Share Editorial Independence We want to help you make more informed decisions. Some links on this page — clearly marked — may take you to a partner website and may result in us earning a referral commission. For more information, see May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and this occasion has prompted me to reflect about what it means to identify as AAPI and how that impacts my daily life. Previously, I haven’t shared much about how my AAPI identity relates to the world of personal finance, but I think it’s time that changed. My parents and I were born in China. When I was three years old, we left in search of better pastures. My father is a professor and received postings around the world — including in two different countries in Europe — before arriving in the U.S. about 25 years ago. My mother and I moved with him each time. She was a stay-at-home mom until I turned 10, then she went to work full-time as well.