Senator Leland Yee
CA State Senator for District 8 (western half of San Francisco and most of San Mateo Country). He emigrated from China to San Francisco when he was three years old. He holds a a bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley and a masters/PHD in Child Psychology from San Francisco State University.
Jerry Yang
Co-founder and Chief of Yahoo! search engine. Moved from Taiwan to San Jose at the age of 8. Jerry did not know much English when he first came to California, despite the fact that his mother was an English teacher. Eventually, he learned English in three years and graduated from Stanford University with his BS and MS.
Amy TanBorn in Oakland, Ca and an alumni of San Jose State University. Amy Tan is a famous author of books like "The Joy Luck Club" and "The Bonesetter's Daughter." Most of her work is inspired by her real life experiences as a Chinese American. She holds her BA and MA in English and Linguistics from SJSU. She has done her graduate studies at UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley.
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These are a just a few of the many prominent Chinese Americans in the Bay Area. To see how much of an impact these individuals have on our daily lives is astounding. Most of us use Yahoo! on a daily basis to check our email and I've been reading Amy Tan's stories since I was in high school! It is quite apparent that after living in California for decades, Chinese Americans have continuously contributed to the advancement of our society, whether it be in technology, politics or literature.
Such figures help encourage the upcoming generation to contribute even more to the local and global community. As a writer of fiction, I admire Amy Tan for her passion for writing. She is able to paint her experiences into words that seamlessly fall into place. Her work is an example of the experiences many second generation children have while living in America. They neither belong to either society, they are in "No Man's Land."
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