From the previous article from Helen Wan

This part of the article stood out as  I wondered if this is how those the Fresh off the Boat 3rd World Asians see me as well.


All listen raptly to Chapter Five, where Ingrid compares herself to a young, white woman at the firm:

“I was jealous of her confidence and her utter unself-consciousness. What would it be like, I marveled, to go through life so utterly unwary? So wholly certain of your belonging to a place that it was never necessary to consider how your next move would be perceived? Making partner at Parsons Valentine felt like a big final exam to which a select few held the answer key. While the rest of us schmucks had to study.”