My father came from old money. There was less of an expectation for the children to earn a living. Kevin Kwan childearnexpectation Change image and share on social
It's human nature when you first make your big fortune to want to show off a bit. I don't begrudge that whatsoever. Kevin Kwan begrudgebigbite Change image and share on social
A lot of the people who live the lives of 'Crazy Rich Asians' don't see the humour of their lives simply because this is just who they are. Even though I'm from that part of the world, I'm no longer part of that world. Kevin Kwan asiancrazyhumour share on social
It would have been amazing to have been a student at Oxford during that golden moment in the 1910s, rubbing elbows with the likes of Aldous Huxley and T.E. Lawrence, before World War I shattered everything forever. Kevin Kwan 1910saldousamaze share on social
I've recently rediscovered Anthony Trollope. I used to read him back in college, and a friend turned me on to a whole new series of his work, 'The Palliser Series.' It's a series of seven or eight books. Kevin Kwan anthonybackbook share on social
Canada has become such a staging area for Chinese money. Kevin Kwan areacanadachinese Change image and share on social
My father went to boarding school in Sydney when he was 14. Kevin Kwan boardfatherschool Change image and share on social
I remembered that my grandfather had spent his teenage years in Shanghai and that he went back after he finished medical school to work there in a hospital. So I went back into my family archives and was able to find out his exact address; it was a street that was in the French Concession. Kevin Kwan addressarchiveback share on social
In Singapore, there may be 50 old-money families, but you wouldn't know them to look at them. Kevin Kwan familymoneysingapore Change image and share on social
I've always been drawn to the Edwardian period in England. To me, it seems like such a fascinating time, when the British Empire was at the height of its powers and the strict mores of the Victorian age were dissipating into the decadence of King Edward's reign. Kevin Kwan agebritishdecadence share on social