Our Founding Sisters
At APAWLI's inception in 1996, the following "Warrior Sisters" each contributed $5,000 or more to support the organization's mission - to address the challenges faced by Asian American and Pacific Islander women and to nurture trusteeship within our communities.
Amelia Ashmann, MD
Private Practice
Arvada, CO
Gloria Caoile
Special Assistant to
the President
AFSCME
Washington, DC
Donna Ikema Chancellor
Director of Corporate Affairs
AT&T
New York, NY
Patricia Chang
President
Womens Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Donna Fijimoto Cole
President
Cole Chemical and
Distributing, Inc.
Houston, TX
Phoebe Eng
Author and Lecturer
New York, NY
Mila Glodova
Director of Communications
and Stewardship
St. Thomas More Center
Englewood, CO
Carol Hayashida
U.S. Merit Systems
Protection Board
Office of Policy and Evaluation
Ding-Wen Hsu
Kay Iwata
President
K. Iwata Associates, Inc.
Union City, CA
Martha Lee
President/CEO
APAWLI
Denver, CO
Eugene Daisy Liu
Project Director
and Commercial Development
Conoco, Inc.
Houston, TX
Fay Natsunage
Lawyer
Denver, CO
Angela Oh
Consultant
Redondo Beach, CA
Virginia P'an
Chairman
TransCapital
Westport, CT
Connie Rath
Vice Chair
The Gallup Organization
Lincoln, NB
Janice Shimokubo
Executive Director Marketing
US West Communications-
Wireless Group
Denver, CO
Patrice Tanaka
CEO & Creative Director
PT & Co
New York, NY
Norma Wong
Strategic Planning/Crisis Management
Consultant
Honolulu, HI
Our Mission
Develop Asian Pacific women nationwide to achieve success and fulfillment in their personal and professional lives, and to lead positive change in their workplace and communities.
Our Vision
To be the organization every Asian Pacific woman in the United States looks to for personal and professional growth and development.
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