Following the incident, Liu was determined to live his life the way he wanted. The same month, he came across a Craigslist ad that landed him a minimum-wage job as an extra in Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim.
Liu fell in love with acting immediately and focused all his attention on his newfound passion.
Years later, Liu could finally look at the events of his childhood from the perspective of his parents and not just himself.
“In hindsight, I know that you were doing the best you could. Money was always tight, and so you worked hard and often; the alternative would have meant all of us going hungry,” he wrote.
“You pushed me as hard as you could so that I would never have to know the struggle of not knowing where my next meal would come from.”
Liu further added that he was grateful for all the values of hard work and resilience his parents had instilled in him.
