Bo Thao-Urabe

Bo Thao-Urabe (born 1973) is a social entrepreneur and founder and Executive Director of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders.[1] She was previously a member of the President’s White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders under the Obama administration, and a Senior Director at Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP).[2][3] Thao-Urabe is the COO of RedGreen Rivers, a social enterprise which develops and connects women artisans in Southeast Asia to global markets,[2] and founder of the BMPP Giving Circle, a giving circle that brings Asian American families together to fund social justice work in the Upper Midwest. She has received numerous awards and recognitions including receiving a fellowship from the Bush Foundation in 2019.[4]

Bo Thao-Urabe
Thao-Urabe speaking at the Marshall Space Flight Center

Thao-Urabe was born in Laos.[5][6] Her family is Hmong and fled to Thailand after the Vietnam War.[6] They spent three years in a refugee camp there and immigrated to the United States in 1979.[7][1] She received a B.S. from the University of Minnesota and lives in Eagan, Minnesota.[3]

References
  1. "Bo Thao-Urabe". AAPIP. 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  2. "White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders". Former Commissioners. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  3. "Bo Thao-Urabe nominated to President's AAPI Commission". Asian American Press. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  4. "Eagan resident named Bush Fellow". hometownsource.com. 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  5. "Bo Thao-Urabe and Otis Zanders receive 2018 Facing Race awards". SPMCF. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  6. "Meet Bo Thao-Urabe". Pollen. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  7. "Seeking Peace, Security, and Home: Our Journeys as Refugees". whitehouse.gov. 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2019-03-25.


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