Celebrating Success of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
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by Pete Staples
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May is AAPI Heritage Month and we celebrated the stories and contributions of the AAPI community in our weekly all-hands meeting. Here are some of the remarkable stories of perseverance and excellence that we'd like to pass on.
Isabella Aiona Abbot “First Lady of Limu (sea weed)”
Eugenia Loh-Gene Cheng is a British mathematician and concert pianist. Her mathematical interests include higher category theory, and as a pianist she specialises in lieder and art song. She is also passionate about explaining mathematics to non-mathematicians to rid the world of math phobia, often using entertaining analogies with food and baking. Cheng is a scientist-in-residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Duke Kahanamoku, Father of Surfing
Eugenie Clark, the "Shark Lady", featured on USPS stamps
Legend of Nian, Not a person but a source of cultural understanding
Adafruit has been a source of inspiration to us by highlighting people in the science and education fields who inspire others from underrepresented communities. Check out their blog too:
https://blog.adafruit.com/tag/asian-pacific-american-heritage-month/
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