When Vera Koo Born in China and raised in Hong Kong, she is an Asian-American who immigrated to the United States at age 12.

she didn’t know a word of English nor had any background in athletics. Today, she is a successful businesswoman and one of the world’s most accomplished action pistol shooters.

She retired from competitive shooting in 2018 at age 71.

In her second book, Wisdom, and Things, Koo shares the lessons she’s learned from a sport, and details the hardships she’s faced as an athlete, wife, and mother.