You also studied in Canada. How did that affect you?
When we first moved to Canada, there wasn’t a lot of Chinese about,
particularly in Coquitlam, the fairly remote suburban city where we lived.
As a result, my English really improved and I also began to learn about
different cultures and different ways of thinking for the first time. Canada is
something of a melting pot and, looking back, while I was there I really began to
appreciate different cultures, religions, ethnicities and genders. That was and
still is something very precious to me.Did a career in public relations always beckon?
Yes and no. Like any child, I had a headful of dreams, but
I am a Taurus and we like to play it safe, which led me to
take a degree in journalism. Looking back, that sort of
helped balance out my options and ultimately set me up for
a career in PR.“You can never be the perfect PR.
You alway have flaws and you
can always improve”
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