What, Why, How: Lucy Wang

What:

I always wanted to write, but we were poor immigrants, and my parents made it clear, early and often, that our main goal here was to strike it rich. “We didn’t move to America for you to become a starving artist.” So I began my career trading mortgage-backed securities on Wall Street, and served as a deputy chief of staff during NYC Mayor Dinkins’ administration.  When Mayor Dinkins lost to Rudy Giuliani, I was out of a job.  I joined a writers group to give me something to do while loo...