Born and raised in Hong Kong, T. Thomas Cheng came to the U.S. to attend college and made it his home. After a long career in banking and risk management, he retired in 2022. His passion to travel has taken him to 30 countries and 40 U.S. states, with plans to add on his growing travel portfolio. While enjoying a wide variety of performing arts from pop music to Broadway, from contemporary dance to ballet, his favorite shows were the live dance performances of his daughters. 'Longing for Alignment' is his first novel. He lives in Illinois with his wife and they have two grown daughters.