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Distinguished Asian Americans : a biographical dictionary / edited by Hyung-chan Kim ; contributing editors, Dorothy Cordova … [etal.]. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-313-28902-6 (alk. paper) 1. Asian Americans—Biography—Dictionaries. I. Kim, Hyung-chan. E184.O6D57 1999 920'.009295073—dc21 98–41423

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Copyright © 1999 by Hyung-chan Kim, Dorothy Cordova, Stephen S. Fugita, Franklin Ng, and Jane Singh

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98–41423 ISBN: 0-313-28902-6

First published in 1999

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com

Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984).

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Copyright Acknowledgments

The editors and publisher gratefully acknowledge permission for use of the following material:

Excerpts from “Yellapragada Subba Row, 1896–1948.” Lederle Laboratories Newsletter, Pearl River, NY, pp. 6–9. Reprinted with the permission of the Manager of Library Services, Wyeth-Ayerst Research Library, Pearl River, NY.

Every reasonable effort has been made to trace the owners of copyright materials in this book, but in some instances this has proven impossible. The editor and publisher will be glad to receive information leading to more complete acknowledgments in subsequent printings of the book and in the meantime extend their apologies for any omissions.

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