I grew up in a unique environment where I was immersed in both Japanese and American cultures equally. - Karen Fukuhara

But looking back on it, maybe that was just me being this Asian actor who’s used to not being given a story of her own. A lot of times, you’re right, the trope of silent Asian characters is very much a thing. And so I guess a part of me didn’t want to ask for too much, or I didn’t even think about asking for more because she was already given so much. But perhaps that it is the conditioning—that I have been conditioned to think in that way, if you get my drift.

I don't come from a well-off family. We're very middle-class, lower-middle-class, so that's something I cherish.

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