One thing he always said, and I love this quote and I really believe it, my ex said, 'You don't truly know a person until they don't get what they want. That's when they show you who they are.' You wouldn't think that the person you were married to and were with for 10 years and taught you the quote would be the best number one example to prove it.

There are several different traits that make up a person's identity. For me, being Vietnamese American is the entirety of who I am.

I embrace both my Vietnamese and American sides, 100 percent.

Jeannie Mai Quotes