Asian American Giving serves as the link between Asian American donors, leaders, and the non-profit community. We promote stories of individuals engaged in philanthropy, draw attention to the issues in our community, and highlight trends and patterns in charitable giving. We aspire to be the ultimate source for Asian American philanthropy.
Dien S. Yuen, Publisher
Email Dien: dien@asianamericangiving.com
Twitter: @asiangiving
Dien serves as Chief Philanthropy Officer at Give2Asia, a U.S.- based nonprofit that provides philanthropic advisory services to individuals, families, foundations and corporations that care about Asia.
Dien has more than fourteen years of experience in the wealth management, philanthropic planning and non-profit sectors. Before joining Give2Asia, Dien founded Kordant Philanthropy Advisors, a private advisory firm working with Asians and Asian American clients. She formerly served as Vice President & Senior Trust Officer in the Planned Giving Services Group at U.S. Trust. Dien also served as Vice President at Asian Pacific Fund and was Planned Giving Director, NW Ohio of the American Cancer Society.
Dien tracks the pulse of Asian American philanthropy in the U.S. on the blog, Asian American Giving. She also blogs on Asian Philanthropy Forum, a site that curates global giving trends and the growth of Asia-based philanthropy.
Dien serves on the advisory boards of Tactical Philanthropy Advisors and Philanthropic Ventures Foundation. She is also an advisor of OneVietnam Network, an online platform that connects people and groups to philanthropic opportunities in Vietnam. In addition, Dien is a member of the NextGen Task Force of the Council on Foundations.
Previously, Dien served on the boards of several non-profit and professional membership organizations, including AAPIP (Asian American Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy) and NCPGC (Northern California Planned Giving Council). She holds the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) designation, a J.D., and LL.M. in International Law.
Don is a serial entrepreneur focused on telecommunications and real estate development. He previously served as Vice President for the Asian Pacific Fund, a community foundation serving the needs of Bay Area residents.
Don is the Founder and Managing Member of David Ltd., a real estate development consulting firm providing real estate development services to major wireless communications companies. Prior to starting David Ltd., he served as in-house counsel to one of the national carriers and was a management consultant. Don is a member of the State Bar of California and a California Real Estate Broker.
Andrew Ho, Contributor
Email Andy: andy@asianamericangiving.com
Twitter: @andyho
Andrew is currently the Manager for Global Philanthropy at the Council on Foundations, where he is responsible for developing resources and programs for effective grantmaking globally among Council members. For the past two years at the Council, he served as Member Services Manager for the Family Philanthropy Services department, where he provided resources, programs, and services to family philanthropies and next generation philanthropic leaders. Previously Andrew was a consultant at TCC Group, where he specialized in strategic planning and capacity building for foundations and nonprofits. He has also spent time at Asian Americans / Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP), and The Urban Institute's Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy.
Andrew is the author of several research papers on philanthropy, including "Asian-American Philanthropy: Expanding Knowledge, Increasing Possibilities," a working paper presenting findings on the motivations and attitudes of Asian-Americans towards philanthropy, which was cited in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and the Sydney Morning Herald. His research on giving circles (Asian American Giving Circles: Building Bridges Between Philanthropy and Our Communities was published in November 2008. He has since co-founded the Cherry Blossom Giving Circle in Washington, DC, where he is a co-chair of the steering committee member of the local chapter of AAPIP. He is also a member of the Independent Sector’s NGen Advisory Group, and was selected as a 2010 Independent Sector American Express NGen Fellow. Andrew holds an MBA and a Master's in Public Policy from Georgetown University, where he was a Waldemar A. Nielsen Philanthropy Fellow.
The postings on this site are my own and do not represent the Council on Foundations’ positions, strategies or opinions.
Asian American Giving is a project of Kordant Consulting LLC
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In many Asian groups, the lotus is a sacred flower and symbolizes generosity, knowledge and enlightenment.
The lotus grows in muddy waters at the bottom of the pond and rises on a long stalk above the surface to bloom. The lotus flower brings beauty and light, representing creative powers and purity of the heart and mind amid adverse surroundings.
The lotus stalk bends easily in two but is very difficult to break because of its strong fibers. It represents the close and unbreakable relationship between us, that no matter how far away one might be, we are all inter-connected.
