Musician Yo-Yo Ma is the next Asian American to be featured in the CBS PSAs for APA Heritage Month. He was born in 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris. He began to study the cello with his father at age four and soon came with his family to New York, where he spent most of his formative years. He played for President Kennedy at the age of 7 and went on to be a world renowned cellist. He sought out a traditional liberal arts education to expand upon his conservatory training, graduating from Harvard University in 1976. Celebrating his 30th anniversary with Sony Classical and Sony Masterworks, Yo-Yo Ma is an exclusive Sony Classical artist, and his discography of over 75 albums (including 15 Grammy Award winners) reflects his wide-ranging interests. Across this full range of releases, Yo-Yo Ma remains one of the best-selling recording artists in the classical field. In 2006, He was named a U.N. Messenger of Peace.

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Actor Tim Kang from The Mentalist on cellist Yo-Yo Ma