I've talked to people who won't go to the dentist or go get their hair cut because they don't want to have a panic attack in a place where they cannot easily flee.

That's not it. After the first attack, they start analyzing it and say, 'I'm not going to do that again.

It was hard for me to do the show (All American Girl) because a lot of people didn't even understand the concept of Asian-American. I was on a morning show, and the host said, 'Awright, Margaret, we're changing over to an ABC affiliate! So why don't you tell our viewers in your native language that we're making that transition?' So I looked at the camera and said, 'Um, they're changing over to an ABC affiliate.'

Traditionally, natives did not put wings on their totem poles, but many people want wings on them.

I'm not a good butcher but I've had to learn to carve the joint. People expect a new look.

There were no ring-ins, just a couple of people from Campbell Town - they're from the North and they're welcome to paint with us.