User:Kintetsubuffalo/Bryna Aisin Gioro

Bryna Aisin Gioro (born June 21, 1985) is an American socialite and entrepreneur.

Early life
A first-generation Chinese American, Aisin Gioro was born in Los Angeles, California to parents of Manchu and Chinese ancestry.

Education
Tradition in both sides of her family, Aisin Gioro was educated privately. Primarily attending private elementary and middle schools in the United States, she moved frequently during childhood. When Aisin Gioro was of high school age, she moved to Changsha, China to continue her family tradition in the Chinese classics, attending the Imperial Academy.

Aisin Gioro was the first member of her immediate family to attend a Chinese public high school recognized by the current Communist Chinese regime. Therefore, she eventually earned high school diplomas from both the Imperial Academy and Changsha 19th High School.

Career
At the age of 13, she began to work in the family business founded by her great-great-grandfather. After graduating high school, Aisin Gioro began her career in China. Becoming a self-made millionaire by age 19, Aisin Gioro was voted one of “Thirty Outstanding Entrepreneurs Under 30”.

Philanthrophy
In 2001, Aisin Gioro helped restore the original palace of Nurhaci, her ancestor and the father of the Qing Dynasty, in the city of Xingbing, Shenyang Province, and was honored for her efforts.

Aisin Gioro founded the Global Girls Fund in 1995. The mission statement of the fund states: "To better the lives of women and girls, insuring they have equal access to education and health care, productive livelihoods, freedom from violence, HIV and AIDS, and harmful practices such as sex trafficking and female genital mutilation."