Tonight, a pioneer on Wall Street and in art is sharing her story on how she immigrated to the US and ended up becoming a powerhouse from art galleries to boardrooms. Chloe Malas has more.

Lulu C. Wang stands just over 5 feet tall. But don't be fooled, she's a powerhouse, both on Wall Street and on Fifth Avenue, where she has six galleries at the Met.

I think art has incredible power. And I think art reminds us that we are all human beings. And when you see a beautifully made piece of art, whether it's from wood or from canvas, you're reminded of the human effort behind it. And we all have that in us. And to support it and work together on it, admire it together, really does bring us together.

Lulu, this is beautiful.

Tell me about it.

It's so outstanding because the incredible voluptuousness of the curves in the back and they see curves in the arm supports. I hope you're enjoying the miracle wing.

Wang is almost 80, but life for her isn't always as it is now. One of four daughters, Wang immigrated to the United States with her family when she was just four years old. Amid the Chinese Communist Revolution.

We just starved from scratch. We left everything behind, and we only had our family and our dream of a life together.

Not knowing a word of English, Lulu quickly found her way.

And one little girl came up to me and she said something, and I had no idea. I knew one word, what. And I found out later on, she was asking me, Where's the waste paper basket?

Wang says she not only adapted to her new home, but she fell in love with America. After graduating from Wellesley College, she married her childhood's sweetheart and had a son. But it was while she was a stay-at-home mom that she had a realization.

I thought Wall Street was an interesting place to go. It was a place to ask why.

This was the late '70s, a time when very few women were even working on Wall Street, let alone leading it.

I never really thought of myself as just a woman or just a Chinese person. I really thought I was Lulu, and Lulu wanted to learn. Lulu wanted to succeed.

And succeed she did. Wong went back to school and earned an MBA from Columbia Business School and even opened her own hedge fund.

Do you consider yourself a Trailblazer?

I suppose you might say I was a Trailblazer on Wall Street. People always said, Well, it's been a hard area for women to get traction. And again, since I never really thought of myself as just a woman, I was an individual who really had a vision of what my firm should be.

After her financial success, it was her love of collecting that brought her to the Met.

And there are two things that make this very New York. One is that very blocky, towel down style, very strong, and then the front, the serpentine front with the Godrooney. That is very typical New York, a very strong... I'm always setting off the But it's yours.

It is.

I'm home. I can touch it.

For Lulu, the Met is a place that is a daily reminder of her American dream journey.

This painting captures so much of what I've always admired in the American spirit, and what I think what draws immigrants to America, that there is a sense of courage and standing for the right things in life.

Amid a time when the country is divided and on America's 248th birthday, she hopes her story inspires others.

I really feel if you When you start life with a positive attitude and you find yourself in a situation like in America, where everything is possible, then you can be the best you can. And when you have found success, to begin to give it back to others. It's so important to achieve something, but it's far more important to be able to share with others. And this is what makes America great.

And Chloe joins me now. Probably the only person that would allow you to get that close to the exhibitions there. So cool. Now, Lulu Wang has accomplished a lot. I guess the next question, what's next for her?

Well, Brian, I have to say this is by far one of the best, most favorite interviews I've ever done. I mean, Lulu Wang truly is a Trailblazer. She's this magical, has this magical spirit. She's going to be 80 this fall, and she focuses on the arts, how she can support the Met, but other museums across the country with her husband, Tony. And she is just a wonderful sister and an aunt to to her nieces. She also supports female entrepreneurs. She still does investing for women who are trailblazers in their respective industries. She has her hands in many things, and she's truly inspiring.

What was your favorite piece of furniture, very quickly?

The yellow couch.

That looked very cool. I want one of those in my house. Thanks so much, Chloe.

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