This Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, gettyarchive tells the stories of pioneering figures from across the arts. Swipe through our gallery here & see our first comments for captions 5 - 10.⁠⁠ For more leaders from AANHPI communities, follow our bio link.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ 1. Guitarist Mary Kaye was born Malia Ka'aihue in Detroit, 1924, & claimed her ancestry back to the 19th century Hawaiian sovereign, Queen Liliʻuokalani. Kaye spearheaded the Las Vegas Lounge scene of the 1950s, & has a Fender Stratocaster model named in her honor I Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ 2. Nam June Paik is considered one of the founders of video art. Highly influential, the Korean American explored the possibilities of telecommunications in his work & first coined the term, “electronic super highway”. Paik’s multimedia archive is held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum I Jack Mitchell/Getty Images⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ 3. Chinese American actress Anna May Wong was one of the few performers to crossover from ...