’s 2018 success helped turn the tide. In the year since the romantic comedy stole the hearts of people of all walks of life and established that Asian representation is not only essential but profitable, there have been a number of wins for the community. While a2018 report I feel like Sarah [Adina Smith, writer-director] wanted to make Kate more like me, but I was like, "No." We're very different. I don't think being competitive in an athletic space is an individual quirk. A lot of people are like that. If you grew up doing individually competitive sports like dance, figure skating, and tennis, anything where you're not part of a team, then you probably practice a lot of self-discipline. I don't think it's unique to me. Kate is an underdog. She has to work that much harder than the people who started off ahead, and that feels so much more universal than particular to me. Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner's Engagement Is a “Beautiful Thing,” Says Nick JonasCheck this out:Nina Dobrev “My hope is to see other Wong Fus and KevJumbas in the next few years,” he says. “We paved the way for their generation, and now it’s time for them to tell their stories in whatever ways they choose to.”Related: