Co-Founder & CEO at Awaken ✨ | Medium Top Writer in Diversity | D&I Advocate & Keynote Speaker

⭐️ BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!! ⭐️

I've been itching to tell ya'll..

📕📗 I AM WRITING A BOOK!!!📕📗

I came to the U.S. as a teenager and struggled to learn English. I remember crying at night wrestling with the reading assignment, feeling ashamed turning in essays I knew weren't my best, and keeping my deep thoughts to myself because I feared it wouldn't come out the way I wanted it to.

I never thought in a million years that I would build a career sharing my ideas and beliefs publicly, and writing and speaking in my second language.

Writing a book feels so surreal, affirming, and vulnerable all at the same time.

We've still got a long way to go (just starting the process of finding the right publisher), but I wanted to share the journey I'm on with ya'll while it's happening. Please send good vibes!

As a queer, Korean American, immigrant woman entrepreneur who's navigated so many uncharted territories, I can't stress enough the importance of working with people who truly BELIEVE IN YOU and your vision.

Folks on the margin - don't sell yourself short. Choose to work with people who truly deserve your hard work, talent, and resilience. My literary agent has been that person for me throughout this process. Thank you Lynn Johnston!

P.S. Tomorrow is my birthdayy 🥳

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