AIWA’s Board and Staff are committed to Long-term Capacity Building of Immigrant Women and Youth leaders!
Latika Malkani
Board PresidentAnna Rodrigues
Board TreasurerAnna is currently the Experience Design Program Management Lead at Bank of America. One of her early job experiences was at AIWA and she is grateful for the opportunity to re-connect with women’s rights advocacy. She also looks forward to the continued growth of AIWA’s leadership program.
Mila Thomas
Board MemberYoung Shin
Executive DirectorLan Fong Lau
Peer OrganizerLan Fong is a food service worker who has tirelessly conducted outreach to hundreds of immigrant women and their families to attend AIWA classes, events and trainings. She worked as a garment worker when she came to the US, and the piece rate was so low she only made $2 per day. She decided she wouldn’t isolate herself, but would fight for a better job. She says, “If I did not fight for my dream job, it wasn’t going to call me on its own.”
Anupama Chapagain
Nepali Leadership Training CoordinatorAnupama works with various South Asian communities to understand their issues and advocate for them to get the right resources for their personal health and well-being. She has a Post-Baccalaureate Degree in Women’s Studies and focuses on Women’s Empowerment, Capacity Building, Gender Awareness, Domestic Violence Issues, Career Development, Accessible Healthcare and Income Generating activities for the immigrant community.
Junwei Zhang
Program AssistantJieshan (Shannon) Liu
Bilingual Program Supporter“I am a sophomore studying Molecular and Cell Biology at Cal. It’s my pleasure to be a Bilingual Program Supporter at AIWA!”
Eva Poon
Administrative ManagerEva comes to AIWA with a background in local government, higher education, and non-profits. Most recently, she worked at Stop AAPI Hate and Chinese for Affirmative Action. She provides administrative and operational support for AIWA’s immigrant women and youth leaders.