Meet Gary Lee, the embodiment of the American Dream.

1. I’ve never tweeted before but today felt like a good day to start.

— Gary Lee (@whoisgarylee) January 13, 2018

3. This struck a chord with me not only bc I’m Korean-American, but also bc I worked at the White House, for President Obama. I left the WH in 2011 for a Fulbright scholarship in Korea. President Obama knew I was leaving to learn more about the culture and language of my parents.

— Gary Lee (@whoisgarylee) January 13, 2018

5. For as long as I can remember, I wanted to work in public service. It was a lifelong dream to be in government. But I didn't know anyone in politics.

— Gary Lee (@whoisgarylee) January 13, 2018

7. She gave my letter to her boss, who then called and asked if I wanted to move to Chicago to work on the campaign. That's how I got hired on the campaign. That's how I ended up at the White House. That's how I got to work for President Barack Obama.

— Gary Lee (@whoisgarylee) January 13, 2018

9. He replied, "think about what you just said. How incredible that is. On your last day of work at the White House, after your years of service, the first African-American president greeted you in your parents' native language." I started crying too.

— Gary Lee (@whoisgarylee) January 13, 2018

11. They made incalculable sacrifices so their sons could have the opportunities they never had. They sacrificed so we could achieve whatever we wanted to. They could have never imagined that their eldest son would work in the White House.

— Gary Lee (@whoisgarylee) January 13, 2018

13. What a beautiful, incredible nation of immigrants we are. 🇺🇸

— Gary Lee (@whoisgarylee) January 13, 2018

14. Happy Korean-American Day and MLK weekend. As Dr. King said, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." -end-

— Gary Lee (@whoisgarylee) January 13, 2018