Co-Authored by Sylvia Kim & Eugene Kim — An Unlikely Intersection: Activism, Philanthropy & NFTs We are witnessing an unprecedented rise in hate crimes and racially-motivated incidents against the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. …

Ishskwaday. This Ojibwe word for ‘fire’ has always held so much meaning in my life. Perhaps because I equate it to my first experience advocating for something and someone greater than myself. Or perhaps because the symbolism of a burning fire captures so much of my 15-year journey as an…

My personal journey from human rights to VC. — When I was younger, I thought what was driving me was ‘justice’. But as I’ve matured in my professional evolution as an advocate, I am realizing that it was the elusive, difficult-to-define, concept of ‘impact’ that really inspired me to make some of the biggest career pivots in my life. …

Especially as a Woman Lawyer Turned VC. — I am a lawyer by trade and an advocate by nature. But after 15 years of working in law, policy, and advocacy, I recently made a major career pivot and joined the world of venture capital. Both the world of law and VC have similarities; both are generally quite hierarchical…

My family’s cancer journey — I hear the steady buzzing along the back of my head. I feel the clippers transforming my hair, my head…my identity. It feels lighter…as the weight of my hair falls softly across my face, my neck, my shoulders…settling wistfully on the ground. I’ve never shaved my head before — not…

2020 has been an unprecedented year: A global pandemic, stay-at-home orders, civil unrest….an endless flurry of chaos, emotions and news cycles. It’s hard to believe that we are already more than halfway through 2020. …

Originally published by NextShark on March 31, 2020. As a proud Asian American, I am tired of reading article after article of Asians being portrayed as fearful victims or terrified bystanders to increasingly violent attacks of hate and xenophobia. Yes the attacks are chilling and appalling. But we are not…

Originally published by the Chronicle of Philanthropy on March 18, 2020. Over the past decade, after working as a leader at an array of nonprofits, I’m leaving. …

“In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was, within me, an invincible summer” - Albert Camus As my feet hit the pavement, my body feels like it is floating in synchronized rhythm to my steady heartbeat. Ba-doom. Ba-doom. Ba-doom. My eyes are taking in the tranquil scene…