Millennials Meet Mary

JOAN FOO MAHONY, the Author of MILLENNIALS MEET MARY calls herself ‘the only dinosaur’ in this book where its entire production, design, mass communications team, and the 80 young men and women from 42 countries writing their commentaries are Millennials—all interesting, accomplished, mindful and rare human beings.

Joan wanted to not just narrate the story of Mary by revealing Mary’s life through magnificent artworks; she also wished to share this experience with (and involve) young people—a natural fit for Joan with her unusual background. A Malaysian who today lives in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, Joan began her career as a corporate lawyer in Tokyo for 10 years, a period which was professionally exciting and culturally stimulating. Japan was followed by more years of lawyering in China, Hong Kong, New York City and Boston. Along the way, Joan acquired a remarkable international network of life-time friends. The ease with which Joan has assembled all 80 of Mary’s Millennials in this book stems from Joan’s firm and enduring friendships, her compassion and her generosity to share.

Joan retired in 2000 to pursue her passions—writing and charities. She founded 2 publishing companies, JF Publishing and Cross Time Matrix, and re-invented herself as a writer. Joan has written the immensely popular book: ‘Indispensable Qi Gong; For People on the Go!’, and her family saga and love story, the historical fiction, ‘Leaving the Heart Behind’. Some of the books which Joan has edited, conceptualized and published include ‘The Golden Lands: Architecture of The Buddhist World,’ a defining coffee table book on Buddhist Architecture; ‘Mahathir: 22 Years 22 Voices’; ‘Straits Chinese Porcelain’; ‘Food From the Heart’; ‘From Yangon to Manila Bay, The Cruising Almanac’; ‘Paradise Found; Noble Gardens of Asia’; and ‘One Minute Miracles’.

For more information on Joan and her publishing company, see the website: www.jfpublishing.com