NBC News Profiles Asian Women Giving Circle at Ms. Foundation

Friday, January 29, 2016
NBC News Profiles Asian Women Giving Circle at Ms. Foundation
 
Twenty years ago, when Hali Lee was the executive director for a Korean-American non-profit serving victims of domestic violence, she discovered how hard it was to raise money for her cause. Korean-American immigrants, Lee found, were new to the idea of American-style philanthropy, and domestic violence was not a topic the community seemed to want to publicly discuss.
 
Lee also found that the majority of money being distributed to non-profit organizations came primarily from wealthy white individuals and foundations who, while extremely generous, did not necessarily recognize or understand the various struggles of the Asian-American community. . .
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