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Member of the U.S. WWII Resistance, 1942-1945 Florence Finch was born in the Philippines to a Filipino mom and an American dad. Finch got a job with the Japanese-controlled Philippine Liquid Fuel Distributing Union. During her time working, she was also working with the Philippine resistance movement (the Philippine Underground). Finch diverted fuel supplies to […]

U.S. Navy Admiral, 1977-2001 Eleanor Mariano was born in the Philippines and her family moved to Hawaii when she was 2 years old.  Mariano joined the US Navy in 1977 and received her medical degree while serving as a lieutenant. She was later selected by President Clinton, to be the White House Physician and director

Diplomat and former U.S. Navy Officer Harry B. Harris Jr. is an American diplomat and former US navy officer. He was born in Japan but grew up in Tennessee and Florida.  Harris Jr. was the first Japanese American to lead the U.S. Pacific Command in the Navy and was the highest-ranking Japanese American in the

Former Rear Admiral, 1981-2017 Pete Gumataotao is a native of Guam and retired rear admiral. Gumataotao became the Director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) in February 2018. DKI APCSS is a Department of Defense institution and one of five regional security studies centers that address regional and global

Macomb County Commissioner, 2020 – Present Mai Xiong is a Hmong American. She and her family immigrated to the U.S. under the refugee relocation program in 1987.  Xiong is a small business owner and is currently serving as Macomb County Commissioner.  In January 2021, Xiong was also elected as Vice-Chair of the Public Services Committee

LGBTQ Activist, 1970 – Present Jim Toy grew up in Ohio and studied at the University of Michigan where he became one of the most well-known gay activists in the state after he came out publicly on April 15, 1970, at an anti-Vietnam War rally.  Toy once famously said, “I am committed to making as

U.S. Representative for Washington’s 7th Congressional District (D), 2017 – Present Pramila Jayapal is the first Indian-American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is currently serving her third term representing Washington’s 7th District.  Ka’ai was recently appointed by the Biden administration to serve as executive director of the White House Initiative

AAPI Senior Liaison, 2021 – Present Erika Moritsugu was appointed Deputy Assistant to the President and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Senior Liaison by President Biden in April 2021.  She previously served as the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and also led the Government

CAPAC Executive Director, 2021 – Present Krystal Ka’ai is the current executive director of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC). Ka’ai was recently appointed by the Biden administration to serve as executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI). She is the first Native Hawaiian to

U.S. Representative of the Northern Mariana Islands (I), 2009 – Present  Gregorio Sablan is a Northern Mariana Islander politician and former election commissioner. He is the U.S. Representative of the Northern Mariana Islands in the United House of Representatives. The first and only representative for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Sablan has been