List of Asian-American firsts

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Asian-Americans are an ethnic group in the United States, denoting Americans of Asian descent. The phrase Asian-American was coined by Yuji Ichioka in 1968 during the founding of the Asian American Political Alliance, [1] [2] and started to be used by the U.S. census in 1980. [3]

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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 Basketball Association player (in 1947.) [6] [7]

Arts and entertainment

Academy Awards

Fashion

Film (aside from the Academy Awards)

Literature (aside from the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes)

Music

Pulitzer Prizes

Television

Theater

Other

Business and commerce

Dentistry

Diplomacy

Education

Journalism

Judiciary and politics

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Official portrait of Vice President Kamala Harris, 2021

Military

Religion

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Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl

Science and technology

Aerospace and aviation

Mathematics

Physics

Nobel Prizes

Sports

Baseball

Basketball

Asian American point guard Wataru Misaka broke basketball's color barrier as the first non-white player to play in the NBA in 1947. Wat Misaka.jpg
Asian American point guard Wataru Misaka broke basketball's color barrier as the first non-white player to play in the NBA in 1947.

Figure skating

Football (Gridiron football)

Golf

Olympics

Tennis

Hockey

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