Being from a very traditional Chinese-American family, my parents believed the only options to have a successful life were to be a doctor, a lawyer, an engineer or a business person.

I'm not such a public person.

I think my parents were immigrants, you know, so I guess I would be first generation. Growing up in California.

I started in college as a business major and finally transferred to home economics and studied making clothes.

One of the reasons I wanted to collaborate with Target is because I felt that together we could create a collection that would inspire - one that is cool and chic, but still very accessible.

You can make jeans and a t-shirt super stylish. It's what you make of it, you know?

When I say that I'm a businessperson and a dressmaker, it's the truth. I run a business, and I make dresses, I make blouses.