Asian Pacific American Women

Judi Oyama crouched while riding a skateboard

Judi Oyama for Santa Cruz Skateboards, 1970s. Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

Adidas soccer ball autographed by the gold medal Women's National Soccer team from the 2012 Olympics.
The Gold Standard: How these Iconic Olympic Athletes Inspired and United Us
July 19, 2024
Chien-Shiung Wu, smiling at the camera and wearing a lab coat, posing among unidentified apparatus
Chien-Shiung Wu, “The Chinese Marie Curie”
Three images: a Native Hawaiian hand placing a vote in a ballot box, a palm tree blowing in the wind, and a map locating Hawai'i in proximity to the U.S. west coast with the text: Hawai'i
Podcast Episode: Votes for Hawaiians
Two Asian American women wearing dark clothing stand next to a banana plant in front of a lattice wall. The woman in front is older and shorter than her daughter standing behind her who has her hands on her mother’s shoulders.
Hmong Women Are Part of the Food Economy of Arkansas
August 9, 2023
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Re-Elect Patsy Mink

National Museum of American History

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Chien-shiung Wu turns dials on a machine
Chinese-American Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

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Graphic featuring design for quarter with Edith Kanakaʻole’s face blending into a background of mountains and a river. Text on the quarter includes “E hō mai ka ʻike.”
Composer and Educator Edith Kanakaʻole Protected the Native Hawaiian Worldview
March 24, 2023
Queen Lili‘uokalani poses for a royal portrait. She wears a sash.
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Queen Liliʻuokalani
Stamp sheet with a photo of Ruth Asawa at her desk and stamps featuring her hollow wire sculptures
Stamp Stories: Ruth Asawa

Learn about a fascinating Japanese American artist. Video. Grades Pre-K to 1. (12 minutes)

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Black and white photo of Anna May Wong wearing a suit and top hat. She arches an eyebrow and holds a glass to the camera in a toast.
Actress Anna May Wong Championed Asian American Representation in More than 60 Films
October 24, 2022
Nobuko Miyamoto holds a pink scarf that flows across her body. Album title and artist plus a small star logo that says Asian Pacific America
Folk Musician Nobuko Miyamoto and Eight More Women to Know this Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May 5, 2022
Hung Liu standing between two large and colorful self-portraits behind her
Hung Liu’s Art Keeps History Close
March 7, 2022