American of Chinese ancestry. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington. Dad immigrated from Hong Kong and mom came from a small village near Canton. Family in the USA date back to 1889 when my few Great Uncles came over to Los Angeles and San Francisco as hired laborers. My Great Grandfather was one the many whose job was to direct laborers from neighboring Canton villages into Hong Kong where their ships deport to North America. During that time the Qing Empire wouldn't allow it so they had to go through British Hong Kong. That was what I was told.
After their laborous jobs they worked as small time merchants and ran restaurants out of Seattle's old Chinatown. If anybody is from Seattle one of my uncles owned the old China Gate restaurant(now defunted). It was built in 1924 and opened as China Garden, a Cantonese opera house.
If we are speaking "famous", former US Ambassador Gary Locke is related by marriage only.
I would like to share this cool photo of one of my Great Uncles(right of the lion head) here in Seattle's Chinatown on King Street. Hotel Milwaukee still stands today!