![]() ![]() In the real world, Wong is dabbling in acting. “We’re creating a lot of discourse online that doesn’t have as much power as we think.” ![]() “The internet is not a real place,” he says. But although the song proved to be a hit, Wong knows it doesn’t really provide an effective remedy to the student’s racist comments. Prompted by his brother Freddie, with whom he frequently collaborates, Wong turned the rant into an ironically sweet pop ballad that eventually landed over six million views. In 2011, Wong uploaded an original song called “ Ching Chong! Asians in the Library,” a reaction to a University of California, Los Angeles student’s offensive rant about an interruption to her study session. He was already on his own upward trajectory. “I found so much more success from creating things from my own passions and skills instead of waiting for those opportunities to be granted to me.” ![]()
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