5. YAO MING

Some people might say, "If I were 7 feet tall, I would be in the NBA too." Well those people usually aren't, so they should just shut up. In addition to being 7'6", Yao was the NBA first round draft pick for the Houston Rockets in 2002. As of 2006, he has been voted the starting center for the NBA All Star Game 4 times consecutively, and averages 18 points a game. Anyone can be tall, but that doesn't mean you got game. And Yao got game. Yao got game real good.

Nationality: Chinese
Born: 9/12/1980
Occupation: NBA Basketball Player

4. JAMES WONG HOWE

Prepare to be educated. James Wong Howe was born in the province of Kwantung, China in 1899. His family emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5, and when James was 18, he got a job as a handyman in the camera department of Lasky Studios. Now to say that America was racist during this time is a little like saying piranhas can be "moody" when you bathe with them. It's a gross understatement. Despite this hostile backdrop, James worked his way up to director of photography. Between 1922 to 1975, he was the cinematographer on 120 feature films, and directed and codirected two films. He has been nominated 10 times by the Academy for his work as cinematographer, and has won the Academy Award twice. Once for "Rose Tatoo" in 1955 and again for "HUD" in 1963. A master of shadows, he is considered one of the greatest cinematographers in movie history. James. Go on with your bad self.

Nationality: Chinese American
Life: 8/28/1899 - 7/12/1976
Occupation: Cinematographer

3. VERA WANG

You might think that being the senior fashion editor for "Vogue Magazine" would be enough accomplishment for one person. Not for the busy body known as Vera Wang. At the age of 36 she left journalism to go into fashion design. Five years later she had her own brand and was designing her signature wedding gowns. To date, that brand has expanded to fragrances, jewelry, eyeware, shoes, handbags, housewares, crystal, wedding china, books, and a clothing line. Next on her agenda is to single-handedly colonize the moon.

Nationality: Chinese American
Born: 6/27/1949
Occupation: Magazine Editor, Fashion Designer

2. YO-YO MA

How do you make cello music popular? Yeah, I have no clue either, but this guys does. Yo-Yo Ma performed with professional orchestras as early as age six. Fifty albums and 13 Grammy Awards later, he has become a house hold name. That's no easy task for a classical cello player. Heck, that's no easy task for anyone.

Nationality: French Chinese American
Born: 10/7/1955
Occupation: He plays the cello. You couldn't figure that out?

1. BRUCE LEE

In a time when Asians were being stereotyped in America as bumbling, buck-teethed, submissive bone heads; Bruce Lee was kicking everyone's butt on and off camera. When color lines confronted Bruce, he would kick it in the face. This guy was cool and people of all colors wanted to be like him. Go read a history book. In the past 30 years, you won't find too many movies produced in America with an Asian male as the lead. Bruce did it way back in 1973.

Nationality: Chinese American
Life: 11/27/1940 - 7/20/1973
Occupation: Martial Artist, Actor, Philosopher