Then I thought how happy I was for my family, and then immediately I thought of (Big East founder and first commissioner) Dave Gavitt and what he formed, and all of us in some way or another flourish because of Dave Gavitt.

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"I built respect with colleagues and thought I'd retire from Citi--it was my family, " she says.

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And in order to keep my family covered, I thought it was the best move to make.

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"I always thought when I was young, if I ever made it -- and I hoped I would, and dreamed that I would -- I thought I would love to be able to come home and do something special to honor my family, " she said.

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My friends and family members thought I had gone mad and, in hindsight, they were quite right.

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Since my family couldn't understand Chinese, I thought we were going to be arrested.

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"My family thought it was a crazy hobby that perhaps I might grow out of, " he says.

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In my wildest dreams I never thought that this would happen to us, because we are a family that embodies coexistence and tolerance.

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