In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM) celebrated in May in the United States, the Society of Women Engineers recognizes and highlights the contributions of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in STEM fields.
Explore a collection of podcast episodes, blog posts, and SWE Magazine articles below that showcase the achievements of Asian and Pacific Islander American leaders within SWE and beyond.
SWE members can also participate in the Asian Connections Affinity Group that supports and empowers members and allies of this community.
Diverse: a SWE Podcast
- Ep 216: Asian Americans in STEM: Vietnamese Refugee Stories: Hear the personal stories of Hang Loi and Dr. Tracy Nguyen, two STEM leaders who escaped Vietnam as children during the fall of Saigon, in conversation with Jennifer Chen Morikawa.
- Ep 179: When Asia Meets America, Part 1: Sarah Koenig speaks with Nora Lin and Dr. Vidya Chamundeswari Narasimhan about their move to the U.S. while in college and the culture shock they experienced.
- Ep 180: When Asia Meets America, Part 2: Marina D’souza, Dung Nguyen, and Vanessa Li share about what school in the U.S. was like for them as international students in conversation with Sarah Koenig.
- Ep 64: The Experience of Being an Asian American Female Engineer: Pearl Yamaguchi and Valerie Mencias discuss their experience as Asian Americans and reflect on how their culture has impacted or affected their engineering careers.
- Ep 131: Past SWE President Gloria Montano on Assimilation and Self-Acceptance: Dr. Vidya Chamundeswari speaks with Gloria Montano, SWE’s first Asian American president (1997-1998), about her Filipino roots and American assimilation.
All Together Blog
- Remarkable Asian Pacific American Women in STEM: Learn about seven Asian Pacific American women whose contributions helped transform our world and continue to inspire current and future generations.
- Celebrating APAHM Through Food and Recipes: SWE’s Asian Connections Affinity Group shares several recipes in celebration of APAHM.
- Aileen Fong Shane: SWE’s First Asian American Member: SWE’s first Asian American member, Aileen Fong Shane, was a founding and charter member of the Society and the first Asian American member to sit on SWE’s Board of Directors.
- Celebrating APAHM Through the Story of Our Names: Visit the “Story of Your Name Scrapbook,” created by the SWE Asian Connections Affinity Group, which showcases the broad history of some of its members’ names.
- WE21 Lost in Translation – Demystifying and Maximizing Asian Culture: In this webinar, four Asian American engineers discuss their career growth through the exchange of personal life stories and experiences.
SWE Magazine
- Diamonds or Dust?: Jennifer Hsia, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist whose practice helps people with racial and ethnic identity issues, particularly Asian and Asian American populations. She shares her expertise in this feature story.
- Digital Nomads Develop a More Purposeful Model: Three international workers describe what it is like to work remotely from outside the United States.
- Global Leadership Award: Linda Shi Cheng, Ph.D., of Honeywell UOP, received a SWE Global Leadership Award for her leadership with transformative innovation in petrochemical production and impact on human quality of life and for accelerating action on diversity and inclusion.
- Airborne Pathogens Researcher Receives MacArthur Grant: Linsey Marr, Ph.D., was recognized as a MacArthur Foundation fellow for her research examining indoor and outdoor air quality and airborne pathogens that affect human health.
- Spark Award: Mitali Chakrabarti, Ph.D., of the Ford Motor Company, received the SWE Spark Award for her career-long service as a mentor and role model for women in STEM.
