Brave Chinese-American Betty Ong, the first heroine standing out in the "9/11" attacks,
who reported the hijacking of American Airlines, Flight 11.

The following is an excerpt from 
Betty Ann Ong Foundation 
http://www.bettyong.org/index.htm

Betty Ann Ong was a flight attendant on American Airlines, Flight 11, the first airplane to become hijacked on September 11, 2001. Shortly after the hijacking began, Betty chose to be involved and make a difference by taking action to notify the American Airlines ground crew of the hijacking situation on board the airplane. Amid horrific danger, she stayed on the telephone for 25 minutes, relaying vital information that eventually led to the closing of airspace by the FAA for the first time in United States history.

May is Asian-American Heritage Month
Celebrating the contribution of Asian-Americans to the U.S. on
Science, Arts, Sports, and Public Services

Figure-skater Michelle Kwan (Click for more pics)	Oscar-winning director Ang Lee	Dr. Wayne Lee, Chief Engineer, Entry, Descent & Landing,	Fountain Place, Dallas, designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei (Click for more pictures of buildings designed by Pei)
		Mars Exploration Rover Program
Dr. David Ho, inventor of "Cocktail" treatment of HIV	Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor	Yo-Yo Ma, world famous Cellist			Dr. S.T. Mau, Dean, College of Engineering, CSUN
Dr.Ya-Qin Zhang, Corporate Vice President, Mobile and Embedded Devices Division, Microsoft	Dr. Shanpu Sam Shen, NASA fellow, former president of Applied Mathematics Association of Canada, now Math Dept Chair of San Diego State Univ (Dr. Shen is my college classmate)			Gary Locke, Governor of Washington, 1997-2005

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