NYC is notorious for being competitive…for everything—even preschool. That’s right, we aren’t talking about college, Ivy League, Harvard…Nah. I’m talking about the institution where your kids go to play with blocks, take naps, and get milk and cookies.More
Monthly Archives: May 2019
Growing up Asian in a Non-Asian town
Most people think I’m white. But I don’t look white.More
When shopping for cucumbers in NYC got strange
Going to the grocery store for organic cucumbers should be boring. But this time was different.More
St. Louis, can we have a heart to heart?
Dear St. Louis, You say such mean things about yourself. It almost sounds like you hate yourself. Let’s talk about that, shall we?More
The truth about how I got my biggest promotion
I’ve always believed it pays to be honest. Even when it’s scary. I was working at my first full-time job at a bank doing data entry, and my coworker made a mistake that got sent to the COO of the bank.More
Want to do work you love? Learn from the work you hate
When I started my data entry job in 2004, I would have never known that it would have helped me in starting businesses. But it did.More
John Pa 