The APIs of the 2024 ‘Time’ 100
Check out all the amazing actors, leaders, innovators, and all-around-badasses that made it onto this year's list
Hayao Miyazaki
Getty Images/Jun Sato
Words by Daniel Anderson
With Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AANHPI) right around the corner in May, it seems we are starting off strong with noteworthy representation from the just released Time 100 list from Time magazine. Of the 100, there are over 20 API individuals across six different categories: Artists, Icons, Titans, Leaders, Innovators and Pioneers.
JoySauce is here with a quick roundup of those extraordinary individuals. If there are some API legends you aren’t seeing, who knows? They could be on Gold House’s annual A100, which will be unveiled soon in May. If we could throw some names out for deserved accolades, we’d love to see Netflix film chairman Dan Lin, singer Laufey, and maybe all the small AA+PI business owners impacted by Momofuku’s cease and desist.
But for now, here are the standouts from the Time 100 announcement:
Artists
Dev Patel
Actor and director of Monkey Man
Alia Bhatt
Hindi film actor with English-language film debut in Heart of Stone
Icons
Motaz Azaiza
Palestinian photojournalist bravely covering the genocide in Gaza
Sakshi Malik
India’s only female wrestler with an Olympic medal, activist against the Wrestling Federation of India, which was accused of sexual harassment toward women athletes
Hayao Miyazaki
Illustrious Japanese animator and creator of Academy award-winning film The Boy and The Heron
Rosanna Flamer-Caldera
Sri-Lankan LGBTQ activist
Titans
Chizuko Ueno
Sociologist, called “Japan’s best known feminist”
Wang Chuanfu
CEO of Chinese conglomerate company BYD
Satya Nadella
CEO of Microsoft
Leaders
William Lai
President-elect of Taiwan
Narges Mohammadi
Iranian human rights activist
Rena Lee
Singapore's Ambassador for Oceans and Law of the Sea Issues
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos
President of the Philippines
Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
Prime minister of Qatar
Ajay Banga
President of the World Bank
Li Qiang
Premier of the People's Republic of China
Jigar Shah
Director of the Loan Programs Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Innovators
Jensen Huang
Co-founder and CEO of Nvidia
Akiko Iwasaki
Professor of Immunobiology at Yale University
Katsuhiko Hayashi
Developmental geneticist at Osaka University
Marina Tabassum
Bangladeshi architect, who has built packable homes for flood victims
Pioneers
Asma Khan
Cookbook author and British restaurateur, making London a more inclusive place
Priyamvada Natarajan
Theoretical astrophysicist at Yale University
Published on April 18, 2024
Words by Daniel Anderson
Daniel Anderson is a disabled Chinese American adoptee based in Seattle. His freelance writing specialties include K-pop, entertainment, and food. He believes that any restaurant can be a buffet, and the key to success is to take a nap each day. Follow his adventures on Instagram @danzstan.