Multicultural Women Attorneys Network Dear Sisters, Dear Daughters: Selected Excerpts Pursue relationships with mentors and be open to finding them in unexpected packages. Many women of color assume that a mentor has to look like them. Were that true, my colleagues in this book and I would have been doomed, because so few women of color preceded us in the law. My mentors happened to be white men with whom I "clicked" and who formed their first impressions of me based not on my gender or race but on the quality of my work. I, in turn, have mentored many law students and young professionals. Few have been Asian American women like me, which has not been for lack of interest on my part. It has more to do with people who have gravitated toward my areas of practice and with whom I’ve "clicked," which is to say that good chemistry is critical. In every instance, we have enjoyed a special relationship that cannot be forced, which is why I am dubious of formal mentoring programs in which mentors and protégés are assigned to each other. Wendy Shiba Vice President, Secretary, Assistant General Counsel Bowater, Inc., Greenville, SC