Elaine Chao

Elaine Lan Chao (Chinese: 趙小蘭, pinyin: Zhào Xiǎolán, Wade-Giles Chao Hsiao-lan; b. March 26, 1953) currently serves as the 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor. She is the first Asian American woman and first Chinese American to be appointed to the federal cabinet.

Childhood and education

Born in Taipei, Taiwan to James S. C. Chao (趙錫成 Zhào Xīchéng), a Shanghainese businessman, and Ruth Mu-lan Chu (朱木蘭 Zhū Mùlán), a historian, Elaine Chao immigrated to the United States at the age of eight. She attended Syosset High School in Long Island, New York.

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Taipei - Taiwan - Shanghai - Historian - Immigrate - Syosset High School - Long Island, New York

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Chao received her B.A. in Economics from Mount Holyoke College in 1975 and her MBA from the Harvard Business School. She also studied at MIT, Dartmouth College, and Columbia University. She is the recipient of 20 honorary doctoral degrees from colleges and universities across the country.

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Mount Holyoke College - MBA - Harvard Business School - MIT - Dartmouth College - Columbia University

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