My grandmother used to get her shoes made in Paris in the '30s, and they would be shipped to her in Singapore. Kevin Kwan 30sgrandmothermake Change image and share on social
One of the dreams on my wish list is to spend more time in Thailand. Kevin Kwan dreamlistspend Change image and share on social
I've lived in New York City for over twenty years now, and every single day is like a new adventure. At this point, there are many places I'd love to visit, but I can't imagine living anywhere else on the planet. Kevin Kwan adventurecityday share on social
Especially in the West, people want to understand Asia on a deeper level because it's become the engine of the world economy, like it or not. Kevin Kwan asiadeepeconomy Change image and share on social
I would not call my family 'traditional Chinese.' We were more what I would term the Colonial Chinese. Kevin Kwan callchinesecolonial Change image and share on social
I go to Shenzhen, China, and am taken to a vast luxury spa with a hundred leather recliners and a hundred accompanying plasma screen televisions bolted to the ceiling. Kevin Kwan accompanyboltceil Change image and share on social
My books are comedies; I want to take my readers on a jet-setting romp, make them laugh, make them swoon at the beautiful settings, and maybe even make their mouths water at all the food. Kevin Kwan beautifulbookcomedy Change image and share on social
As a child, I could bike down the hill from my house and grab an ice-cold bottle of soda from the neighborhood grocer, which was nothing more than a corrugated metal shack run by two Indian men clad in sarongs. Kevin Kwan bikebottlechild share on social
I spent the first 12 years of my life growing up in Singapore. Back then, in the early '80s, it was still a tropical island at the tip of the Malay Peninsula striving to shine on the world stage. Kevin Kwan 80sbackearly Change image and share on social
In Asia, it's customary to get together with your entire extended family on a regular basis, and it's all rife with politics. Kevin Kwan asiabasiscustomary Change image and share on social
