New Show Comes at Important Time for Asian Americans
April 09, 2021
Olivia Liang plays Nicky Shen in a new series from The CW called "Kung Fu," April 7, 2021. (Kailey Schwerman/The CW via AP)
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New actors just starting off will sometimes claim to have many different skills to be considered for
roles in films. The thinking is simple: an actor with more skills should have more offers.
But one Chinese American actor set a clear limit early in her career. Olivia Liang made a promise to herself. She would “never learn
martial arts” until someone paid her to do it.