People know of many female Asian Americans that have become inspirations due to their success in their chosen careers. Three of the most notable are Michelle Kwan, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Vera Wang. These women have given honor to their country and made significant contributions to the world of sports, literature, and fashion, respectively. They serve as proof that gender and race are irrelevant to what a person can do.
Michelle Kwan won over 40 championships including nine U.S. titles in figure skating, thus making her one of the most decorated athlete in the world for the said category (Encyclopedia Britannica, "Michelle Kwan"). No athlete in the modern era has made it as far as Kwan did. Kwan was born in California in 1980, and as a young girl, watched her older brother play hockey. She is the third child of Chinese parents Danny and Estella Kwan She began skating at the age of five and won her first competition at seven. It was in 1994 when she became a member of the U.S. Olympic team, and two years …show more content…
She is the author of bestselling novels such as The Namesake, Unaccustomed Earth, and The Lowland. She received the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for her work Interpreter of Maladies. Her stories mostly depict the reality of immigrant life in the United States and explore on the conflicts in personal and cultural relationships. For her writings, she has helped Americans understand the difficulties endured by immigrants in straddling the line between two cultures (Gipe et al., "Jhumpa Lahiri Biography"). Lahiri was born in 1967 in London, England and raised in South Kingstown, Rhode Island of Bengali parents. She attended Barnard College in New York where she focused on English literature. Her career as a writer exploded in 1999. Lahiri is appointed by President Barack Obama as a member of the Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She now lives in Rome, Italy with her husband Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush and their
Michelle Kwan won over 40 championships including nine U.S. titles in figure skating, thus making her one of the most decorated athlete in the world for the said category (Encyclopedia Britannica, "Michelle Kwan"). No athlete in the modern era has made it as far as Kwan did. Kwan was born in California in 1980, and as a young girl, watched her older brother play hockey. She is the third child of Chinese parents Danny and Estella Kwan She began skating at the age of five and won her first competition at seven. It was in 1994 when she became a member of the U.S. Olympic team, and two years …show more content…
She is the author of bestselling novels such as The Namesake, Unaccustomed Earth, and The Lowland. She received the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for her work Interpreter of Maladies. Her stories mostly depict the reality of immigrant life in the United States and explore on the conflicts in personal and cultural relationships. For her writings, she has helped Americans understand the difficulties endured by immigrants in straddling the line between two cultures (Gipe et al., "Jhumpa Lahiri Biography"). Lahiri was born in 1967 in London, England and raised in South Kingstown, Rhode Island of Bengali parents. She attended Barnard College in New York where she focused on English literature. Her career as a writer exploded in 1999. Lahiri is appointed by President Barack Obama as a member of the Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She now lives in Rome, Italy with her husband Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush and their