Kalpana Chawla (Hindi: कल्‍पना चावला) (Punjabi: ਕਲਪਨਾ ਚਾਵਲਾ) (July 1, 1961 – February 1, 2003), was an Indian-American astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist. She was one of seven crewmembers killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Kalpana Chawla was born in… [Read More]

Margaret Cho (born Moran Cho December 5, 1968) is an American comedian, fashion designer, actress, author, and as of 2008, recording artist. Cho is best known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially those pertaining… [Read More]

Choy was born in 1916 in Makaweli, Hawaii to Korean immigrants who worked in Hawaii’s sugar plantations. Choy received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Hawaii in 1938 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1941. He was the first person of Korean ancestry… [Read More]