'Mulan' is an iconic story for the Asian American community.

As a community, we're fighting for Asians to play Asian roles. And then there's the other battle, which is Asian Americans playing roles that aren't written for Asians, and I think that's something that completely should happen; Why can't an Asian American male just play a leading cop figure... or the Matt Damon roles?

I want to be a representative and be a role model for the Asian American community.

Obviously the Asian American community wants you to do well. They are cheering you on no matter what the circumstances.

But to pretend that all was right with the world, I first had to know what was wrong.

There is no way that we know what is going on between the African American and the Asian American. We don't understand what an Indigenous American is. We don't understand what a Latino American is.