Helen Zia, a Chinese American journalist and activist for Asian American and LGBTQ+ rights is outspoken on issues ranging from human rights and peace to women’s rights and countering hate, violence, and homophobia in service to the mission of achieving bodily autonomy for all.

Meet Cecilia Chung, an activist for LGBTQ+ rights, HIV/AIDS awareness, health advocacy, and social justice. This amazing trans woman sets her intensions on helping all women and queer people achieve the promise of bodily autonomy.

The first woman of color and the first Asian American woman elected to Congress, former Rep. Patsy Mink was no stranger to being first. Patsy Mink was an American attorney and politician from Hawaii who served in Congress for 24 years, and today, we are proud to honor her as part of our AANHPI Heritage Month celebration for her work on legislation advancing women's rights and education.

The YWCA movement prides itself on empowering women to empower all, and today, we celebrate Juliet Choi, a YWCA Board Member and president and CEO of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), a national health justice organization that influences policy, mobilizes communities, and strengthens programs and organizations to improve the health of AANHPI communities.

Haunani-Kay Trask was a Native Hawaiian activist, educator, author, poet, and a leader of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement. She pushed tirelessly for the recognition of Hawaii’s Indigenous people by founding Ka Lahui Hawaii, an organization that promotes self-determination for Native Hawaiians. This AANHPI Heritage Month, we celebrate and share the greatness of her work.

Michelle Tran is a FinTech leader passionate about gender parity. She's head of Strategic Partnerships at Vestwell, where she helps close the savings gap, as well as co-founder of NYC FinTech Women, an organization dedicated to connecting, empowering, and promoting women in #FinTech.

We celebrate Lori Kahikina, the Executive Director and CEO of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART). At HART, Ms. Kahikina is responsible for the design and construction of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project, the nation’s first automated commuter rail system.

Sung Yeon is a fierce advocate for worker rights, immigrant rights, affordable health care access — including reproductive health care — economic justice, and the intersection of these issues with Gender Justice.