Wayne Sun

There is also a pervasive sense of rootlessness that Asian American men feel as well. It’s no coincidence that so many Asian American guys, myself included, experience revelations after spending significant time in Asia, where our race/gender is no longer unjustly treated as a liability. Yet this discovery is bittersweet because it reaffirms that we are indeed Perpetual Foreigners who have to leave home and go to the other side of the world to find a greater sense of belonging. We realize the truth that there is a limited space for Asian Americans in mainstream American societ…

…eds that one detail to survive, it’s likely a gimmick and it probably won’t stand the test of time. Next time you find yourself passionately defending a design detail, try putting it aside for a bit and consider reintroducing it after you’ve solved the rest of the product problems.

…ues I’ve learned came out of a conversation with my manager at the time, Jonah Jones. He argued that by removing my best idea, I could become forced to raise the bar on everything else. This seemed preposterous at the time, but it’s now become a key part of my process.