The Seed

I was working full-time at Forever 21, making $10/hr, juggling odd shifts with a toddler. Leaving him with grandma made me feel so guilty. Instagram was still new, but I saw other mothers at home, building businesses, being present with their kids.

I wanted that so badly.

I loved accessories. So I started learning how to make jewelry — with the hope that one day… this would be my way out.

First Spark

In 2018, I sold my very first pieces at a craft fair and made $230. That feeling changed something in me.  People actually thought my creations were cute? Asiatic Moon finally existed outside of my imagination. Before this, she was just on my vision boards and incomplete pieces of work I would practice creating. 

Rebirth Through Hardships

2019 was the year everything felt like it was falling apart, and I didn’t know at that time things would get worse. I started taking custom orders through DMs and jewelry became my healing. I felt like I had something to look forward to when my life was going downhill from losing a great job, losing my apartment, and had no choice but to move back into my father’s home.

In 2020, I had my third child.

PPD started while I was pregnant because I lived under my dad’s roof.  His undiagnosed mental illnesses — trauma from surviving Cambodian genocide — made it a very difficult environment.

Then Christmas Eve 2020 changed our family forever.

My older sister suffered a stroke from untreated hypothyroidism. She was in a coma for almost a month. Doctors told us she would not survive, but she miraculously did. She was left permanently disabled.

We took guardianship of her daughters since that day. My bonus daughters who were 10 and 13 at the time. 

Chaos, Caretaking & Depression

I was caring for my sister, my nieces, my 3 kids, working from home, barely surviving mentally.

There were workers in the home daily. No space. No privacy. No peace. 

The only thing keeping me alive was Asiatic Moon.

Jewelry was my therapy and my escape because it was the one thing that reminded me there is a future outside of this pain. The responsibilities I held was so much more than the average person. There were months and months I didn’t want to wake up to face life. 

My Business Became My Way Out

Every order was a pouch of hope

In 2024, after getting laid off — I decided everything would change. & it did. I finally started vibing in the frequency of my beautiful business and that’s all it truly took. 

Then, I got the scare of my last pregnancy and told myself, I refuse to bring another baby into this chaos. It was my environment that was affecting me so deeply. Negative energy from other individuals, and the constant berating from my father was too much to handle. 

So I believed harder. I dropped our Amara Bangles and the rest was history. 

We were semi-homeless during this beautiful, epic launch — going through an extremely difficult time. All I remember is promising myself and my nieces that we would find a place of our own.

The Timeline Shift

March 2025 — we finally moved out.

Because of Asiatic Moon, we were able to leave. Without my brand, I couldn’t even qualify for an apartment. My brand protected us when nothing else could. This brand gave my kids safety. But not only that — I now get to wake up and live on my terms. My schedule is whatever I make it, I create for a living, and I am fully present for my kids because of this. Which is the same goal I had 10 years ago that started it all.

This is why Asiatic Moon matters.

This is why I create.

We are not victims of circumstance. We are creators of new realities.

I built my escape.

And now I want my pieces to be reminders…

that you can create new timelines too.