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 Chief Operating Officer Pacific Western Technologies, Ltd. 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