April 16, 2021
Asian-Americans are often ridiculed for moving into poor neighborhoods and exploiting the residents. Those suggesting such lies often do not understand the basic principles of economics, i.e., supply and demand.
We didn’t just start liquor stores or beauty supply shops in the “hood.” We also started some household American names. Here is a small list compiled by Medium.
YouTube: Steve Chen
LinkedIn: Eric Thich Vi Ly
Zoom: Eric S. Yuan
DoorDash: Tony Xu, Stanley Tang, Andy Fang
Peloton: Yony Feng and Hisao Kushi
Pinterest: Ben Silbermann
Yahoo!: Jerry Yang
Bose: Amar Bose
Fitbit: James Park
Twitch: Justin Kan and Kevin Lin
Old Navy: Jenny Ming
Forever 21: Do Won Chang and Jin Sook Chang
Opening Ceremony: Carol Lim and Humberto Leon
Patreon: Sam Yam
Care.com: Sheila Lirio Marcelo
Webflow: Bryant Chou
Gusto: Edward Kim
Kickstarter: Perry Chen
Snapchat: Bobby Murphy
Honey: George Ruan
Rotten Tomatoes: Patrick Lee, Stephen Wang, Senh Duong
Stitch Fix: Katrina Lake
Boxed: Chieh Huang, William Fong, Christopher Cheung
MyFitnessPal: Mike Lee and Albert Lee
Panda Express: Andrew and Peggy Cherng
Airtable: Howie Liu
Notion: Ivan Zhao
Minted: Mariam Naficy
The Honest Company, LegalZoom: Brian Lee
Nvidia: Jensen Huang
Credit Karma: Kenneth Lin
The Hundreds: Bobby Hundreds
NerdWallet: Tim Chen
Coursera: Andrew Ng
Mendocino Farms: Ellen Chen
Guitar Hero: Kai Huang and Charles Huang
GOAT: Eddy Lu and Daishin Sugano
VSCO: Greg Lutze
Phillip Lim 3.1: Wen Zhou and Phillip Lim
Tatcha: Vicky Tsai
Away: Jen Rubio
Vizio: William Wang
Wedding Wire: Timothy Chi
The Knot: David Liu
Poshmark: Tracy Sun
Coffee Meets Bagel: Arum, Dawoon and Soo Kang
SENREVE: Coral Chung and Wendy Wen
Opendoor: Eric Wu
NewEgg: Fred Chang
ViewSonic: James Chu
Yumi: Evelyn Rusli and Angela Sutherland
Caviar: Jason Wang, Shawn Tsao, Richard Din, Andy Zhang
Zwift: Eric Min
Lime: Brad Bao, Adam Zhang, Charlie Gao, Toby Sun
Duo Security: Dug Song
Amplitude: Curtis Liu, Jeffrey Wang, Spenser Skates
Dang Foods Company: Vincent Kitirattargarn
Nona Lim: Nona Lim
Nautica: David Chu
Pinkberry: Shelly Hwang
Cruise Automation: Dan Kan
Monster Cable: Noel Lee
Crunchyroll: Kun Gao
Linksys: Janie and Victor Tsao
Kingston Technologies: David Sun
WebEx: Min Zhu
NetApp: James Lau
Lever: Sarah Nahm
Zuora: Tien Tzuo
M.M.Lafleur: Sarah Miyazawa LaFleur
There are countless more companies that were not listed. This is an overall view of Asian contributions to American corporate success. We are not “leeches,” who move into neighborhoods to exploit the local population. We believe in the American dream, building a business, making a living.
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