Sisterhood

probably take her 10 hours of scrubbing floors to pay for, but she bought it anyway. Even though I accepted her gift with much guilt I also knew this was her way of showing her deep and unending love for her nephew that she treated like a son. Her name is Pang Yang.

When my one-year-old baby girl surprised me with her first word, I nearly wept. “Daddy,” she murmured in her high-pitched infant voice, gazing at me while her hands followed the contours of my cheeks—a born communicator and nurturer — and audacious to this day. Her name is Audrey Thao.

I have been blessed with an abundance of wonderful women in my life to guide me, nurture me and give my life meaning. I am still in awe as I continue to learn from all the wonderful women around me.

This issue of The kNOw comprises an amazing collection of stories about empowered and enlightened women in and around Fresno who have been leaders, who are leaders today and who will one day become leaders.