Donna Ching Fang Kao and her charitable career are an inspiration to us all.
The United States has an interesting attitude toward success. On the one hand, we admire, respect, and seek to emulate those who have worked their way up to wealth. On the other hand, we tend to view the wealthy with suspicion, in the belief that they somehow gained their money through nefarious means. As with musicians, actors, and other celebrities, we both admire and tear down the people we read about and hear about the most often. In some cases, our suspicions are correct, and we learn that a wealthy person did, indeed, resort to unscrupulous behavior to become rich.
But most of them don’t. For one such success story, Donna Kao, hard work is everything. Ms. Kao is most certainly in a position to know. First, taking a cue from parents who worked in health care, she obtained a degree in Public Nursing in her home country of Taiwan. After graduating, though, she made the unusual decision not to pursue a career exclusively in health care. She made the decision to learn a new field, and became a licensed real estate agent, influenced by real estate developers who were building various health care centers throughout Taiwan.
She followed this decision with another life-changing decision. Rather than work in Taipei or elsewhere in Taiwan, she set her sights on the United States, and moved to California. Having established herself there, she was able to become a licensed real estate agent in the state. As with so many expatriates, she quickly became acquainted with communities of her compatriots. She found that they needed the sort of help that she was qualified and able to give. And give she did; she established a facility providing health care to the Asian community in the Los Angeles area. Then, for the Monterey Park Hospital, she created an Asian marketing and consulting office.
Ms. Kao is a perfect example of a business person building on success. She has an unusual combination of strengths – health care and real estate – but she combines them brilliantly. Her dedication to helping others is an inspiration to others who would like to give back to the community. She is also focused on improving relationships between the United States, China, and Taiwan. Her dedication is clear, and her achievements are many and varied.
The United States has an interesting attitude toward success. On the one hand, we admire, respect, and seek to emulate those who have worked their way up to wealth. On the other hand, we tend to view the wealthy with suspicion, in the belief that they somehow gained their money through nefarious means. As with musicians, actors, and other celebrities, we both admire and tear down the people we read about and hear about the most often. In some cases, our suspicions are correct, and we learn that a wealthy person did, indeed, resort to unscrupulous behavior to become rich.
But most of them don’t. For one such success story, Donna Kao, hard work is everything. Ms. Kao is most certainly in a position to know. First, taking a cue from parents who worked in health care, she obtained a degree in Public Nursing in her home country of Taiwan. After graduating, though, she made the unusual decision not to pursue a career exclusively in health care. She made the decision to learn a new field, and became a licensed real estate agent, influenced by real estate developers who were building various health care centers throughout Taiwan.
She followed this decision with another life-changing decision. Rather than work in Taipei or elsewhere in Taiwan, she set her sights on the United States, and moved to California. Having established herself there, she was able to become a licensed real estate agent in the state. As with so many expatriates, she quickly became acquainted with communities of her compatriots. She found that they needed the sort of help that she was qualified and able to give. And give she did; she established a facility providing health care to the Asian community in the Los Angeles area. Then, for the Monterey Park Hospital, she created an Asian marketing and consulting office.
Ms. Kao is a perfect example of a business person building on success. She has an unusual combination of strengths – health care and real estate – but she combines them brilliantly. Her dedication to helping others is an inspiration to others who would like to give back to the community. She is also focused on improving relationships between the United States, China, and Taiwan. Her dedication is clear, and her achievements are many and varied.
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