Donna Kao. Monterey Park, California and Vocational Qualifications

“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak,” is a quotation that could have been written with Donna Ching Fang Kao in mind. A woman who is unafraid of confronting challenges head on, a person who regards adversity as a means by which to gain fresh experiences, and a dedicated philanthropist unafraid to stand up for those weaker than herself, Donna Kao is a person to be studied as much as admired.

She was born in Taiwan to a physician father and a mother who worked as a nurse. Unsuprisingly, perhaps, Donna Kao followed in the parental footsteps, being awarded a Nursing Education Scholarship enabling her to study at the prestigious University of Public Health Nursing in Taipei, where she gained her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. Her career seemed to have been mapped out for her, but, following a meeting with two prominent Taiwanese real estate developers who were actively involved in projects  building hospitals, clinics, physical therapy centers, and other complementary medical facilities, prompted Ms. Kao to obtain a real estate licence of her own and it is at this stage of her career that people first began referring to her as Donna Ching Fang Kao, Monterey Park, California, real estate guru.

Her next big step saw her emigrating to the United States. She received her Real Estate License from the State of California and, recalling her experiences as a newly-emigrated Taiwanese woman, establish a number of healthcare services for the local Asian community. But the community needed more than just healthcare facilities. For Donna Kao, helping people get vocational qualifications in California became a matter of urgency. Naturally, she had personal experience of negotiating the labyrinthine workings of the U.S. Immigration Bureau, and drew on her experiences by establishing an Asian marketing and consulting office for the Monterey Park Hospital, where she helped clients looking to relocate to the United States.

Throughout her extraordinary career path, Donna Kao has maintained her ambition to build and improve on the relationships between China, Taiwan, and the United States. As a healthcare professional, Ms. Kao has a deeply rooted desire to help the people around her and the people within her community. By tackling both the domestic health-related challenges of the Asian community, as well as the bureaucratic challenges facing those that have just started their process of integration, Donna Kao is a respected businesswoman in her own right, and by providing such a role model hopes to build a stronger Asian community in the United States with the resources needed to thrive.

Donna Ching Fang Kao, Presentation On Slideshare

'The Success of Donna Ching Fang Kao,' (Presentation on Slideshare) is a testament to an individual who spent a considerable portion of her life selflessly helping those less fortunate than herself. It is deeply refreshing to read of a figure – successful and highly-respected in her chosen fields – who genuinely believes in the positive effect of giving to others in an attempt to preserve human dignity. Donna Ching Fang Kao is one such person and her life story is well worth repeating.

Born and raised in Taiwan, with a physician as a father, and a registered nurse as a mother, it comes as no great surprise that she also made the decision to join the healthcare industry. She received a Nursing Education Scholarship that enabled her to enrol at the prestigious University of Public Health and Nursing in Taipei, where she was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. At this point in her career, it seemed she was well on the way to fulfilling a long and useful life in the service of public health. However, for certain types of driven individuals, things never appear to go as first imagined. She was fortunate enough to meet with two influential figures in the Taiwanese real estate community, who were engaged in building several hospitals, clinics, physical therapy centers – alongside a raft of complementary medical facilities – and their commitment to raising the standards of healthcare led Donna Kao to obtain a Real Estate Licence of her own in Taiwan and then, after emigrating to the U.S., a Licence from the State of California.

While practicing her trade in southern California, Donna Kao has managed to create time enough to found a free clinic for the Chinese and Vietnamese communities, as well as creating an Asian marketing and consulting office for the Monterey Park Hospital. The success of both these projects encouraged her to obtain a Spa Hospitality Management Certificate, which enabled her to establish the Beverley Hills Anti-Aging Group Clinic. Due to her multi-faceted experience in real estate development, healthcare and business, Donna Kao travels frequently between Vietnam,Taiwan, China and the United States attempting to realize her goal of fostering enhanced international relations between China and the U.S. Indeed, for Donna Kao, helping the Vietnamese and American cultures connect is an issue of paramount importance.

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention,” is a phrase well worth considering in full. We are so constantly inundated with reports of self-serving public figures fulsomely declaring their philanthropic credentials while engaged in activities which, more often than not, are injurious to the weaker elements of society that the mention of a selfless act is greeted with cynicism – if not hostility. It is an accusation that would be impossible to level at Donna Ching Fang Kao.