I'm A Queer, First-Gen Asian American — Here's What "Everything Everywhere All At Once's" Wins Actually Mean To Me
GaneshSpace, after Sunaina Madhav Dāsī did my makeup.it’s about damn time. tonight is dedicated to all the Asian moms, immigrant moms, single moms, working class moms who sacrificed and swallowed bitterness so their children could walk through new thresholds, break through artificial ceilings, and etch their names into history.For those of us who come from immigrant families especially, the reality of the present-day US is getting further and further from the American dream and what the US represents for so many of us.Ke Huy and Michelle reflect our families back at us, straddling both an Asian American and immigrant experience in one.Ke Huy, who is of Chinese descent and immigrated from Vietnam, got his big break at a young age in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984.
But after struggling to find work — even after attending acting school — he gave up and took an acting hiatus that ultimately lasted more than 20 years.
Inspired by Crazy Rich Asians, he started putting himself out there again. Soon after, a director stumbled upon his Twitter profile, and he landed the role of Waymond Wang.
Though Michelle found work more consistent work as an actor, it came with relentless challenges and heartbreak, having to battle not only racism but also sexism.
