The following article was in North County Times on March 5th
Title: Oceanside entrepreneur pens book for ‘Success’
by Tom Morrow
Oceanside resident Giovanna Pang Garcia has inked a new book on women’s entrepreneurial success. In her “Why Chinese Women Are Not Broke,” Giovanna tracked down some 100 of the most successful and influential Chinese-American women, persuading them to share their secrets of success.
Eight women are local San Diego County Chinese-American trailblazers whom Giovanna profiled, including Carol Lam, former U.S. Attorney, Dr. Flossie Wong Stall, the Florence Riford chairwoman of AIDS research at the University of California at San Diego; and Dr. Lilly Cheng, managing director of the Confucius Institute at San Diego State University.
Giovanna, herself, emigrated from Hong Kong to the United States all alone at the age of 16, speaking no English. She suffered many difficulties in her first few years in the U.S. However, with a lot of hard work, and strength of will, Giovanna quickly became successful.
She started her own computer company with only $300, turning it into a multimillion dollar corporation by expanding the company into a computer network and consulting corporation, which she sold before she was 40.
Her book is available through Amazon.com and at www.WhyChineseWomenAreNotBroke.com.
Tags: Carol Lam, Flossie Wong Staal, Giovanna Pang Garcia, inspirational, Lilly Cheng, Motivational, North County Times, Self-help book, Why Chinese Women Are Not Broke