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Bo Thao-Urabe | |
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 Thao-Urabe speaking at the Marshall Space Flight Center | |
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Bo Thao-Urabe (born 1973) is the founder and network director for the Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL), the coalition's goal to share their objective to create an organization that would bring Asian leaders across different generations and ethnicities together and build across communities towards justice, peace, and prosperity.[1] Bo Thao-Urabe was Senior Director at Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP), where she led the design and implementation of social justice initiatives.[2] She has been recognized both locally and nationally for her leadership for advocating in women's rights and Thao-Urabe's goal is to make Minnesota an active and inclusive environment for all communities and positionalities.
Recognition[change | change source]
She has improved the community by working with local and national businesses and non-profit businesses by serving on the Boards of Nonprofits, Drake Bank, and the Minneapolis Foundation.[3] She has won numerous awards; the National Philanthropy Day Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals-Minnesota's Chapter, the Newsmaker Award from Minnesota's Women Press, the Impact Award from Hmong National Development, the Courageous Woman Award from Augsburg College, and the Facing Race Award from the Saint Paul foundation.[2] She also received a Buck fellowship award in 2019 in honor of her work to improve the community.[3]
Early life[change | change source]
Bo Thao-Urabe was born on 1973 in Laos, which was during America's war on Vietnam. Bo's family fled to Thailand and spent 3 years in a refugee camp. In December 1797, she came to Chicago, America as an immigrant. She learned English quickly and helped her mother navigate the bus system. She moved to St. Paul and found people that had similar experiences as her and her way of expressing herself was talking about it. As she got older, she rebelled on the racism around her and held responsibility for many aspects of her life, such as acting as an interpreter for her parents and taking care of her sister. [4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "About Caal". CAAL. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 University, © Stanford; Stanford; California 94305 (2021-09-24). "Bo Thao-Urabe". Rise Up for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders - Spotlight at Stanford. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Members". Board of Regents | University of Minnesota. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ "Meet Bo Thao-Urabe". Pollen. Retrieved 2022-04-20.