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In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, NBC Asian America is taking a look back at a few of the inspirational Asian American and Pacific Islander women we have been honored to feature. From social activist legends to legislating trailblazers, in real life and in comic/character form, here are some of the formidable women you should know.
The Legends
- Grace Lee Boggs: The Chinese-American Woman Behind the Black Power Movement
- Patsy Takemoto Mink: Hawaii's Patsy Mink Honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Yuri Kochiyama: Yuri Kochiyama, Civil Rights Activist, Dies in Berkeley at Age 93 (NBC Bay Area)
The Leaders
- Rep. Judy Chu: Rep Judy Chu Fights State Bans Based on Racial Stereotypes
- Kamala Harris: Kamala Harris' Senate Bid Excites California's Indian Americans
- Karen Narasaki: Karen Narasaki Tapped to Join U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
- Sen. Mazie Hirono: A broader conversation on immigration reform
- Mililani Trask: Native Hawaiians to Federal Government: Give Us Back Our Kingdom
- Ai-jen Poo: MacArthur 'Genius' Ai-jen Poo Organizing America’s Domestic Workers
The Changemakers
- Stephanie Chang: Stephanie Chang Is Poised to Make Political History in Michigan
- Sayu Bhojwani: Turning Today's Immigrants into Tomorrow's Leaders
- Alice Wong: Alice Wong Sets Out to Chronicle Disability History
- Aditi Hardikar: White House's New LGBT Liaison Also Ambassador to Asian America
- Tsechu Dolma: Refugee Daughter Returns Home With Climate Change Battle Plan
- Helen Gym: Education Advocate Gym to Run for Philly City Council (NBC Philadelphia)
The Trailblazers
- Indra Nooyi: Pepsi CEO On Work Life Balance and Coping With Parental Guilt
- Jenny Yang: Off Color: What's A 'Good Asian' Like Jenny Yang Doing on Stage
- Sarinya Srisakul: Meet New York's Only Female, Asian-American Firefighter
The Characters
- Cindy Moon, AKA "Silk": Cindy Moon Goes Solo as 'Silk," Marvel's New Comic Heroine
- Upping the Aunty: South Asian Street Style: Artist Photographs Fashionable Aunties
- Ms. Marvel Kamala Khan: Comic Heroine Ms. Marvel Saves San Francisco From Anti-Islam Ads
- Princess Moana: Meet Moana: Disney Announces Its First Pacific Islander Princess
