Our Powerhouse!!
Dr. Guirish Agni, MD
a general medical
internist practicing at
the Dean Clinic at
Stoughton, Wis., with  
postgrad qualifications
from India, United
Kingdom, and the U.S.
Dr. Gurdip Brar,
Ph.D.
Specialization: Genetics.
He is president of
G2DV Technologies,
Middleton; and is
former president of the
Association of Indians
in America.
Carmel Capati, lawyer
Manages the Wis. Supreme
Court's Interpreter
Program; a partner at  
Community Legal Legtal
Services, serving SE Asian
families and other ethnic
groups. She's from the
Philippines.
Ronault "Polo"
Catalani, lawyer, writer,
and activist
He is a law partner with
Community Legal Services
in Madison and specializes
in immigration issues.
Regina Cowell
She supervises a unit  
at the State of Wis.
Dept. of Health and
Family Services;
teaches  at the Yoga
Cooperative of
Madison. She hails
from the Philippines.
Tanya Kam, Ph.D.
An associate professor, she
teaches at UW-Whitewater.
Born in San Francisco, she
identifies as
Chinese-Japanese
American.
Sharyl Kato
Executive Director of Rainbow
Project Inc., a child and family
counseling resource center in
Madison. She's a  third-
generation Japanese American.
John S. Pinto
A longtime Madison
resident and owner of Delta
Vending Services and Delta
Enterprises, whcih deals in
real estate.
P. Emraida Kiram
Past chair of Rizal
MacArthur Memorial
Foundation in
Milwaukee. A Filipina
Muslim, Emraida was
educated in the
Philippines, Spain, and
England.
Paul Kusuda
A Japanese American,
Kusuda retired in 1987
as a social work
administrator in the
state Department  of
Health and Family
Services.
Rev. Jungja Lee
A Korean American, Jungja is
an ordained minister in the
United Church of Christ. She
works as a bilingual resource
specialist with MMSD.
Jo Oyama Miller
A business-development
expert, Jo worked as such in
the Community Action
Coalition for many years. She
now has time for her own
business.
Mei-Feng Moe
A Chinese American, Mei is
a master tax advisor
certified by H & R Block.
She also teaches income-tax
courses.
Renee Moe
A
Taiwanese-Norwegian  
American, Renee is vice
president at United
Way of Dane County
for resource
development and
marketing.
Hemant Shah, Ph.D.
A professor in the
UW-Madison School of
Journalism and Mass
Communications. He
was the director of the
Asian American
Studies Program at
UW-Madison in
2003-2004.
Lakshmi and Shree Sridharan
Lakshmi is an engineer and scientist at Wis.
Departmetn of Natural Resources.
Currently, she co-chairs the Wis.
Organization for Asian Americans. Shree
Sridharan is a retired executive at Xerox
Corp., and is active in the Association of  
Indians in America.
Jeff Vang, youth activist
A Hmong American, Jeff was
born in the U.S. He mentors
youths at Freedom, Inc.
Shwaw Vang
A Hmong American,
Shwaw is a member
of the MMSD Board
of Education..
Yer Vang, lawyer
A Hmong American,
Yer is an
immigration
attorney of the
Immigrant Project
of Wisconsin (IPW).
Mai Zong Vue, activist
A Hmong American, Mai
Zong is a refugee specialist
at the state Department of
Workforce Development.
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Nancy Xiong
A Hmong American,
Nancy graduated from
UW-Madison in 2004.
She is a preschool
instructor with the East
Madison Even Start
Literacy Program; and
loves Bharatanatyam
dancing.