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View the original article to see embedded media. The couple met in as undergraduates at Harvard University. Chan was a freshman biology major, while Zuckerberg was a sophomore psychology student who built computer programs out of his Kirkland House dorm room. Zuck admitted that he thought he would be expelled from the school, he said in his Harvard commencement address , so with nothing to lose, he asked Chan out, heightening his appeal with urgency—as only he could.

Chan was born on February 24, , in Braintree, Mass. Her parents, Dennis and Yvonne Chan, were Vietnamese refugees of Chinese descent who fled Vietnam by boat as children. Her father worked long hours to support the family, and Chan, along with her sisters, Elaine and Michelle, were raised speaking Cantonese. Schoolwork was not a priority for her family.

Chan recalls that she was bullied in middle school and often hid in the bathroom to avoid recess. Related: Mark Zuckerberg calls his shot with latest earnings call prediction. She credited her teachers for believing in her and helping her discover opportunities beyond the four walls of the classroom.