Celebrating Asian-American Heritage Month: Linda Park, Star Trek actress

Lovely actress Linda Park, July 9, 1978 born in Seoul, South Korea, is best known and beloved as Ensign Hoshi Sato, and later as Lt. Sato on Star Trek: Voyager.  She was raised in San Jose, California and graduated from Boston University's BFA Acting program.  Her first movie role was a brief appearance in Jurassic Park III with Laura Dern. 

Happy birthday, Japanese astronaut Chiaki Mukai, first Asian woman in space

Chiaki Mukai, born May 6, 1952 in Japan, is the first Japanese woman in space, the first Asian woman, and the first Japanese citizen go to into space twice.

Her first mission was aboard Columbia (STS-65) as payload specialist in July 1994.  She carried out experiments sponsored by NASDA, the precursor to the Japanese Space Exploration Agency.

Her second and final mission was aboard Discovery (STS-95) as payload specialist in October-November 1998. It was the final flight for astronaut John Glenn as well.

Celebrating Asian-American Heritage Month: Garrett Wang, Star Trek actor extraordinaire

Garrett Wang, born December 15, 1968 in Riverside, California, is best known and beloved actor for his role as Ensign Harry Kim on Star Trek: Voyager.  His parents were Chinese immigrants and he moved from California, to Indiana, to Bermuda and then Tennessee.  

In 1997, he was named one of People Magazine's 50 most beautiful people in the world. 

Happy birthday, Chinese astronaut Fei Julong!

Fei Julong, born May 5, 1965 in China, went into space aboard Shenzhou 6, the second manned spaceflight of the Chinese National Space Administration.  He spent over four days in space.  

An asteroid, 9512 Feijulong, is named after him.

Celebrating Asian-American Heritage Month: Rosalind Chao, beautiful and talented Chinese-American actress

Rosalind Chao, born September 23, 1957 in Anaheim, California, is everyone's favorite Chinese-American actress.  She is probably best known for her role as Keiko O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, for which she was nominated twice for Online Film & Television Association awards.

She appeared as Soon-Lee, Klinger's wife on M*A*S*H.  She also appeared in The Joy Luck Club, Murder, She Wrote, What Dreams May Come, Hawaii Five-O, and Mulan.

1st Grammy Awards 1959

The very first Grammy Awards ceremony was held May 4, 1959 in Los Angeles.  Ella Fitzgerald won two Grammys: Best Jazz Performance, Individual for her recording Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook; and Best Vocal Performance, Female for her recording of Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook.  

Henry Mancini won Album of the Year and Best Arrangement for The Music from Peter Gunn.  The Champs won Best Rhythm and Blues for Tequila.  The Music Man won Best Original Cast Album.  

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas, Don't be Late) won three Grammys: Best Recording for Children, Best Comedy Performance, and Best Engineered Record - Non-Classical.  

Celebrating Asian-American Heritage Month: George Takei, celebrity icon and Star Trek actor

George Takei, born April 20, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, is one of the most beloved actors in all of moviedom.  He has played Hikaru Sulu in the Star Trek universe since 1966.  He appeared in 52 episodes of the original series, provided the voice for Sulu in the animated series, starred in Star Trek: Voyager, and all six Star Trek movies with the original cast.

He provided voices for the English versions of Godzilla Raids Again and Rodan.  He appeared in the original series of The Twilight Zone, The Six Million Dollar Man, Hawaii Five-O (both series), and Murder, She Wrote with Angela Lansbury.  

He got a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in October 1989.