Gold House names 100 most influential AAPIs / by David Hwang

Olympic gold medalist and swimmer Torri Huske, Wicked director Jon Chu and U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) are among the more than 100 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders named to the 8th annual Gold House A100 list.

The nonprofit which champions narrative change released its honor roll of the most impactful Asian Pacific leaders on the morning of May 1, day 1 of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Also singled out in the entertainment field were R&B sensation Bruno Mars; Darren Criss and Helen Shen, lead actors of Broadway’s Maybe Happy Ending; David Henry Hwang and Daniel Dae Kim, playwright and lead actor of Broadway’s Yellow Face; and Abdullah Saeed, Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh and Poorna Jagannathan, lead cast and creators of Hulu Boys Deli Boys.

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