Investing in Asian American Women Through Education

by Molly Nance
http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_9895.shtml

Wendy Cai is a 33 year old Asian American woman who is a high-level executive at one of the world’s leading investment companies, Deloitte and Touche USA LLP. She has become the youngest recipient of the United Nations Population Fund Award for the Health and Dignity of Women. She has earned this award for promoting education among Asian American women. She has been generating funds for scholarships as a board member of Asian Women in Business, and is "currently raising $200,000 in scholarship money." Cai says that “there are perceptions and challenges out there about Asian women. So we created scholarships for women of Asian decent who are enrolled in accredited, four-year colleges.” She also believes “that education and financial independence is extremely important and that women outside of the United States deserve help, too.” She has been working on micro-lending programs in China, in which the programs will help women out of the situations they are in and help give them better opportunities.
I think that this is a great honor for Cai. For her to give money out of her own pocket shows how committed she is in doing good for women. Right now she is helping Asian women, but maybe someone else will see what a great effort this is and help other women from different parts of the world. And it goes to show that it doesn’t matter how old a person is, everyone can make a difference.