Ai-jen Poo
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Ai-jen Poo (/ˌaɪ dʒɛn ˈpuː/, Chinese: 蒲艾眞; pinyin: Pú Àizhēn; born 1974) is an American labor activist. She is the president of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.[1] She is also the director of Caring Across Generations, a national coalition of 200 advocacy organizations working to transform the long-term care system in the US, with a focus on the needs of aging Americans, people with disabilities, and their caregivers.[2]
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Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Education | Columbia University (BA) |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | George Goehl |
Relatives | Mu-ming Poo (father) |
Awards | MacArthur Fellowship |
She is a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award.[3] In February 2015, the New Press released her book, The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America.[4] She has been mentioned as a potential future Secretary of Labor under a Democratic administration.[5]