Unbalanced: Memoir of an Immigrant Math Teacher

Parent. Math coach. Climate science researcher. Software engineer and manager at Microsoft. Investment analyst, trader, and risk manager at hedge funds. Entrepreneur. A forty-five-year-old new teacher. This is the journey of a first-generation immigrant becoming a math teacher in the United States. This book recounts his Kafkaesque experiences at education school, where he was labeled a white supremacist simply for asking questions. He shares firsthand accounts of teaching math at a public and a private school, offering a panoramic view of the issues surrounding wokeness, coddling, and a lack of accountability in education. Through the lens of an educator, student, and concerned parent, he critically examines the U.S. education system, drawing on the experiences of the teachers and students he has worked with. His journey through different societies and education systems, and multiple careers-where math was his critical edge-adds depth and credibility to his reflections. The book received the Maxy Award for Best Biography/Memoir for 2025 and has drawn interest from journalists across the education landscape. Holly Korbey featured an in-depth interview in "The Bell Ringer", focusing on how the author's graduate training emphasized ideology over math or pedagogy. Joanne Jacobs discussed the book in her "Thinking and Learning" column. The book also received coverage from The College Fix and a detailed feature by Fox News Digital, each exploring different aspects of the author's experiences in graduate school and the classroom. From readers: "UNBALANCED is a poignant and timely look at the American education system with a pressing call to action for educators everywhere. Highly recommended for anyone contemplating becoming a teacher and for those who care about how the next generation of students will be molded. " -Sarah Williams, faculty of the Columbia Publishing Course at Oxford University, Exeter College "By reading it, you will understand why the Democrats lost the 2024 election." -Wenli Li, senior economist, former lecturer at Princeton University "I learned far more about the US education system in this one book than I have watching the news and reading articles over the last couple of decades." -Chris Evans, publisher author and editor "This would be a good book for a teacher book club or for a professional development seminar." -Diane Ferbrache, retired public school teacher "Unbalanced is more than just one person's narrative; it's a monument to perseverance, flexibility, and the bravery to keep pushing forward even when the ground beneath you feels unstable. Readers will leave not just comprehending the author's path, but also pondering on the larger immigrant experience and, perhaps, their own balancing acts in life." -Swapna Peri, bookreviewscafe.com