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Famous Asian-Americans

Based on the descriptions, name these famous Americans of East Asian or Indian descent.
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First submittedAugust 4, 2014
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"Enter the Dragon" martial artist
Bruce Lee
Probably the best golfer of all-time
Tiger Woods
Basketball sensation for the
Knicks in 2012
Jeremy Lin
Facebook legend who played
Sulu on "Star Trek"
George Takei
The new Sulu
John Cho
Actor who portrayed Kumar and
briefly worked for Obama
Kal Penn
The only cellist you are likely
to have heard of
Yo-Yo Ma
One of Charlie's Angels
Lucy Liu
Short-track speed skating champ
Apolo Ohno
Author of "The Joy Luck Club"
Amy Tan
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Figure-skating gold medalist
Kristi Yamaguchi
Figure-skating silver medalist
Michelle Kwan
Famous wedding dress designer
Vera Wang
Co-founder of Yahoo
Jerry Yang
Mr. Miyagi actor
Pat Morita
Tennis player; Youngest man to win
a Grand Slam event
Michael Chang
Super Bowl performer who got
"locked out of heaven"
Bruno Mars
Governor of Louisiana
Bobby Jindal
Actress from "The Office" who now
has her own project
Mindy Kaling
"Come Away With Me" singer who
is Ravi Shankar's daughter
Norah Jones
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24 Comments
EsaKivi
+1
Level 93
Aug 6, 2014
A typo with Lucy Liu's name, I think?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 7, 2014
Fixed
dasims45
+1
Level 81
Aug 7, 2014
The Bruno Mars song is "Locked Out of Heaven", not "Kicked Out".
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 7, 2014
Fixed
buck1017
+1
Level 78
Aug 11, 2014
Always thought Apollo Ohno was of Hawaiian descent.
mwierenga
+1
Level 86
Aug 26, 2014
Thought that was supposed to be Apolo Ohno but the word "figure" threw me. Supposed to be "speed"?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 26, 2014
Fixed! Got on a roll with the two other figure skaters!
ander217
+1
Level 74
Aug 26, 2014
Brain refused to engage for Amy Tan and Michelle Kwan, but got a freebie when I incorrectly typed Chong for Chang and got Cho instead. (I love freebies.)
tschutzer
+1
Level 91
Aug 26, 2014
I believe that, technically, you should also accept Jackie Chan for the Mr. Miyagi question. He portrayed the same character in the Jaden Smith remake a few years ago, and there's no caveat at the top about using the most famous in the event of multiple answers fitting.
RandomSportsKid
+2
Level 48
Aug 26, 2014
DONT YOU DARE COMPARE THAT TRASHFEST WITH RALPH MACCHIO
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Nov 10, 2015
Jackie Chan play Mr. Han in the remake of the Karate Kid, not Mr. Miyagi.
RandomSportsKid
+1
Level 48
Aug 26, 2014
should Apollo Anton Ohno work or did I just make a typo?
DysonSphere
+1
Level 63
Aug 28, 2014
Including Indian-Americans as "Asian-Americans" is kind of silly. While geographically accurate, it makes little sense from an ethnic perspective. It's like calling a Russian-American or a Saudi-American "Asian-American."
JWatson24
+5
Level 71
Jan 14, 2021
Replying to a comment 6.5 years later might be a bit useless... but why is that silly? "Asian-America" literally means Americans whose families have their ethnic origins in Asia. For some reason, a lot of people nowadays take Asian to mean "Chinese" or another similar ethnicities, but South Asians, while certainly different, are legally, geographically, and culturally still Asian. As a South Asian American myself (Bangladeshi to be precise), this is something that bothers me a lot.
HyddenRizz
+3
Level 67
Nov 19, 2022
Yeah the other commenter is kinda racist tbh...

In the UK, Asian means, erm, from Asia. There's not this weird distinction that you're suggesting.

lottoid
+1
Level 89
Jun 3, 2015
Tiger Woods. Of course. I kept trying Vijay Singh, and he's from some pacific island or British territory
DonTheLamplighter
+4
Level 85
Sep 1, 2017
That would be Fiji.
Zefyrinus
+2
Level 72
Jul 15, 2016
Tiger Woods, Bruno Mars and Norah Jones?!! I had no idea these people had Asian descent.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Nov 30, 2016
Woods' mom is Thai. Jones' dad is Indian. Don't know about Bruno Mars but I'm sure the information is just a google search away...
Carry
+2
Level 63
Mar 28, 2017
Had no idea about Norah Jones either. Bruno Mars' mother is from the Philippines btw.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Nov 30, 2016
Yo Yo Ma so fat when he plays his cello he doesn't need a cello stand.
pkerr116
+1
Level 72
Jul 22, 2017
Now, that's funny.
quijotecocinando
+1
Level 66
Jul 29, 2017
How is that Raja (aka Sutan Amrull) is not in this list?
KingBardlin
+1
Level 71
Feb 18, 2024
> The only cellist you are likely to have heard of

I had no idea Mstislav Rostropovich was Asian. Yes, he was born in Azerbaijan, but I doubt it makes him Asian.

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