Ep. 4 Saying Yes to Yourself with Bo Thao-Urabe

With the new year on the horizon, Tammy Tran and Tami Bui 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 Thao-Urabe 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 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.