A single day in 1968 sent my family’s lives spiraling in different directions. Our paths would cross again 30 years later, a few days before Christmas in 1998. But that chance meeting would teach me the meaning of giving and forgiving that lies at the heart of this holiday season.
The first few years of my life were punctuated by severe neglect and abuse, leading to surgeries and hospitalizations. That progression culminated when my mother left me with strangers on the street, never to return. After living for a while at a children’s shelter in Santa Clara County, Calif., I was adopted by a couple who brought me into their home, gave me a good education and instilled the values of equity and justice that would one day attract me to a career in the law.
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