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Striving in Chinatown and Beyond: The Journey of Yeni Wong   Paperback September 2, 2016  by Kent Wang (Author)

Contents

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Prologue Part One: A Woman on Her Own  1 Introduction: An Awe-Inspiring Rags-to-Riches Story 2  Where It All Started - A Great Su...

Prologue

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Some people have called her a visionary. In a time when changes in our world challenge us to improve the places where we live and work, no...

(01) Introduction: An Awe-Inspiring Rags To Riches Story

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In 1967, when Yeni Wong climbed the boarding stairs and found a window seat close to the front of Pan Am’s Boeing 707 headed for the Unit...

(02) Where It All Started - A Great Success Story

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Yeni Wong’s own story is an inspiration because she overcame almost every obstacle that a person might face. She is an icon to the people ...

(03) Starting From the Bottom

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What qualities make an effective leader? What traits must a person possess to become a successful leader? What are the key qualities of g...

(04) The Great Obsession with Books

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Yeni Wong is a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist, and community leader who spent most of her life helping newly arrived Asian women...

(05) A Washingtonian with Gumption

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Yeni Wong is an enthusiastic Washingtonian with gumption. She has lived in Washington for thirty-plus years—and something she has learned...

(06) An Oenophile's Obsession and Aspiration

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Yeni Wong is best known as a restaurateur and business tycoon in Chinatown. She’s a tireless philanthropist, and she is also incredibly p...

(07) Born to be a Champion

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Yeni Wong has always displayed extraordinary resilience and intelligence when addressing the toughest of issues. Her governance style is ...

(08) Struggling for Solidarity

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Recently, I caught up with Yeni Wong, in between her meeting with the Committee for Economic Development of Washington, DC, and a court...

(09) Action to Help the Environment

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Clean air and clean water, healthy communities, and a prosperous, clean - energy economy—those are the goals Yeni Wong has been fighti...

(10) Taxation Without Representation

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Yeni Wong, a most influential leader and a longtime resident of Washington, DC, called for a citywide vote in November 2016 on making ...

(11) Portrait of a Visionary Reformer

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The most appropriate way to describe Yeni Wong, chair   of the board and president of Riverdale International Inc., is “world-class lead...

(12) A symbol of strength for Asian Americans

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Yeni Wong is a symbol of strength for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across Chinatown, in Washington, DC, and also across the Unite...

(13) An Awarded Oversea Women Entrepreneur

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In 2000, the Taiwanese government awarded Yeni Wong the most prestigious trophy for being an outstanding overseas female entrepreneur. He...

(14) An Enthusiast's Story

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Yeni is determined, disciplined, and enormously curious. I’ve seen her abilities manifested in the boardroom at the Chinese Consolidate...

(15) Battle for an Inconvenient Truth

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Yeni Wong understands the science of global warming better than anyone else in DC’s Chinatown. Her interest was sparked when she was a gr...

(16) A Crusader to Save America's Treasures

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There is a famous quote at the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses...

(17) An Asian American Activist Gets Busy

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The Organization of Chinese American Women’s (OCAW) twentieth anniversary national conference and gala banquet was held in May 1997 at t...

(18) An Effective Communicator

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Yeni Wong’s life story is one of achievement. She rose through the community ranks from humble ,   minority beginnings to become Chinat...

(19) Leading Change, Paving the Way for Many

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Yeni Wong leads other Chinese American women in pursuing their dreams by demonstrating what is possible. Bursting through...

(20) Creativity Takes Courage

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Yeni Wong was appointed by President Clinton to the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts (John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing...

(21) Stumbling Blocks to Stepping-Stones

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To spend time with Yeni Wong is to see up close what happens when someone with uncommon courage and compassion puts herself on the front ...

(22) Transformational Restaurateur Turned Philanthropist

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Chinatown is one of Washington’s most dynamic and culturally rich neighborhoods. In recent years, Chinatown has become a platform for tre...

(23) Revealing the Beauty of Taiwan

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The lure and magic of the East with the comforts of the West—what could be more tempting? Yeni Wong believes Taiwan has touched the heart...

(24) America's Best Entrepreneurial Citizen-Diplomat

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Tough. Indefatigable. Patient. Smart. Knowledgeable. Superior communication instincts. Loyal team player. Finds opportunities in challen...

(25) Insight into Asian Pacific Security

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The following interview with Yeni Wong, chairperson of the Institute for Taiwan-America Studies, was carried out on April 30, 2016, at ...

(26) Interpreting the United States-Taiwan-China Trilateral Equation

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In this interview, Yeni Wong, chairperson of the Institute for Taiwan-America Studies (ITAS), discusses Taiwan’s role in the world and...

(27) A Proud and Loyal Democrat

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Yeni Wong has been a Democrat for a very long time. And she has also, as a loyal Democrat, not only worked on behalf of issues and causes...

(28) Immensely Advantageous for Taiwan

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Taiwan, which has intense economic and business ties with some of the prospective member states of the yet-to-be-formed Trans-Pacific Par...

(29) A Force to be Reckoned With

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From her humble beginning selling groceries to local restaurants, Yeni Wong rose to become the most successful entrepreneur in DC’s Chi...

Epilogue

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This year, I have been especially influenced by people I’ve met in Washington, DC, who have made amazing and enthusiastic contributions to ...

About the Author

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Kent Wang is a diligent writer, and his works have been published in major newspapers such as the  New York Times ,  Wall Street Journal ,  ...

Photo Gallery

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22 photos Yeni Wong, the Mayor of Chinatown (CCBA Chairwoman) for two consecutive terms, is a visionary, helping to inspire a new defi...