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Asian Pacific Americans by the Numbers
From the U.S. Census Bureau Source: U.S. Census Bureau Related Links Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Origins of APA Heritage Month Famous Firsts by Asian Americans Asian-American…Percy Lavon Julian Biography
Percy Lavon JulianchemistBorn: 4/11/1899Birthplace: Montgomery, Ala. In addition to an extensive teaching career at such colleges as DePauw University, which would not offer him a…Lan Samantha Chang Biography
Lan Samantha ChangwriterBorn: 1965Birthplace: Appleton, Wisconsin The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Chang left Wisconsin at 18 to attend college at Yale University, where—after trying pre-…Mary Eliza Church Terrell Biography
Mary Eliza Church Terrellcivil rights and women's rights activistBorn: 9/23/1863Birthplace: Memphis, Tenn. Although Church Terrell's parents had been born slaves, they eventually became…Economist
What is this job like? Economists do research. They prepare surveys to collect data, and then figure out what the data mean. They also forecast how the economy might change in the future.…Computer Hardware Engineer
What is this job like? Computer hardware engineers research, design, develop, test, and oversee the installation of computer hardware. Computer hardware includes computer chips, circuit…Evan B. Forde Biography
Evan B. FordeOceanographerBorn: May 11, 1952Birthplace: Miami, Fla. Evan Forde, whose father was a high school science teacher, developed a love of science as a young boy, “I always wanted…Colin Powell Biography
Colin Powellformer Secretary of State, retired generalBorn: April 5, 1937Birthplace: New York, New York Powell's parents, Luther and Maud Powell, were Jamaican immigrants who lived in the…Caseworker---Mental Health
Mark McIlroy Tell us about your work -- what do you do? I am a caseworker working with the chronically mentally ill at a health…CORKER, Robert (Bob), Congress, SC (1952)
Senate Years of Service: 2007- Party: Republican CORKER, Robert (Bob), a Senator from Tennessee; born in Orangeburg, S.C., August 24, 1952; attended the public schools in Chattanooga, Tenn.;…Trending
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