Mai Chen is the Managing Partner of Chen Palmer New Zealand Public and Employment Law Specialists, Barristers and Solicitors. She is the best-selling author of the Public Law Toolbox. Born in Taiwan, Mai Chen arrived in New Zealand at the age of six and understands the challenges for migrant families starting life in a new country.
Always be proud of who you are, she says. "You cannot control what other people do. But you can control your own actions".