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Kang-i Sun Chang (孫康宜) – writer and literary scholar. Lan Samantha Chang – writer; director of the Iowa Writer's Workshop. Victoria Chang – poet, children's writer, and essayist. Ted Chiang (姜峯楠) – speculative fiction writer. Frank Chin (趙健秀) – novelist, playwright, and essayist. Marilyn Chin (陈美玲) – poet ...
The history of Chinese Americans or the history of ethnic Chinese in the United States includes three major waves of Chinese immigration to the United States, beginning in the 19th century. Chinese immigrants in the 19th century worked in the California Gold Rush of the 1850s and the Central Pacific Railroad in the 1860s.
Amy Ryan (born 1969), actress, born Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski; of part Polish descent. Meg Ryan (born 1961), née Hyra, actress, Polish ancestry on her father's side. Thomas Sadoski (born 1976), actor; paternal grandfather is of Polish descent. Jonathan Sadowski (born 1979), actor of Polish and Italian descent.
U.S. President Harry Truman signing into law the Luce–Celler Act in 1946 [74] In 1945, the War Brides Act allowed foreign-born wives of U.S. citizens who had served in the U.S. Armed Forces to immigrate to the United States. In 1946, the War Brides Act was extended to include the fiancés of American soldiers.
50+ Influential Latina Women in History. 1. Dolores Huerta. Huerta is a civil rights activist and labor leader. She worked tirelessly to ensure farmworkers received US labor rights and co-founded ...
Lorena Borjas (1960–2020) – Mexican-born American transgender and immigrant rights activist, known as the mother of the transgender Latinx community in Queens, New York; Norma V. Cantu (born 1954) – civil rights lawyer and college professor; Carlos Cadena (1917–2001) – attorney in the landmark Hernandez v. Texas supreme court case
Swiss Americans are Americans of Swiss descent. Swiss emigration to America predates the formation of the United States, notably in connection with the persecution of Anabaptism during the Swiss Reformation and the formation of the Amish community. In the 19th century, there was substantial immigration of Swiss farmers, who preferred rural ...
This is a list of notable Irish Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American-born descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is Irish American .