

PHOTO: MAX VADUKULBaring no teeth, Poo’s tiger sports a penetrating stare that conveys inner strength rather than ferociousness.

She identifies with the tiger, her Chinese zodiac sign, and draws upon what she calls her “inner tiger” for courage as she works to better conditions and benefits for nannies, housekeepers and caregivers. So much, in fact, that she had its likeness tattooed on her right arm when she was in her mid-20s.Īi-jen Poo ’96 co-founded Domestic Workers United and now is director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. Ai-jen Poo ’96 spent her formative years as a Columbia Lion, but as an advocate forĭomestic workers she identifies more closely with the tiger, her Chinese zodiac sign.
