Asian Heroes
The Complete List

The SARS Fighters: Staring down a deadly disease

Yao Ming: China's Incredible Hulk of the hardcourt becomes an NBA sensation

Sister Maria: Salvaging the memory of China's martyred Catholics

Yo-Yo Ma: Taking flight on a musical journey without borders

Mo Shaoping: Defending those who have already lost

Liu Binyan: Fearless and incorruptible, China's conscience speaks the truth

Kim Sang Hun: One man against Kim Jong Il

Cambodia's Samaritans: On a night of savagery, they risked death to save life

Ranil Wickremesinghe: The Peacemaker

Agus Bambang Priyanto: Fighting terrorism with faith and tolerance

Christine Hakim: Indonesia's movie queen shines offscreen

Cut Syamsurniati: In Aceh, a woman warrior fights against fear

Wu Shu-chen: Standing up for those less fortunate

A-Kuei: The animated boy who keeps us young at heart

Stephen Chow: The star of Shaolin Soccer doesn't mind if the joke is on him

Virender Sehwag: A man and his bat carry the hopes of a nation

Elattuvalapil Sreedharan: Getting New Delhi on track

Good Women of Gujarat: A sisterhood nurses the wounds of a battered state

Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj: Possessing the strength to lift an entire nation

Chin Chin Gutierrez: A Natural Beauty

Dr. Cynthia Maung: Healer of broken souls

Hideki Matsui: Godzilla vs. the Americans

Satoshi Fukushima: Sightless visionary

Yoko Ono: Rebirth of a renaissance rebel

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Good deeds on the cutting edge

Asma Jahangir: The pocket protector

Surayud Chulanont: A soldier who answered to the people

Paradorn Srichaphan: A rising Thai tennis star wins—and smiles—big

Gulla Jan Hairran: Kabul's Prometheus





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FROM THE APRIL 28, 2003 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2003


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