I used to read the @nytimes all the time as a child, but I never could have imagined that I would one day see my name in the company of such esteemed journalists. Today, a few weeks shy of my 19th birthday, I made my NYT debut by writing about @cw_kungfu. (It would mean the world to me if you checked it out by clicking the link in my bio! 🙏) I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love this show and the people who are a part of it. #KungFu is the show that I wish I had when I was younger to show me that I should be incredibly proud to be the son of Chinese immigrants. Representation matters. Diverse stories matter. This story is for my fellow Asian siblings who, for far too long, have watched shows and movies that failed to show us in all of our humanity. This show is a watershed moment for all of us and for Asian representation in Hollywood. But this piece is also for the people who tried to discredit my own experiences, who said (behind my back) that anyone could do what I do and tried to tear me down at every turn in high school, and who told me that I was too young and too inexperienced to be telling the stories that mattered the most to me. I have worked so, so hard to get to where I am and I am so thankful to be surrounded by so much love and support every day. ❤️ #olivialiang #tzima #khenghuatan #jonprasida #shannondang #eddieliu #vanessakai #gavinstenhouse #yvonnechapman #tonychung #cwkungfu #newyorktimes #nyt