soil
  • Harry Wu (吴弘达) – human rights activist, focuses on Laogai prison camps and human rights in China
  • Sherman Wu – civil rights activist, famous racial discrimination incident by university fraternity
  • Xiao Qiang (萧强) – MacArthur Fellowship for human rights activism, publisher of China Digital Times covering rights and censorship in China, journalism professor
  • John C. Young (容兆珍) – San Francisco Chinatown leader
  • Helen Zia (謝漢蘭) – community activist and writer

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  • Bei Bei Shuai (帅贝贝) – Prosecuted for murder and feticide due to a pregnancy loss after a suicide attempt.


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