As a first-generation Filipino woman, my parents ingrained in me the importance of pursuing a stable career so I could avoid the financial instability they had faced as immigrants….

When most kids are asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” many answer with careers that are fantastic like being an astronaut, a ballerina, or a professional athlete. I always responded with Lawyer….

After being told to by my father, I peeled my face off of the cool glass of the kelp forest exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium…..