ASIAN AMERICAN
INNOVATORS
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Voice of Fusion
TV Chef Ming Tsai whets appetites by serving up a nouvelle blend of east-west platters and all-American patter. Calling AA Cellphones Four new MBAs launch mtogo to dial in the promise of cellular commerce by tapping the Asian ringtone craze. Laser Super-Cooler Nobel Laureate Steven Chu used six lasers to harness the quantum properties of atoms for hot new technologies. 
Digital Pioneers
10 Asian Americans who pushed personal computing to the leading edge of civilization. Rhodes to Rio Chino With his Robot Stories filmmaker Greg Pak brings a fresh approach to examining the relationships among human beings. Comedy's Southern Squire Henry Cho goes outside conventional Asian American comedy to create a unique brand of all-American humor. Wi-Fi's Earlybirds Victor and Janie Tsao took a gamble on next-generation Wi-Fi to earn a $500-million payday. |
Internet's Jolly Grin Giant
Yahoo's Jerry Yang has become Moby Dick to Bill Gates's Captain Ahab. Artist of the Floating World Chang-rae Lee distills pale wine from the scarcely suspected agonies of the mutual-fund set. Pop's Unscented Voice Michelle Branch is a breath of fresh air in an hypersexualized girl-pop scene. Microsoft Pioneer Scott Oki was the marketing pioneer who took a struggling Microsoft global. Titan of Temps John Chuang tapped Mac enthusiasts to leverage a tiny campus printshop into a global consulting giant. The Savior Joana Lau applies youthful energy and MBA smarts to save an old-line defense contractor. Vision Quest A young Taiwanese immigrant overcame a disastrous setback to build today's leading independent monitor brand. |
