It's human nature when you first make your big fortune to want to show off a bit. I don't begrudge that whatsoever. Kevin Kwan begrudgebigbite Change image and share on social
I live in New York, but I still get the village gossip. My apartment is a crash pad for so many Singaporean cousins and friends. Kevin Kwan apartmentcousincrash Change image and share on social
The idea of Asian ascendancy has entered public culture. Kevin Kwan ascendancyasianculture Change image and share on social
Canada has become such a staging area for Chinese money. Kevin Kwan areacanadachinese Change image and share on social
There's always been this tradition of satirizing these rich groups of people. Kevin Kwan grouppeoplerich Change image and share on social
My father went to boarding school in Sydney when he was 14. Kevin Kwan boardfatherschool Change image and share on social
I remembered that my grandfather had spent his teenage years in Shanghai and that he went back after he finished medical school to work there in a hospital. So I went back into my family archives and was able to find out his exact address; it was a street that was in the French Concession. Kevin Kwan addressarchiveback share on social
In Singapore, there may be 50 old-money families, but you wouldn't know them to look at them. Kevin Kwan familymoneysingapore Change image and share on social
I wanted to introduce a contemporary Asia to a North American audience. Kevin Kwan americanasiaaudience Change image and share on social
I sort of wanted to reveal this other side of Asia: Southeast Asia, where the Chinese have been wealthy for generations and have different ways of relating to money. I wanted to sort of reveal this world to readers. Kevin Kwan asiachinesegeneration share on social