Board
The NAPAWF National Governing board consists of non-profit, business, and community leaders committed to strengthening and building NAPAWF’s commitment to empowering and improving the lives of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women and girls.
Miriam Yeung is a social justice leader who has successfully fought for and improved the lives of young people, women, LGBT people, immigrants,
and people of color in the United States. Currently she runs a consulting practice that focuses on helping leaders and organizations spend their resources most meaningfully to improve the world we live in. Her work includes leadership development, community organizing, strategic direction setting and institutional transformation toward conscious inclusion.
From 2008–2016, she led the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum. During her time at NAPAWF, Miriam became an expert on so-called Prenatal Nondiscrimination laws – racist and sexist anti-abortion laws which target Black and Asian women, and testified in Congress against these measures twice. She also co-founded We Belong Together, a campaign that organizes women for immigrant rights. Prior to that she had a 10-year career at the NYC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in various roles.
Miriam also serves on the board of MomsRising and GalvanizeUSA. She lives in Brooklyn with her public school teacher partner, two kids and a five pound Yorkie.
Christina Chang is a public health and policy leader who serves as the inaugural Executive Director of the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, a nonpartisan coalition of governors committed to protecting and expanding reproductive freedom across the United States. Previously, she held senior leadership roles at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Vital Strategies, and Planned Parenthood of New York City, among other organizations. Over more than two decades, Christina has worked to expand healthcare access and advance health equity through leadership across government and the nonprofit sector.
Leng Leng Chancey serves as Director of the Racial Justice & Equity Fund at the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative and is Principal of [Re]arranger Consulting. She previously served as President and CEO of 9to5 and earlier held leadership roles at NAPAWF across communications, development, and organizational sustainability. Her career has centered on helping organizations and movements build lasting power for communities.
Wendy Chun-Hoon is President and Executive Director of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP). She previously served as Director of the Women’s Bureau at the U.S. Department of Labor, where she helped advance the Biden administration’s gender equity agenda, and formerly led Family Values @ Work, expanding paid leave and workplace protections for millions of workers and their families. She has spent her career advancing policies that improve economic security for workers, especially women and others who have historically faced barriers to opportunity.
Hannah Young Yi is Program Manager at the Levi Strauss Foundation, where she leads philanthropic investments advancing reproductive justice and worker rights & well-being in the U.S. and globally. Previously, she worked with the Climate + Clean Energy Equity Fund, driving efforts to support frontline climate justice organizations in deepening their policy capacity through funding and training. A child of immigrants, first-generation college student, and queer, Hannah is committed to resourcing and supporting movements fighting on the frontlines for justice and liberation.