Golden Gate Bridge in fog

From Saigon to Silicon Valley: Ten Years Away From Home

In 2016, at an age when most people are still figuring out what they want, Hieu "Ray" Bui made a bet — on himself, on a country he had never lived in, and on a future he could only imagine. He has not looked back since.

Sisyphus pushing boulder

What a Jesuit School and Albert Camus Taught Me About Living

A required religion course at Santa Clara University was the last place I expected to find a philosophy that matched how I had already been living. Camus did not give me answers. He gave me a clearer way to look at the questions.

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More chapters are on the way.

New essays added as the journey continues.