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MS. YMAN VIEN
Co-Founder
Yman Huang Vien, a Chicago Chinese-American leader from Vietnam, is the president of the financial & real estate services company Lotus Financial Partners, Inc., co-founder & board member of the Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA), she was the first female president of the 130-year-old Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA), and trustee of Ravenswood Health Care Foundation.
In 1978, Ms. Vien arrived in Chicago as a boat people refugee from Vietnam and enrolled as English as Secondary Language (ESL) student. While working full time, she earned a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Loyola University and later completed the Graduate School of Banking at University of Madison.
For 31 years, Ms. Vien worked in the banking industry in various positions such as auditor, accountant, president & chief executive officer at local Chicago community banks. Ms. Vien was recognized by the American Bankers Association for her efforts in executing outreach to unbanked and underbanked markets while serving the immigrant community in Chicago.
Along with her father, Duc Huang, Ms. Vien helped founded the Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA) in 1981. Ms. Vien has been actively involved with CMAA since its inception and served as the executive director from 1994-1998 where CMAA received several awards due to two nationally known crossed ethnic collaborations under Ms. Vien’s initiatives. Ms. Vien continues the legacy and vision of her father in helping thousands of immigrants along with her philanthropic passion.
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Ms. Vien is currently working as a consultant to provide marketing, management and strategic planning for senior services, Adult Day Care Services and In Home Service programs. She is also a financial advisor for a Chicago manufacture.
Due to Ms. Vien’s exceptional leadership, she has received a number of awards including the top “100 Women Making a Difference” in Today’s Chicago Woman, the Athena Award, the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Horatio Alger Award, the Found Asian Award from the Chicago Commission on Human Relations, the Damen Award from Loyola University and a Business Leader in Colors Award from Chicago United, Women who Make A Difference from Internation Women Forum (IWF), and Honoree of Outstanding Internation Women Leaders from Chicago Women Magazine.
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Yman Vien’s story was featured in a June 2024 episode of The Rundown Podcast:​