This episode was originally released on May 7th 2021 via Facebook and YouTube. May is the celebration of AAPI Heritage Month. We will introduce Mingmei, Yip: Best Selling Author with publications in multiple languages sold in 10 countries, Champion of Traditional Chinese Music (Qin), Buddhist Studies, and traditional art.  This is a true immigrant success story. In Hong Kong, Mingmei had an enviable life as a professor, published author, Buddhist studies scholar, and TV expert. Then as fate would have it, she met the love of her life, and next thing you know, she’s in a strange land where for her brilliance to shine, she would have to start from the ground up, including learning how to write in a new language. Yet, she never wavered from the identity of who she was. If hard work and risk-taking were required, she simple stepped up and said, “Here I am!” Her appearance may be delicate and beautiful, but there’s a strength inside that was not to be contempt with.   Fast-forwarding to today, she’s a bestselling author with multiple novels, children’s books, scholarly publications on the ancient Chinese instrument “qin” (古琴), a published artist, and a well-known educator. Social Media: Facebook Page: @TuesdayConversationWithFriends YouTube: https://youtu.be/4NutSBlCjGg Instagram: @TuesdayConversation Twitter: @Ms_Shirley_Wang Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ShirleyWang #Mingmeiyip #bestsellingauthor #ChineseTraditionalMusic #worldmusic #qin #古琴#ChineseInstrumentalMusic #WorldMusicArtist #EastAsianMusic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shirley-wang6/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shirley-wang6/support