Dr. Maria Lee stated, "I went from zero to nothing, but in between, I was able to help a lot of people.” This woman had a lot of struggles in her early life, and never got anything good in return, but she is a very kind hearted. Although her life was not easy, she devotes her life for others, which makes her more satisfied than having anything she wants. Maria Lee is known for her career in Hog Kong, and also the career she made in America. Maria started as an iconic baker who had a television show and owned a chain of bakeries in China around the 1960s. Her bakeries were started in Hong Kong. Eventually the bakery began to go down, and forced her to shut it down and become heavily in debt to the banks in China. By the time Maria was 80 years old a couple of years ago, living a different life with her daughter in China, she paid off her final debts. This woman was too proud to declare bankruptcy and run off, so she stuck with her payments to Chinese banks. …show more content…
She is an expert at helping others in need. Maria helps younger kids with disabilities, and teaches them to bake. She also talks to elderly people and helps them deal with problems they have. HKU Space has stated, “She has also never stopped learning.”(Honorary Fellowship Ceremony 2014). This a very true statement because when you are in the same career for years, you will never stop learning how to perform you job different and better ways. You become a master of your career. Maria Stated, “You need love, care, attention, and patience.”(Lam). She is explaining how to be a great social worker and these are tools you need to be able to connect with those in need. Sometimes it is not easy for people to bear these tools, because a lot of people are not kind-hearted like