From three years of age, my family and I escaped to Malaysia from the dictatorial regime of Burma. Because of the devastating circumstance, I discovered my passion. We arrived in Malaysia with no knowledge of the language, the culture, the education, in conclusion – everything. In my parents’ possession was their business mindsets and their determination. They opened up a little business, and that little restaurant was my first real home. I grew up between the noises of people chattering, waiters rushing, television broadcasting, and the smell of food. Every day was a new adventure for me, that lasted for almost half of my lifetime. Fortunately, through United Nations, we were able to go to America and pursue our American Dream. History
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I dedicated most of my free time to work at the market to get hands-on experience, and I work diligently to ensure that I excel at school. My primary school did not offer business related classes so I started taking business management classes in secondary school. Working cooperatively with others is a life skill that I learned from years of working together with my parents at the restaurant and at the market. I have known that I wanted to study business administration; however, I kept my options open and also explored other business branches, such as marketing and entrepreneurship. At my high school, entrepreneurship class was only offered to grade 11 and grade 12. Driven by my intense passion, I underwent a tedious process of getting permission to let me take that class as a grade 10 student. A school day at my school consists of nine classes, but I took ten classes as a grade 10 student. My friend introduced me to DECA, stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America, and it is a marketing class. My nine classes were filled, with mostly honor classes, and I knew my school life was going to be hectic. Nevertheless, I knew I had to take the marketing class. I communicated with the marketing teacher, and she placed me in a class that begins before the regular classes. With that, I had a marketing class that begins at 6:55AM, and loved it. I
I dedicated most of my free time to work at the market to get hands-on experience, and I work diligently to ensure that I excel at school. My primary school did not offer business related classes so I started taking business management classes in secondary school. Working cooperatively with others is a life skill that I learned from years of working together with my parents at the restaurant and at the market. I have known that I wanted to study business administration; however, I kept my options open and also explored other business branches, such as marketing and entrepreneurship. At my high school, entrepreneurship class was only offered to grade 11 and grade 12. Driven by my intense passion, I underwent a tedious process of getting permission to let me take that class as a grade 10 student. A school day at my school consists of nine classes, but I took ten classes as a grade 10 student. My friend introduced me to DECA, stands for Distributive Education Clubs of America, and it is a marketing class. My nine classes were filled, with mostly honor classes, and I knew my school life was going to be hectic. Nevertheless, I knew I had to take the marketing class. I communicated with the marketing teacher, and she placed me in a class that begins before the regular classes. With that, I had a marketing class that begins at 6:55AM, and loved it. I