Female Leaders

Esther Paik Goodhart

0 comments, 21/05/2013, by Svetlana Kim in Breaking, Columns, Entertainment, Female Leaders, To the Stars Through Adversity

Turning every obstacle into a motivator, Esther Paik Goodhart is a Korean-Jewish comedian and mother of two. ALIST Columnist Svetlana Kim sits down with Esther to learn more about her journey. SK: Let's talk about being Korean-Jewish. You were born in Texas to traditional Korean parents. Your... Read more...

Spookfish Theater: Advancing the Arts

0 comments, 10/05/2013, by Rachel Kuo
Posted in Breaking, Entertainment, Events, Female Leaders, New, Non-Profits

Emily Chan

0 comments, 08/04/2013, by Christina Vo
Posted in Columns, Everyday Heroes, Female Leaders

Josephine Wong

0 comments, 01/04/2013, by Christina Vo
Posted in Columns, Everyday Heroes, Female Leaders

Sneak Peek: Sheila Marcelo

0 comments, 08/03/2013, by Jasmine Ako
Posted in Featured, Female Leaders

Winnie Chan, MAYLAN Skincare

0 comments, 04/03/2013, by Svetlana Kim in Columns, Entrepreneurship, Female Leaders, To the Stars Through Adversity

Winnie's story: from escaping from China to running a cosmetic company, how she got to where she is today. (more...) Read more...

Speaking Through Words: Kelly Tsai

0 comments, 25/02/2013, by Kristen Lu in Female Leaders

A Siren and a Red Herring: How Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai Spoke Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai has made a living of speaking through words, a passion cultivated as a young teenager in Chicago that later transformed into a full-on professional career. At the age of 14, Tsai’s life was profoundly changed by a... Read more...

Grace Meng, Political Pioneer

2 comments, 18/02/2013, by Laura Li in Female Leaders, Politics

It’s 7 a.m. on an overcast Friday in October at the Fresh Pond subway station. Commuters are hustling up the stairs with weary expressions. At the end of the hallway, a handful of smiling people cheerfully greet the morning rush. “Good morning, I’m Grace Meng; please vote on November 6,... Read more...

Andrea Nguyen: Connecting People, Food, and Culture

0 comments, 04/02/2013, by Rachel Kuo in Female Leaders, Food

Discovering the Vietnamese Kitchen Cookbook author, cooking teacher, and communications consultant Andrea Nguyen recalls her earliest food memory. She was five years old and still living in Vietnam. She sat on a little wooden bench eating a bowl of pho and using her own chopsticks. “I ate t... Read more...

Mazie Hirono Becomes the First Asian American Woman in the Senate

2 comments, 09/11/2012, by Jasmine Ako in Female Leaders, Politics

Tuesday’s national election was a glass ceiling-shattering night for women, where five women won first terms in the Senate and increased female representation from 17 to 20. The House of Representatives will also have a record number of women at 78. Although every victory is commendable, we’d... Read more...

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