Insights

Brief reflections on global affairs, leadership, faith, and cross-cultural experience.

  • Empowering Women and Girls with Disabilities

    Empowering Women and Girls with Disabilities

    Honored to meet Miss Nevada 2025 Abigail Bachman who not only holds a doctorate in Occupational Therapy but also serves as Executive Director of a nonprofit empowering women and girls with disabilities across Nevada build their self-esteem. Thanks to her Dad, a retired AFRICOM official, for taking the photo. Best wishes to you Abigail inContinue reading →

  • Honoring Fathers

    An inspirational story of love and honoring one’s parents. https://humanity.quora.com/A-son-took-his-father-to-a-restaurant-to-enjoy-a-delicious-dinner-His-father-was-quite-old-and-therefore-a-little-weak?ch=1&oid=57047297&share=24f25dec&srid=Wtdlq&target_type=post&fbclid=IwAR2p-A7h_xcFa9xRFeSbFwzD2UDoyYYXVEUYbh5E-uL7aUcgCVZm76DJ9nE     A son took his father to a restaurant to enjoy a delicious dinner. His father was quite old and therefore a little weak too. While eating, food occasionally fell on his shirt and pants. The other guests watched the old man with theirContinue reading →

  • Honored to Celebrate Music and Artistry

    Honored to Celebrate Music and Artistry

    Thank you Raye Zaragoza for performing live at the Kennedy Center. It was an honor for us hear and celebrate your work!

  • Olympic Memories

    Olympic Memories

    While the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo are over, the memories last a lifetime. Here with Japan’s Olympic Archery team watching a baseball game during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Congratulations to Takaharu Furukawa for winning Olympic Bronze in the 2021 men’s individual archery competition!  

  • Honoring My Parents and My Dual Heritage

    Honoring My Parents and My Dual Heritage

    Honored to be featured in a podcast interview here: Ken Reiman – Mantra Media (mantrahq.com) where I discuss leadership, Asian American Heritage Month, the role of mothers and parents, and my book. My journey is not possible without the love, kindness, and sacrifice of my parents and grandparents. For them, my sons, and the future, my bookContinue reading →

  • My First NFT Created in Honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

    My First NFT Created in Honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

    My first NFT (non-fungible token) created: https://rarible.com/…/0x60f80121c31a0d46b5279700f9df786… What better day to do so then right before May 7, commemorating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, and the arrival of America’s first Japanese immigrant – John Manjiro – who arrived on a whaling ship on May 7, 1843. Another John I’m proud of is myContinue reading →

  • Queen of Physics and AAPI Heritage Month

    I recently read a children’s book about Wu Chien-Shiung who Newsweek once called the Queen of Physics. She is also known as the First Lady of Physics. A Chinese-American physicist born in China who received her PhD in the U.S., and later became a U.S. citizen in 1954, she is credited with disproving the beliefContinue reading →

  • Words of Wisdom

    Words of Wisdom

    Words of Wisdom by Mahatma Gandhi. Daily Rebirth and Renewal.

  • Responding to Culture

    Responding to Culture

    Happiness is not your title. It is not your salary. It is not your job. It is your family. It is your health. It is your relationships. Not the quantity of followers but the quality of lives you’ve impacted and creating your own culture where you are free to be you without fear and withoutContinue reading →

  • Keeping An Open Heart

    Keeping An Open Heart

    We often speak of keeping an open mind. This too is important. But the mind alone is never enough to be fully alive, to be fully human, to be fully inspired. Do what your heart tells you and you’ll be overwhelmed with what comes back.