Chien-Shiung Wu

Name of AAPI Figure	Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu
What is the person’s Asian heritage or ethnicity?	Chinese
Area of Influence	Science
Date of birth or time period	31-May-12
How did this individual make a contribution to their field or to society/culture at large?	She worked on the Manhattan Project.
Why did you choose this person? What about their story speaks to you?	She was from Suzhou and that’s where my mom’s from.
How does this person inspire you?	She discovered Promethium.
What surprised you as you were learning about this person?	She’s known as America’s “First Lady of Physics”
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Submitted by	Alice Fang
Age	12
City, State	Boston, Massachusetts