Nora Lum – that is, Awkwafina – is everywhere in Hollywood now, including some new Disney properties. But she got her start through fangirling actress Lucy Liu – the only visible Asian American woman in Hollywood when Awkwafina was young. (Oh, and she also got her start as a self-taught trumpet player, that traditional path to acting stardom, going to LaGuardia High School in Manhattan.) – The Guardian (UK)