Dalip Singh Saund was the first Asian American, first Indian American, and first Sikh to be elected to the U.S. Congress.

Ai-jen Poo is leading a movement to lift up one of the most excluded sectors of the American service industry, domestic care workers.

The PPP was formed to address racial discrimination faced by indigenous Māori and Pacific Islanders in New Zealand.

Labor organizer Larry Itliong played a central role in the 1965-1966 strike and boycott against California grape growers.

Yuji Ichioka coined the term "Asian American" and was instrumental in developing an academic field of Asian American Studies.

May Ying Chen is an activist who has been actively engaged in outreach and advocacy for immigrant workers for decades.

Activist Grace Lee Boggs pursued revolutionary justice for causes like civil rights, labor, feminism and the environment.

May Ying Chen is an activist who has been actively engaged in outreach and advocacy for immigrant workers for decades.

Philip Vera Cruz was a labor leader who advocated for workers' rights and led social justice initiatives for agricultural workers.

advocated for workers' rights and led social justice initiatives for agricultural workers.

Velma Veloria became an activist through her participation in the anti-war and Asian American student movements in the 1960s.

Illinois Senator and Iraq War combat veteran Tammy Duckworth has used her platform to advocate for veterans' issues.