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Philanthropist and Lawyer Loida Nicolas Lewis (Global FWN100™ '13) featured in the New York Times
Loida Nicolas Lewis (Global FWN100™ '130) is the chair of the Reginald F. Lewis Foundation and former Chair and CEO, TLC Beatrice International. A former immigration lawyer, Ms. Lewis helped to found the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund. In this interview with New York Times food critic Ligaya Mishan, Loida dishes on her favorite Filipino foods to cook, her love of lobster, and the legacy of her husband, the late Reginald F. Lewis. News story from New York Times.
Journalist Janet Nepales (Global FWN 100™ '13) Wins Third Los Angeles Press Club Award
GMA News Correspondent Janet Nepales (Global FWN100™ ''13) won second place in the Los Angeles Press Club's 8th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards in the Celebrity News-Print category for her Manila Bulletin article on Spotlight on Fil-Am Co-Director of Pixar's 'Inside Out.' This is her third Los Angeles Press Club award. News story from GMA News Online.
FWN Board Member Thelma Boac (US FWN100™ '07) Awarded 2015 Distinguished Women by Ivy Rose Community Foundation, Inc.
FWN Board Member Thelma Boac (US FWN100™ '07, pictured second from right) was recently recognized by the Ivy Rose Community Foundation and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. ETA Rho Omega Chapter for her outstanding community involvement as Board Trustee of the Berryessa School District and her 37 years as an educator and school administrator in San Jose, California. Thelma was selected as one of the 2015 Distinguished Women awardees. A reception was held this past Saturday, November 29th at the San Jose Fairmont Hotel. Congratulations! An award much-deserved, Thelma!
Entrepreneur Myrna T. Yao (Global FWN100™ '15) Shares Her Global Vision of Women in Business in Exclusive ABS-CBN Interview
Myrna T. Yao, CEO of Richprime Global Inc. (Global FWN™ '15) got her first entrepreneurial start at her family's sari-sari store and selling accessories to her classmates in Bicol. She now heads Richwell Trading, a leader in distribution and retail of branded consumer goods in the Philippines. Yao was recently interviewed by ABS-CBN where she shared meaningful insight on micro-entrepreneurship as the chairperson of the Philippine Commission on Women. In support of women's entrepreneurship, Yao shared, “if you have an idea, don’t wait, and if you’re afraid to make mistakes, mistakes will make you learn and will make you grow. So any problem that comes, you just have to face it and then you will learn from it and you will grow from it. And then you will be a better person and a better entrepreneur." Watch the video interview after the jump.