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Asian of the Century was a centurial issue of the 20th century held by American AsianWeek magazine and CNN in 1999 that features and profiles Asian persons who have topped their respective fields. Those people featured are considered as "The person who contributed most to the betterment of Asia in the past 100 years'". [1]
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Only Asian American naval recipient of the Medal of Honor; Eleanor Valentin – rear admiral (lower half), Medical Corps, U.S. Navy. Commander, Naval Medical Support Command [33] Francis B. Wai – captain, U.S. Army. Only Chinese American to have been awarded the Medal of Honor; Ehren Watada – first lieutenant, U.S. Army.
Firsts by Asian-Americans in various fields have historically marked footholds, often leading to more widespread cultural change. The shorthand phrase for them is "breaking the color barrier". [ 4 ] One commonly cited example is that of Wataru Misaka , who became the first person of color, [ 5 ] and the first Asian-American, to be a National ...
South Asia in World History (Oxford UP, 2017) Goldin, Peter B. Central Asia in World History (Oxford UP, 2011) Holcombe, Charles. A History of East Asia: From the Origins of Civilization to the Twenty-First Century (2010). Huffman, James L. Japan in World History (Oxford, 2010) Jansen, Marius B. Japan and China: From War to Peace, 1894-1972 (1975)
This is a category for Asian people of note in Asian history in the 20th century. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
The Chinese people were first divided into a caste system of four occupations. 543 BC: The Zheng prime minister Zichan established the state's first written civil code. 520 BC: Ji Gui died. He was succeeded by his son King Dao of Zhou. Dao was murdered by his brother. 519 BC: Dao's brother Ji Gai, King Jing of Zhou became king of the Zhou ...
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