Famous Chinese-Americans in
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張德培
Michael Chang
b. 1972, Hoboken, NJ
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Champion tennis player. First
started competing at age 15, breaking
many"youngest player" records. In 1989, at the age of 17, he became the
first american male to win the French Open since 1955. He is the first
and only Asian player in the top
10 world rankings. Chang will be retiring from tennis in 2003, at
the end of his seventeenth US Open.
Chang wrote Holding Serve Persevering On
And Off The Court, where he narrates his story and his strong religious
beliefs.
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陳露
Chen Lu
b. 1976, Jilin
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World champion skater from China. In
1992, she was the first Chinese skater to compete at the Olympics, placing
sixth (not bad for a first try!). She won the 1995 World Championship. She won
bronze medals in the 1994 and 1998 Olympics. She toured professionally in the
US before returning to China.
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陳婷婷
Tiffany Chin
b. 1968, Oakland, CA
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Figure skater known for her athleticism and
artistry. She was the youngest American to win the World Junior Championship at
age 12. She was the 1985 US ladies National Champion. She won bronze medals at
the 1985 and 1986 World Championships and competed in the 1984 Olympics,
placing fourth. After turning professional, she earned a second place in the
World Professional Championship. She has starred and toured in professional
live and TV shows and began a coaching career. |
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周婉儀
Amy Chow
b. 1978, San Jose, CA
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Gymnast. She was the first Asian-American
member of the US gymnastics team. At
the 1996 Olympics, she was one of the
"Magnificent Seven" that won a gold medal in the team competition.
She also won a silver medal in individual competition for uneven bars, her
favorite apparatus. There are two moves
named after her, the Chow and
the Chow Two . Amy is currently a student at Stanford University
and hopes to become a pediatrician. |
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關家倩
Michelle Kwan
b. 1980, Torrance, CA |
World-renowned figure skating champion of unmatched
artistry. She won the
World Championship five times, only
the second American to do so (Carol Heiss was the first, 43 years
earlier). She won the US national title seven times.
She won the silver medal at the 1998 Olympics and a bronze medal at
the 2002 Olympics. She was named
one of People's Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful
People in the World" in 2000.
She has written or collaborated in several books, including:
She even stars in her own video game Michelle
Kwan Figure Skating. |
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姚明
Yao Ming
b. 1980, Shanghai |
Basketball player (center). An agile player in spite of his 7'5" height, Yao
was named to China's National Team at 18. He played in the 2000 Olympics and
helped China win the 2001 Asian Basketball Championship. He played
professionally for the Shanghai Sharks. Yao was the first draft pick for the
Houston Rockets, becoming the first number one pick to come from outside the US
and only the third Chinese player in the NBA. In the 2002-03 season he posted
the highest field goal performance in the NBA, making 31 of his 35 shots over a
six-game period. In addition to his on-the-court performance, Yao has become
very popular because of his friendly and easy going demeanor.
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