Simu Liu

So instead of going to college, you would kind of go to work in the fields. That was a way to teach Chinese youths about proletariat life. And so, yeah, my mom is a couple years older than my dad, which I know if she hears this, she will kill me. But she had graduated high school and had... was fully working in the fields and my dad was kind of just on the verge of graduating when um

So instead of going to college, you would kind of go to work in the fields. That was a way to teach Chinese youths about proletariat life. And so, yeah, my mom is a couple years older than my dad, which I know if she hears this, she will kill me. But she had graduated high school and had... was fully working in the fields and my dad was kind of just on the verge of graduating when um

when actually Mao Zedong died and his successor kind of reinstated the college pipeline and the national entrance exam. And so because of that, you know, my mom was able to go to college. You know, she was studying for the standard test called the Gaokao. But she was studying for that every day after working, you know, 12 hours in the field.

when actually Mao Zedong died and his successor kind of reinstated the college pipeline and the national entrance exam. And so because of that, you know, my mom was able to go to college. You know, she was studying for the standard test called the Gaokao. But she was studying for that every day after working, you know, 12 hours in the field.

when actually Mao Zedong died and his successor kind of reinstated the college pipeline and the national entrance exam. And so because of that, you know, my mom was able to go to college. You know, she was studying for the standard test called the Gaokao. But she was studying for that every day after working, you know, 12 hours in the field.

And my dad was lucky enough kind of to go straight from college from high school to college to university. And that was where they met. And, you know, from there, you know, they fell in love. They got married, started to live in Beijing together and became very enamored and very fixated on this idea of studying abroad. And then the rest is history.

And my dad was lucky enough kind of to go straight from college from high school to college to university. And that was where they met. And, you know, from there, you know, they fell in love. They got married, started to live in Beijing together and became very enamored and very fixated on this idea of studying abroad. And then the rest is history.

And my dad was lucky enough kind of to go straight from college from high school to college to university. And that was where they met. And, you know, from there, you know, they fell in love. They got married, started to live in Beijing together and became very enamored and very fixated on this idea of studying abroad. And then the rest is history.

Yeah. And also, you know, when you're immigrants coming to an entirely new country and, you know, there's culture shock and there's a new language, there's also a complete lack of support network. There's no safety net to fall back on, you know.

Yeah. And also, you know, when you're immigrants coming to an entirely new country and, you know, there's culture shock and there's a new language, there's also a complete lack of support network. There's no safety net to fall back on, you know.

Yeah. And also, you know, when you're immigrants coming to an entirely new country and, you know, there's culture shock and there's a new language, there's also a complete lack of support network. There's no safety net to fall back on, you know.

And so I think there's quite a bit of fear and anxiety that immigrants experience every day that everything they have, if they're not able to make money and put a roof over their heads and their family's heads, like that's it.

And so I think there's quite a bit of fear and anxiety that immigrants experience every day that everything they have, if they're not able to make money and put a roof over their heads and their family's heads, like that's it.

And so I think there's quite a bit of fear and anxiety that immigrants experience every day that everything they have, if they're not able to make money and put a roof over their heads and their family's heads, like that's it.

you're out on the street or you're going back home you're packing your bags there is no friend that you can call there's no parents it's a very stressful existence every day and when especially when you have a son like me who growing up is like trying to try out for the basketball team and doing hip-hop dancing and you're like no please be an engineer

you're out on the street or you're going back home you're packing your bags there is no friend that you can call there's no parents it's a very stressful existence every day and when especially when you have a son like me who growing up is like trying to try out for the basketball team and doing hip-hop dancing and you're like no please be an engineer

you're out on the street or you're going back home you're packing your bags there is no friend that you can call there's no parents it's a very stressful existence every day and when especially when you have a son like me who growing up is like trying to try out for the basketball team and doing hip-hop dancing and you're like no please be an engineer

My acting origin story. Yeah, for sure. I mean, I think as rebellious as I was, even I couldn't like fully disabuse myself from my parents' notion of success. Like, you know, I've been working as an accountant, just completely and utterly miserable. I start going on Craigslist because for whatever reason, I had some friends who knew some people in...

My acting origin story. Yeah, for sure. I mean, I think as rebellious as I was, even I couldn't like fully disabuse myself from my parents' notion of success. Like, you know, I've been working as an accountant, just completely and utterly miserable. I start going on Craigslist because for whatever reason, I had some friends who knew some people in...

My acting origin story. Yeah, for sure. I mean, I think as rebellious as I was, even I couldn't like fully disabuse myself from my parents' notion of success. Like, you know, I've been working as an accountant, just completely and utterly miserable. I start going on Craigslist because for whatever reason, I had some friends who knew some people in...