Asian Americans Who Have Succeeded in the United States

National University of Singapore graduate Kee Meng Yeo has seen many successes in his lengthy career. Among Kee Meng Yeo’s many reasons for pride is his Asian American heritage. Here are a few other successful Asian Americans who have made in impact in their fields.

Debra Wong Yang. This Californian of Chinese descent received her juris doctor from Boston College Law School and was appointed a United States Attorney, the first Asian American woman to do so. Recently, she was under serious consideration for the position of Securities and Exchange Commission chair. 

Steven Chu. Doctor of Physics Steven Chu is well-known for his research at Bell Laboratories and Stanford University. He received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1997. Under the administration of President Barack Obama, he served as Secretary of Energy. 

Ming E. Chang. After immigrating from China in 1946, Chang served 33 years in the U.S. military, becoming the first Asian American to reach the rank of rear admiral. After retiring from the Navy, he continued to excel as a prominent businessman.

The MASIE Center Helps Businesses Enhance Learning within Companies

Kee Meng Yeo serves as vice president, global talent development at Amway. Like others in his field, Kee Meng Yeo relies upon tools and programs developed for the talent management industry, like the MASIE Center.

Based in Saratoga Springs, New York, the MASIE Center is a think tank aimed at helping organizations enhance learning and education within their companies. The MASIE Center is headed by Elliott Masie, an innovator, adviser, and speaker in the field of corporate learning and performance. The center has developed several collaborative programs and projects to facilitate its learning objectives. One such project is the MASIE Learning Consortium.

The MASIE Learning Consortium is a conglomeration of 230 of some of the world’s top organizations collaborating to develop strategy and solutions to enhance the learning and training field. Leaders of companies like Starbucks, Walmart, Turner Broadcasting, American Express, and McDonald’s lend their expertise and experience to consortium efforts. Some of the consortium’s current projects include yearlong learning labs to explore key issues within the industry, monthly dialogues directed by Mr. Masie, targeted research surveys to determine the pulse of the industry on certain issues, and monthly brainstorming sessions.