Advancing Asian women in business through research + storytelling
I purchased an Airstream trailer in 2013. It weighs 4,500 pounds, and it hitches to a VW Touareg. When I first bought the trailer, I had no idea how to hitch, didn’t know a thing about towing, and was definitely clueless about the inner-workings of the bathroom plumbing.
The start of any work week can be difficult; no matter if you love or dislike what you do. Sometimes it's because we're anticipating something - a big project, meeting or event. Other times, we're just eager to get the week started. Ideas and thoughts dance around in our minds, and sometimes it's difficult to [...]
I have always had a complicated relationship with age. My family left Korea when I was eight years old. And when I entered the U.S. school system, I was placed in the 1st grade instead of 2nd because I didn’t know the English language. That meant I was a year to year and a half [...]
I’ve made a major life decision... and it’s to step away from my full-time job at Warner Bros. It’s not that I don’t enjoy what I do. It’s not that I don’t LOVE the people I work with. It’s because of the tick-tock of a big birthday looming; forcing me to take a step back [...]
I'm in the midst of collaborating on a project, and I needed to refer back to my dissertation. I wrote these words over a year ago, and yet, I feel as though they describe the current state I am in. ...without a doubt, I have been profoundly affected by examining the experiences of the women [...]
Welcome to the first post in a series showcasing inspiring Asian women. The goal here is to bring to light voices of strong, empathetic, and successful women who have overcome barriers in life. In this first story, you'll meet Sandy, an Asian immigrant woman who is currently serving as a senior executive in a Fortune [...]
Last week, I shared the third finding from my research study on Asian women in leadership. For several women who achieved levels of success in corporate America, their next challenge was to share their message and inspire other women. Whether this was done through a conference, community event or even this research study, the women [...]
