Asian Latin American - Notable Persons

Notable Persons

Argentina

  • Leonardo Nam, actor; Korean Argentine
  • Mario Alberto Ishii, politician; Japanese Argentine

Bolivia

  • Pedro Shimose, poet; Japanese Bolivian

Brazil

  • Ashok Gandotra - cricketer; Indo-Brazilian
  • Lovefoxxx - singer; Japanese Brazilian
  • Lyoto Machida - mixed martial artist; Japanese-Brazilian
  • Froilano de Mello - microbiologist; Indo-Brazilian
  • Angela Park - golfer; Korean Brazilian

Costa Rica

  • Franklin Chang-Diaz, former NASA astronaut; Chinese-Spanish Costa Rican

Cuba

  • Wifredo Lam, artist; Chinese-African Cuban

Guatemala

  • Myrna Mack, anthropologist; Chinese-Mayan Guatemalan
  • Helen Mack Chang, businesswoman and human rights activist; Chinese Guatemalan

Haiti

  • Edouard Wah - Renowned Haitian painter; Chinese-Haitian

Martinique

  • Serge Letchimy - President of Martinique Regional Council; Indo-Martiniquais
  • Lord Kossity - Ragga-zouk musician; Indo-Martiniquais

Mexico

  • Ana Gabriel, singer and composer; Chinese-Japanese Mexican
  • Hiromi Hayakawa, singer; Japanese Mexican

Nicaragua

  • Arlen Siu, martyr of the 1979 Sandinista revolution; Chinese Nicaraguan

Panama

  • Jorge Cham, creator of the popular comic strip Piled Higher and Deeper; Chinese Panamanian
  • Bruce Chen, Major League Baseball pitcher; Chinese Panamanian

Peru

  • Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru from 1990 to 2000; Japanese Peruvian
  • Keiko Fujimori, Congresswoman; Japanese Peruvian
  • Jorge Hirano, international football player; Japanese Peruvian
  • Eduardo Tokeshi, artist; Japanese Peruvian
  • José Watanabe, poet; Japanese Peruvian
  • Erasmo Wong, businessman, owner of various retail chains; Chinese Peruvian
  • Kenji Fujimori, Congressman; Japanese-Peruvian

Uruguay

  • Barbara Mori, Mexican actress; Japanese Uruguayan

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