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Olympic gold medal swimmer and famed surfer Duke Kahanamoku poses with Johnny Weissmuller at Waikiki, Hawaii, August 1927.

Future actor and martial artist Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco, CA, in 1940. He returned with his parents to China in April 1941, and they filed for a Return Certificate on his behalf, documenting his birth and American citizenship.

President Gerald R. Ford signs a proclamation in 1976 confirming the termination of Executive Order 9066, which resulted in the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Among those looking on are Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Senator Hiram L. Fong (R-Hawaii), Congressman Spark M. Matsunaga (D-Hawaii), and Congresswoman Patsy T. Mink (D-Hawaii). The full list of names is available in the .

Astronaut Ellison Onizuka鈥檚 first space shuttle flight was on Discovery in January 1985. A year later, on January 28, 1986, he was aboard Challenger when it exploded shortly after liftoff, killing all aboard.

Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays for President Ronald Reagan, Crown Princess Michiko,  Crown Prince Akihito, and First Lady Nancy Reagan at the White House in October 1987.

Popular Hawaiian singer Don Ho visits Schofield Barracks at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, April 19, 1990.

Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao meets with restaurant workers in San Francisco, CA, in August 2001. Chao later served as Secretary of Transportation from 2017 to 2021.

Figure skater Michelle Kwan, a five-time World Champion and two-time Olympic medalist, was appointed as the first American Public Diplomacy Envoy in November 2006.

Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Sulu on the original series Star Trek, visited Goddard Space Flight Center on June 3, 2008.

Actor Kal Penn became Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs in 2009. Here, he and Valerie Jarrett pose with a student at the White House Science Fair.