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31st Dec 2021

Saying Yes to Yourself with Bo Thao-Urabe

With the new year on the horizon, we end the last episode of 2021 with a conversation focused on creating work that is community-centered, asset-based solutions to ensure meaningful outcomes and lasting change. Bo shares her experiences about the classic immigrant child struggle of being the interpreter and translator for our elders while also figuring out her own voices as the first generation. As a Hmong American, representing about 0.09% of the U.S. population, Bo shares her leadership journey of finally saying "yes" to leading authentically after growing up being constantly told "no" she doesn't belong.

Bo Thao-Urabe is the Founder and Network Director for the Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL), which harnesses the collective power of Asian American leaders from sectors, generations and ethnicities to improve the lives of the community. She is also the Founder and Chief Operating Officer of RedGreen Rivers, a social enterprise connecting women artisans in Southeast Asia to global markets in order to preserve indigenous art forms and increase economic well-being of women and their families. 

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CONNECT WITH BO

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/bothaourabe

CAAL: caalmn.org

RedGreen Rivers: facebook.com/RedGreenRivers

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This episode was edited by Catt Phan

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The LEAP Podcast
If in your culture, you are taught to keep your head down and stay quiet, how do you lead in a society that says speak up and be heard? Sometimes that means taking a leap of faith, doing what hasn't been done and taking risks.

The LEAP Podcast explores these types of questions in the context of Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics. LEAP is a nonprofit organization and committed to developing people, informing society, and empowering communities.

Two Tami/my’s explore with fellow API leaders and allies about their journeys, leaps they have taken in life, and how at the end of the day, they stay faithful to their values and bring others along with them. API women have often been taught to shrink and silence themselves - but our collective voices are powerful and deserve to be heard on our terms We telling our stories for ourselves and for our communities.

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