The Fire of Hope: From Victim to Victor (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781936839162)

Born in pre-war Vietnam, Rose Phan and her family took a perilous boat ride to freedom after the Communist regime rose to power, eventually settling in California. While simultaneously trying to adapt to her adopted home and process the catastrophic events that led to their escape, Phan graduated from college and, along with her husband, built multiple businesses from the ground up. One venture, Alpha Systems Lab (ASL), grew to a $40 million company in just three years. Her business success has led to features in national print and broadcast media and speaking invitations to prestigious events such as the Harvard Faculty Club's Business Expert Forum. A 2016 mission trip to her native Vietnam drove home the vital importance of clean drinking water, leading to Phan's latest commercial and philanthropic endeavor: BellaVieWater, a simple filter that produces natural, enhanced Alkaline water. In both her business and personal lives, Phan draws on a unique international perspective culled from her Eastern heritage, French and American studies, as well as the training and philosophy inherent in her lifelong pursuit of the martial art of Aikido. Phan and her husband have three children and reside in California.