People---5.Maya Lin

Maya Lin, who designed the American Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The wall), was among the honorees, at the White House Medal of Arts ceremonies on February 25, 2010. Lin received a 2009 National Medal of the Arts for “her profound work as an architect, artist and environmentalist,” the official citation said. “Her vision for the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial emblemizes her deep understanding of the ways in which we respond to the world around us.”
Maya Lin was born in Athens, Ohio. She is the niece of Lin Huiyin, who is regarded as the first female architect in China.