[Music] [Applause] I was 7 years old, sitting in second grade, and having lived most of my life in China. I didn't know what get out your crayons meant or why everyone stood up during the pledge of allegiance and looked at the flag in the classroom. I didn't understand why kids would run away from me during recess while screaming tag.After a month or so of second grade, I was enrolled in EL, the English learning development program and was pulled out of class at times to learn new words or grammar rules eve ...

I'm going to tell you all a secret. It's a complete miracle that I'm up on the stage today. Not because I'm short and like feeling tall for once and not because I tripped on my way up.It's because just a little while ago, public speaking was a complete impossibility for me. Grade N. For some of you in the audience, it's in your near future.For others, it's a distant memory. For me, it was only two years ago. But I don't remember much other than my life and death that I was acting.Of course, one other perhap ...