The Chinese came to America to mine for gold.  They stayed to build the Transcontinental Railroad.  Since that time, some have made heroic or notable contributions. 

Ed Bradley once said about heroes:  “You know, I had heroes in my life who people outside of my life have never heard of.” 

Unfortunately, the heroic or notable contributions of Chinese Americans are, for the most part, unknown not just to individuals outside the Chinese American community but also to Chinese Americans.

While the recent emergence of Asian American studies has helped publicize Chinese American contributions, this information is not easily accessible.  Consequently, the heroic and notable contributions of Chinese Americans remain otherwise unknown or unrecognized.  Chinese American Heroes (“CAH”) utilizes the internet primarily to publicize our Heroes and Notables and their contributions.  We want not just our youth and not just Chinese Americans but everyone to learn about role models who are Chinese American and their heroic and notable contributions.

While Chinese Americans have been making heroic or notable contributions for a long time, our journey at CAH has just begun.  We have many, many stories to tell, and a quite a few Chinese American Heroes and Notables to tell you about.  CAH, like history and the contributions of our Heroes and Notables are works in progress.

We hope that you will learn from our website and that our website will make you think about our Heroes and Notables, reflect on their contributions and their impact on our lives, appreciate their contributions, question why we as a community have waited so long to recognize their contributions and debate whether our selections truly are Heroes or Notables.