MY CRAZY RICH ASIAN JOURNEY

To paraphrase… There’s a famous Chinese proverb that every journey of a thousand miles—even a “Crazy Rich Asian” one—begins with a single step.

That was certainly the case with my own crazy rich, Asian-American journey this year.

From Los Angeles to Singapore, with Manila and Bangkok somewhere in the mix, I went from six degrees to one degree of separation—and then connection—with the author of the book Crazy Rich Asians, and then the producer and some of the cast of its blockbuster Hollywood adaptation, including superstar actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador Michelle Yeoh.

All I can say is, “Spoiler Alert.” She’s great in person, too!

BUT FIRST UP: THAT FIRST STEP

For the last five years, the Milken Institute—a Santa Monica, California-based, non-profit, non-partisan economic think tank focused on increasing global prosperity through collaborative solutions that widen access to capital, create jobs and improve health—has organized an annual