It's funny: being green to me was ingrained because my parents were always trying to save money, save water, turn off the lights, or arrange a carpool. I don't think my parents even know what it means to be green, but they were.
People will talk about money in the general sense, but not in the specific sense of, like, where'd you fail, how'd you succeed, how'd you do it.
My parents are small business owners, and the Korean community, like a lot of immigrant communities, is very much owner-driven.
I did MTV so long because it's been really hard to find a place that has been able to keep my interests where I can do more than one beat.
Any band will say that they'd be nothing without the fans.
Just as you would if you wanted to eat healthier or take better care of your skin, the most important thing you can do when buying something is to turn over the bottle and get informed about the ingredients. Many items we use daily are full of unpronounceable chemicals.
Conversations about money, culture, power, class - it's at the center of my identity. I think it's a combination of being born to immigrant parents, growing up relatively poor, and really living in a world where formal institutions, like banks and anywhere that you had to sign a contract, was really feared and avoided at all costs.
The Hester Street Fair started off as a passion project. We imagined a space where friends and neighbors in the creative community could have a place to find an audience.
Every awards show, I take the same date: my best friend, Blaire. I took my boyfriend once to the VMAs, and I never made that mistake again.
I'm extremely proud I'm an Asian female and I'm on television, because there aren't many of us.
I always tell kids to find what they're passionate about.
I always thought I'd become an immigration lawyer.
I had an unusual college experience because I traveled the world while going to school at the same time. Now, to look back, I was very lucky.
Asian-Americans often struggle to be good sons and daughters, but it's ultimately your life. In the end, you have to find what you want.
I had never been out of the Bay Area before. It was very traumatic moving to New York.
