Today marks exactly 15 years since my first day in the US. I’ve been contemplating a lot lately… and who would have known, I’d receive my permanent residency in the same year America celebrates its 250th anniversary (!) Gosh, the moment it arrived couldn’t have been more unexpected, almost magical in a way I couldn’t have imagined myself. Five years ago, I reflected on a decade of chasing the American dream as a 17-year-old girl who came from Vietnam knowing absolutely no on

I hear you. You’ve tried so hard. You’ve done everything you thought you could. And still… nothing. Trust me, I know. In every cell of my...