Awkwafina shares a powerful message about the importance of believing in yourself

Six years ago, someone posted a video called “My Vag” on YouTube, but it’s not what you think.

That video turned out to be how rapper and Crazy Rich Asians star Nora Lum a.k.a. Awkwafina got her start, according to an open letter posted to Twitter. 

In the letter, Awkwafina opens up about the struggle to be taken seriously as an artist and the necessity of taking risks when following your dream. “Awkwafina was a dream I was chasing, and in some ways I am still chasing her,” she writes.

She also details how she got fired and became broke all to keep the dream of Awkwafina alive — even when people told her that her act was a “joke.” Read more…

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