I was born in Vietnam and raised in Texas. My husband and I relocated to Oahu when he was offered a job here.I knew that I wanted to become a physician from an early age. During my middle and high school years, I was a hospital student volunteer and was able to rotate through many patient care areas. I was drawn into my specialty by my medical school mentor, an anesthesiologist. I shadowed her during the summers and other school breaks, and this helped crystalize my vision of what I wanted to do in the future.