CAREER

“Asian American women continue to blaze trails in traditional career paths and foray, emerge and succeed in new roles. The Asiance Career section hopes to provide you with the necessary tools and resources to assist you in the pursuance of your endeavors and make your dreams a reality. As the Asiance Career editor, I hope to hear from you soon. Your feedback will help Asiance Career evolve into the premiere site for professional (and personal) information, support and guidance for Asian American women here and abroad. Thank you for visiting!” Wendy Wang
Career Editor

JUL 2006

The Player: Helen Sung

Since age five Helen Sung has been playing classical piano. With a Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The University of Texas, Austin, what is she doing playing jazz? In 1995 Helen's dream of attending a premiere program to study jazz was about to unfold instead of pursuing yet another degree. Her talent,

APR 2006

The Player:Yeohlee

The start of the twenty-first century has been remarkable for this modern day pioneer in fashion design. She left Malaysia at 18 to attend Parsons School of Design in New York City and shortly after graduating established YEOHLEE Inc. In 2004, the Smithsonian bestowed her (also in contention were Narciso Rodriguez and Marc

MAY 2006

The Player: Eun Yang

Korean born Washingtonian Eun Yang is one of the few Asian American faces you see delivering local and national news in the metropolitan area. It is her warm, yet professional demeanor and familiar au natural Dove beauty face that keep millions tuning in each weekend on NBC local affiliate WRC-TV (NBC4). Since officially

JUN 2006

The Player: Louise Liu

Many career-oriented women come to a point, whether it be one or five, six or seven times, where they want to try something new, change jobs or even careers. We want to be successful, but what about finding a fulfilling opportunity that we love waking up to each and every morning. How do we get there in this fast-paced and

AUG 2006

Michelle Won - Fresh, Fun and Fired Up

Michelle Won just finished covering the 2006 World Cup soccer fervor from K-town on Wilshire in Los Angeles when I caught up with her. "It was insane, but so unique. My story is about Korean Americans supporting the Korean team rather than the American team".

SEP 2006

THE PLAYER: Chantelle Pabros Grilhot - Grand Sommelier

An encounter with a sommelier can be intimidating, belittling and even a bit scary. However, Chantelle Pabros Grilhot, sommelier of the highly acclaimed restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead is anything but that. Soft spoken and sweet, it is her calming demeanor that puts you at ease.

OCT 2006

En-Ming Hsu - Pastry Chef Consultant

Pastry Chef En-Ming Hsu is a consummate professional in the world of pastry. This Richmond, Virginia native is a graduate of the highly regarded Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, New York. <br />

NOV 2006

Olympus Visionary Photographer Maki Kawakita - Behind the Camera

Click. Missy Elliot. Click. Makirama. Click. Beyonce. Click. Fashion Week. Click. Paris Hilton. Maki Kawakita, born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, began her love affair with the camera in 1997. What she saw through the lens for the first time during a trip to Paraguay and Brazil changed everything.

DEC 2006

THE PLAYER: Victoria Recano

Victoria Recaño is a Two-time Emmy award winner and magna cum laude graduate of Loyola University Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications and has been in the public eye since she was a teenager. As a senior in high school she got her start with "Team 11", a group of talented teenagers