Asian American Biographies

  Patti Yasutake of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Beef’ Dies at 70 Ms. Yasutake played Nurse Alyssa Ogawa in “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Share full article Patti Yasutake was most recently cast in Netflix’s hit show “Beef,” a dark comedy in which she plays Fumi Nakai, the fierce and unapologetic mother-in-law of Amy Lau, played by Ali Wong. Credit... Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic, via Getty By  Alexandra E. Petri Aug. 6, 2024 Patti Yasutake, the actress known for her roles in the hit Netflix series “Beef” and in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” died on Monday at a hospital in Los Angeles. She was 70. The cause was cancer, her manager and friend of more than 30 years, Kyle Fritz, said. Ms. Yasutake had a 30-year theater career, but she is most widely recognized for her recurring role as Nurse Alyssa Ogawa in  Star Trek: The Next Generation , the television show that aired from 1987 to 1994. She appeared in 16 episodes and later reprised the role in the films “Star Trek Generations” ...

  Tsung-Dao Lee, 97, Physicist Who Challenged a Law of Nature, Dies At 31, he and a colleague won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that subatomic particles, contrary to what scientists thought, are not always symmetrical. Share full article Tsung-Dao Lee in 2006. He was a young professor at Columbia University when he shared the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics. Credit... Visual China Group, via Getty Images By  Dylan Loeb McClain Aug. 5, 2024 Tsung-Dao Lee, a Chinese American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957 for overturning what had been considered a fundamental law of nature — that particles are always symmetrical — died on Sunday at his home in San Francisco. He was 97. His death was  announced  in a joint statement by the Tsung-Dao Lee Institute at the Jiao Tong University in Shanghai and the China Center for Advanced Science and Technology in Beijing. Dr. Lee was a longtime professor at Columbia University. The theory that Dr. Le...