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The idea for this book first arose out of a graduate seminar I was in as a master's student at Georgetown University. In this essay, I describe the reasons I believe that South Korea has such a low birth rate, and why the country is set up in a way that often actively disincentivizes women to participate in the workforce.

At age 28, I achieved what I never thought I'd be able to do at a young age: I built a six-figure net worth and purchased two rental properties. Whether you are making six figures a year at a prestigious consulting firm, or working as an underpaid worker, this book is for you!

In this book, I share how I have applied teachings from my graduate school courses to my everyday life, particularly as they relate to gender relations. Society often expects women to do much of the household work in the domestic sphere, and yet that work is unrecognized, uncompensated, and underappreciated. This book offers a short analysis of the problem, and offers a more scholarly perspective of a pervasive issue.

Asian Americans have often been described as the "model minority", a stereotype that unfairly characterizes a diverse group of people's experiences as one monolithic experience. In this book, I describe my own transformation from a self-hating Asian to one who takes pride in his background. It is my hope that listeners of this book will find it to be relatable.

Hello, aspiring MCIT students! Do you dream of obtaining a credential in information technology from a top university, but don't know how to write a catchy opening line for your personal statement to grab your reader's attention? Do you desire to switch to a software engineering career, but feel held back by that blank page in front of you where your personal statement should be? Look no further, you found the right audiobook for your needs! This audiobook will not only teach you want to avoid, but will also help guide you from the beginning - before you even type a single word.

When I was in high school, I was under the naïve impression that going to a top college meant that everything in life would somehow magically work itself out for you. Boy, was I wrong. After spending countless hours cramming for the SAT and loading up on extra AP and IB classes, I was admitted to the University of Chicago and entered as a first-year student in fall 2010.