My parents played the radio, but music was never an obsession or something that I thought I could call a career.

You can enjoy many different types of music. I think that's something more Americans should think about.

I sang in a reggae band. And then there was a soul band where I sang back-up vocals and some lead. And I was also in a women's a capella group. And I was in the gospel choir at school. Actually, I've always been in choirs. Or some kind of group. Just because I love singing so much. But I truthfully never thought of it as a career.

I really believe in the power of music.

I'm, I guess you could say, the Chinese-speaking, banjo-picking girl.

For most Americans, my Chinese music feels like a novelty, and it's not what it is for me.