This Japanese player, known for his dual role as a pitcher and hitter, and plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Shohei Ohtani
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, this artist is known for his hits like "Uptown Funk" and "Just the Way You Are."
Bruno Mars
Actress who starred in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," and is the first Asian woman to win the Best Actress Oscar in 2023.
Michelle Yeoh
Pakistani education activist, who became the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate in 2014 for her advocacy of girls’ education.
Malala Yousafzai
Photography teacher who teaches in this room and is APIC's sponsor
Mx. Matsumoto
A Japanese tennis star who defeated Serena Williams in the dramatic 2018 U.S. Open final to win her first Grand Slam title.
Naomi Osaka
Singer and actress known for her debut single “drivers license” and, earned Grammy's with her albums SOUR and GUTS.
Olivia Rodrigo
This Hawaiian singer and actress who voiced Moana in Disney's animated film "Moana."
Auli'i Cravalho
Japanese American politician who became the first woman of color elected to the U.S. Congress.
Patsy Mink
English teacher for our BIHS program known for often providing his students with rice during class
South Korean centerfielder currently playing with the SF Giants after starring for the Kiwoom Heroes in the KBO.
Jung Hoo Lee
Jung Hoo Lee
Well known for her hit song "Best Part" with Daniel Caesar
H.E.R
Well known actor who's known for performing his own stunts in films like "Rush Hour" and "Police Story"
Jackie Chan
Labor leader helped lead the Delano Grape Strike and fought for farm workers’ rights alongside César Chávez.
Larry Itliong
U9 Ethnic Studies teacher for Hive 4
Ms. Fong
Two time Olympic gold medalist and a six-time world championship medalist Filipino gymnast.
Carlos Yulo
Rapper from the Bay who's known for making hyphy music and songs like “Put Me On Somethin’.”
P-Lo
A Chinese American actress who became Hollywood's first Asian American movie star
Anna May Wong
This Chinese American suffragist marched for women’s right to vote in New York City when she was just a teenager.
Mabel Lee
Teaches 2nd period API Lit and is also an AMPS English teacher
Ms. Kung
This Filipino pole vaulter made history by becoming the first Asian to clear 6 meters in the pole vault at the 2021 Asian Championships.
Ernest Obiena
Called the “rock star of classical music,” this Chinese pianist has played at the Olympics, the Grammys, and with top orchestras around the world.
Lang Lang
A Hong Kong actor, known for his roles in films like "In the Mood for Love" and "Chungking Express," and "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings."
Tony Leung
Native Hawaiian woman who advocated for Hawaiian sovereignty and co-founded the Center for Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi.
Haunani-Kay Trask
Hive 2 former Ethnic Studies teacher and former APIC sponsor
Ms. Moran