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Class of 2024

Class of 2024 Pacific Northwest

Class of 2023

  • Adele Lim

  • Annie Young-Scrivner

  • Ben Fong-Torres

  • Charlie & Ling Zhang

  • Doug Baldwin Jr.

  • Dr. Lisa T. Su

  • Dr. Peter P. Lee

  • Dr. Shang-Li & Betty Huang

  • Far East Movement

  • Jennifer Lee

  • Kiet Nguyen

  • Lalisa Manobal

  • Pin Ni

  • Rep. Marilyn Strickland

  • Sam Cho

  • Freddie Mercury

  • Rocky Aoki

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

  • Santos Manuel

  • Johnny Cash

  • Nintendo

  • Kim Thayil

Class of 2022

  • Iconic GRAMMY and Emmy Award-nominated comedian

  • GRAMMY Award-winning artist, cultural icon and actress admired for breakout roles in Wayne’s World and True Lies

  • Recipient of the Purple Heart. Elected official and AAPI social justice leader

  • Panda Express founders and visionary entrepreneurs

  • Founder of NYX Cosmetics and Bespoke Beauty Brands, commercial real estate entrepreneur and philanthropist

  • Fusion jazz band honored by the Smithsonian and credited for breaking barriers to elevate Asians in mainstream music

  • Animation & Creative Director for Illumination Entertainment. Creator of worldwide bunny character Tuzki

  • Muckleshoot Indian Tribal Council Chair and Elder. One of the longest-serving female tribe council chairs in the United States

  • First Indian Louis Vuitton Ambassador. Iconic cinema actress in India and advocate of mental wellness

  • Founding member of Soundgarden credited as the first Asian American bassist of a GRAMMY Award-winning rock band

  • New York Times bestselling author Janice Lee and KKR Co-CEO Joseph Bae, founder of TAAF

  • Six-Time GRAMMY Award-Winning Ukulele Virtuoso

  • Youngest female Olympic Gold snowboarder, cultural icon and mental wellness advocate

  • TikTok influencer, comedy club entrepreneur and international comedian

  • Founder Emeritus of the Asian Hall of Fame, and Founder of the Robert Chinn Foundation

  • Athletic director of Washington State Cougars credited as the first Asian American Athletic Director of a Power Five school

  • Real estate and investment property visionaries in the Pacific Northwest and California

  • Founders of Crustacean credited for bringing Vietnamese cuisine to America

  • Music education advocate and frontman of Seattle reggae band Kore Ionz

  • Financial pioneers who opened the first Asian-owned bank in America

  • Music Director for Annie Lenox, Robby Krieger, Danny Seraphine, Joe Walsh, other icons and Asian Hall of Fame

  • Iconic guitarist and founding member of Nirvana

Class of 2021

  • Lifetime Achievement Award First Eurasian cinema icon in Hollywood, Golden Globe Award-winner and cousin of inductee Kevin Kwan

  • First woman of color and immigrant CEO of a Fortune 50 company. National Women’s Hall of Fame Inductee

  • Music producer and global DJ of electronic dance music. Son of legendary Hiroaki “Rocky” Aoki

  • Coloratura opera singer and first Asian soprano nominated for Academy Award Best Song

  • First Filipino-American woman Chief Justice of California

  • Actress, author, director, and producer. National Chairman of SAG-AFTRA Asian Pacific American Media Committee

  • Neurosurgeon, neuroscientist, brain cancer vaccine pioneer, and first Asian female chair of a major neurosurgery program

  • Actor, comedian, producer, physician and advocate for Asian representation in media, entertainment and national narratives

  • Bass guitarist for Eric Clapton, Bob Marley, Robby Krieger, other legends. Jamaican Order of Distinction recipient

  • Martial artist, actor and son of Inductee Bruce Lee

  • Legendary drummer and founding member of Chicago

Class of 2020

  • Iconic actor with over 600 film, television & theatre credits

  • First Chinese-American woman elected to U.S. Congress

  • First Japanese culinary icon in America

  • First Asian-American CEO of an American music company

  • Filipino-American cultural icon, choreographer, and dancer from Dancing with Stars

  • First digital artist inductee. Actor, gaming and cultural icon

  • First Asian-American athelete in the NFL. First American athlete to play professional baseball in Japan. Inductee of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

First Decade Inductees

  • NORM MINETA

    Served in the US Cabinet for President Bill Clinton and President Bush. Co-founder of Asian Heritage Month. Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient

  • Former U.S. Ambassador GARY LOCKE

    Former U.S. Ambassador to China and first Chinese American Governor of the United States

  • MAJOR GENERAL ANTONIO TAGUBA

    Author of “Taguba Report” and social justice advocate

  • DR. CONNIE MARIANO

    Former White House physician and first Filipino Navy Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy

  • BRUCE LEE

    Iconic martial artist, actor and icon

  • KRISTI YAMAGUCHI

    U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Inductee. New York Times best selling author. First Asian American winner of a Winter Olympics Gold Medal

  • CONNIE CHUNG

    First Asian co-anchor of a national weekday broadcast in the United States

  • KEVIN KWAN

    Singapore-born novelist of Crazy Rich Asians

  • LOIDA NICOLAS LEWIS

    First Asian woman to pass the New York Bar. Co-Founder of the National Federation of Filipino-American Associations. Widow of America’s first Black billionaire Reginald F. Lewis

  • SONITA LONTOH

    Indonesian-American technology executive. Women in Manufacturing Hall of Fame Inductee

  • APOLO OHNO

    Most decorated American at the Winter Olympics for short track speed skating. U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Inductee

  • DUY-LOAN LE

    First Asian Senior Fellow of Texas Instruments. Women in Technology Hall of Fame Inductee

  • MANU TUIASOSOPO

    Seattle Seahawk and 49ers Super Bowl Champion

  • NATHAN GHAR-JUN ADRIAN

    5-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer

  • CARRIE ANN INABA

    Choreographer, singer, and judge on Dancing with the Stars

  • BENSON HENDERSON

    Mixed martial artist and first Korean-Black UFC Champion

  • JON CHU

    Award-winning filmmaker and director

  • LULY YANG

    Taiwanese couture designer. First fashion designer Inductee

  • J.R. CELSKI

    Filipino-American 3-time Olympic speed skating medalist

  • MARC ANTHONY NICOLAS

    3-time Emmy Award-winning Filipino-American producer

  • MELISSA LEE

    First Korean-American host of CNBC

  • KOURTNEY KANG

    Hawaiian-born Korean-Irish producer, actor & entertainment trailblazer

  • ROY YAMAGUCHI

    Culinary icon and chef

  • BETTY NGUYEN

    First Vietnamese-American CNN news anchor

  • GEORGE TSUTAKAWA

    Legendary sculptor & actor

  • DANIEL DAE KIM

    Korean-American actor and AAPI advocate

  • TEDDY ZEE

    Award-winning media, tech, and entertainment trailblazer

  • JEANETTE LEE

    Korean-American billiards player nicknamed Black Widow

  • RICK NOJI

    World Champion high jumper athlete

  • YUJI OKUMOTO

    Trailblazer actor, producer & martial artist

  • Z.Z. WEI

    Iconic painter and fine artist