Her life provided her with sufficient experience to realize that something existed to invalidate every ism that existed. Once she was free of the constraints that isms by nature imply, her imagination soared. In continuing to expound on her esoteric aesthetic philosophy, Choy explained that imagination has no logic. This lack of logic and the resulting contradictions truly move people's emotions. Therein lies the potential for truth.
People are illogical and full of contradictions.
By freeing herself of isms and using her imagination, Choy was able to portray Asian Americans in all their contradictions, revealing both their positive and negative aspects. She was not only able to portray them as they are, she was also able to move audiences' emotions through her representations, as well as magnifying their impact. Choy's depictions are not stereotypical. She has freed Asian Americans from the constraints of the isms that so often attempt to define them. For Sam-ang Sam, his responsibility toward his community and country of birth, Cambodia, weigh heaviest on his mind.