by Emily Chang | Apr 19, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
Our family loves chatting in the car, and we appreciate that in China, we either take taxi’s or have our beloved Mr. Zhao to drive us where we need to go. This practice is not only comfortable and convenient, it also buys us precious family time. Together in the...
by Emily Chang | Apr 8, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
Our family has had the enormous privilege of sharing our spare room with 16 vulnerable kids and young people over the last 21 years. Over time, we have come to see this service opportunity as our social legacy – our way to positively impact the places where we...
by Emily Chang | Apr 4, 2021 | Family, News, The Spare Room
So our family was celebrating Easter with friends, and brainstormed the idea of hosting a live virtual party this coming Saturday. The book officially launches on April 6, so we’ll be hosting a party on Friday night. Please join us on Friday 4/9 at 9:30PM EST!...
by Emily Chang | Mar 24, 2021 | Family, Leadership, Workplace
My daughter occasionally disappears for hours at a time, only to emerge with a beautiful piece of jewelry she’s just created. This is her love language; she translates an emotion she may not always verbally or physically express, and pours that love into the...
by Emily Chang | Jan 11, 2021 | Family, Leadership, Learner
One of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received is to hold the things I value, lightly. This doesn’t mean we don’t treasure what we have. We can absolutely cradle those precious things in the palms of our hands. But it does mean we don’t grasp the things we value...
by Emily Chang | Sep 7, 2020 | Explorer, Family
This journey from Seattle to Shanghai began months ago, when I found my dream job and my dream job found me. It was everything I was looking for in the back half of my career after a marvelous professional halftime! What makes it the perfect job? Head: I’m...