The stars of Tiger’s Apprentice spoke about what makes the film unique.

The Tigers Apprenticeis based on a trilogy of books from author Laurence Yep that was first released in 2003.

I think representation is super important.

Tiger’s Apprentice, Brandon Soo Hoo, Leah Lewis

He’s also very much an American student and an American kid.

And that’s something that I personally related to growing up as a fourth-generation Chinese American.

That was very much my story growing up.

Tom Lee in The Tiger’s Apprentice

Was having to balance me being American and me being Chinese at the same time.

So I think anyone watching that or anyone that has a similar story can relate to that."

So I think the whole experience from top to bottom was super unique."

Tom Lee, Tiger Guardian, Dragon Guardian in The Tiger’s Apprentice

And things are quite hectic moving around.

And especially after the pandemic, things kind of changed up a lot."

So even thing even things like that, you know, end up changing the dynamic too."

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And he’s like, You know what, like, I’m not going to eat this.

Do you want this?

And I was like, Yo, like, I never get full off of [Sushi].

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I’ll totally take your lunch.

And my first time meeting Henry, he gave me half of his order of sushi.

So that’s never happened to me before.

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I don’t know if that answers your question."

While it may not be Pixars critically acclaimed film, its relevance to AAPI is undeniable.

Tiger’s Apprenticeis now streaming onParamount+.

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