BIP BRIEF ASIA MACRO

My background is half-Vietnamese and half-Caucasian (British, Irish, Scottish, German), and that dual heritage shapes how I interpret and analyze the Asian financial landscape. Although born and raised in the United States, I grew up within a large Vietnamese family of more than thirty cousins. After school each day, I walked to my grandmother’s home, where speaking Vietnamese was mandatory. Alongside rigorous math assignments, cursive drills, and swimming practice, my mother immersed me deeply in Vietnamese culture: its idioms, its classic poetry, and its history.

She also taught me what resilience truly means. Her family narrowly missed a flight during the Vietnam War: a flight that later exploded. Stories like these, and the integrity and quiet strength she carried throughout life, form a core part of my lens. They guide how I approach Asian markets, policy environments, and long-cycle structural developments across the region.

This page reflects the beginning of a long-term intellectual dialogue. Although titled ASIA MACRO, the scope will periodically expand beyond pure macroeconomics whenever adjacent topics materially affect regional dynamics or my forward-looking projections. My goal is to contribute meaningful insight to readers in Asia while honoring the U.S. roots that shaped my quantitative and strategic foundation.