Simu Liu

It was very uncomfortable for me and a lot for me to accept because, you know, I had my family and I loved my grandparents more than anything. And my dad at that point was a stranger. I very, very vividly remember that. watching him step through the door for the first time.

It was very uncomfortable for me and a lot for me to accept because, you know, I had my family and I loved my grandparents more than anything. And my dad at that point was a stranger. I very, very vividly remember that. watching him step through the door for the first time.

It was very uncomfortable for me and a lot for me to accept because, you know, I had my family and I loved my grandparents more than anything. And my dad at that point was a stranger. I very, very vividly remember that. watching him step through the door for the first time.

And, you know, when you're a kid and all these adults are looking at you like you're supposed to be reacting a certain way, I very clearly remember my grandparents looking at me and saying, this is your dad, like, go to him. And I just remember being like, I don't want to.

And, you know, when you're a kid and all these adults are looking at you like you're supposed to be reacting a certain way, I very clearly remember my grandparents looking at me and saying, this is your dad, like, go to him. And I just remember being like, I don't want to.

And, you know, when you're a kid and all these adults are looking at you like you're supposed to be reacting a certain way, I very clearly remember my grandparents looking at me and saying, this is your dad, like, go to him. And I just remember being like, I don't want to.

It is a couple of funny things. I remember not understanding English. Like I remember being brought to daycare my very first day and just crying my eyes out the entire time because nobody was speaking. I couldn't understand anybody. Yeah. And I remember that's what it was for the longest time. And I know I was learning English through flashcards and my parents were trying to teach me.

It is a couple of funny things. I remember not understanding English. Like I remember being brought to daycare my very first day and just crying my eyes out the entire time because nobody was speaking. I couldn't understand anybody. Yeah. And I remember that's what it was for the longest time. And I know I was learning English through flashcards and my parents were trying to teach me.

It is a couple of funny things. I remember not understanding English. Like I remember being brought to daycare my very first day and just crying my eyes out the entire time because nobody was speaking. I couldn't understand anybody. Yeah. And I remember that's what it was for the longest time. And I know I was learning English through flashcards and my parents were trying to teach me.

And then one day it just kind of clicked. And I'm sure that's not how it actually happened, right? Like we remember things very differently as children. But it honestly felt to me like one day I woke up and And, like, my brain had switched between thinking in Mandarin and thinking in English.

And then one day it just kind of clicked. And I'm sure that's not how it actually happened, right? Like we remember things very differently as children. But it honestly felt to me like one day I woke up and And, like, my brain had switched between thinking in Mandarin and thinking in English.

And then one day it just kind of clicked. And I'm sure that's not how it actually happened, right? Like we remember things very differently as children. But it honestly felt to me like one day I woke up and And, like, my brain had switched between thinking in Mandarin and thinking in English.

And I remember my parents were very confused because I think one day I just stopped speaking Chinese to them. But, you know, once I made the switch, I really kind of embraced it. And I remember those early years just that we were— very, very poor. My parents were living off of scholarship money until they graduated. My parents were doing their postgraduate studies.

And I remember my parents were very confused because I think one day I just stopped speaking Chinese to them. But, you know, once I made the switch, I really kind of embraced it. And I remember those early years just that we were— very, very poor. My parents were living off of scholarship money until they graduated. My parents were doing their postgraduate studies.

And I remember my parents were very confused because I think one day I just stopped speaking Chinese to them. But, you know, once I made the switch, I really kind of embraced it. And I remember those early years just that we were— very, very poor. My parents were living off of scholarship money until they graduated. My parents were doing their postgraduate studies.

And once they were able to get jobs, our living conditions slowly started to improve. But for the longest time, this was a very unglamorous foray into Canada. A lot of our furniture was kind of picked up off the street. And Yeah, I don't know.

And once they were able to get jobs, our living conditions slowly started to improve. But for the longest time, this was a very unglamorous foray into Canada. A lot of our furniture was kind of picked up off the street. And Yeah, I don't know.

And once they were able to get jobs, our living conditions slowly started to improve. But for the longest time, this was a very unglamorous foray into Canada. A lot of our furniture was kind of picked up off the street. And Yeah, I don't know.

When I look back, it really gives me, I think, a unique perspective because I do feel like I've lived pretty much every single rung of the socioeconomic ladder. And I know what it feels like not to have running water, you know. And then I know what it feels like to be, you know, to live in a place as wonderful as Canada, but, you know, starting off at the very bottom as well.

When I look back, it really gives me, I think, a unique perspective because I do feel like I've lived pretty much every single rung of the socioeconomic ladder. And I know what it feels like not to have running water, you know. And then I know what it feels like to be, you know, to live in a place as wonderful as Canada, but, you know, starting off at the very bottom as well.