*"I've never really put identity politics into my work," she says, with a flicker of irritation. "It's not that I don't understand it. But being expected only to make Asian-related work is a real downside of multiculturalism. It's like being a woman and being expected only to make feminist work. There are people who've preceded me who've enabled me to be free of this. Sometimes I get asked, 'Why are you only using white people?' and it annoys me. I work with whatever's around me." [same source]