Asian American Founding Fathers & Mothers: 1990s

Book illustration for RISE: a Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu & Philip Wang (Harper Books). Asian-American politicians and activists are placed in pastiche of historical and iconic paintings such as Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze, the Resignation of General George Washington by John Trumbull Four Freedoms (Freedom of Speech & Freedom of Worship) by Norman Rockwell.

Asian-American politicians and activists illustrated here are:
Rep. Bob Matsui
Rep. Patsy Mink
Rep. Norman Mineta
Sen. Daniel Akaka
Rep. Bobby Scott
Paul Igasaki
Dale Minami
Katie Quan
Helen Zia
Angel Oh
Margaret Fung
Karen Narasaki
Stewart Kwoh
Irene Natividad
Gov. Ben Cayetano
Urvashi Vaid
Rep. Pat Saiki
Arvind Kumar & Suvir Das

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