Pauline Woo Tsui

Pauline Woo Tsui (October 2, 1920 – November 27, 2018) was a Chinese American anti-discrimination activist. As a co-founder of the Organization of Chinese American Women, she is considered a pioneer of Chinese women's rights in the United States.

Early life and education Pauline Woo was born in Nanjing, China, in 1920. Her father, John Yien-teh Woo, had been born in Hawaii, so she held dual U.S. citizenship. The influential educator Kuo Ping-Wen was her uncle.

While working in government, Tsui experienced and observed the discrimination faced by women and minorities, including Chinese women. In addition to her work as her department's Federal Women's Program manager, she also co-founded a Federally Employed Women chapter. Additionally, she served as vice president of the Organization of Chinese Americans. The organization, which was also co-founded by the diplomat Julia Chang Bloch, aimed to offer education and training programs that would empower Chinese American women.

Tsui died in 2018. In 2020, the Chinese American Museum launched an event series in her honor.