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Upon graduation, I hit a wall. All of my good friends from UCLA were taking on jobs they were passionate about, and I felt left behind. It took a bit of soul searching, but in the end, I finally had the guts to pursue acting.

— Karen Fukuhara

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Source: "Karen Fukuhara Talks 'Suicide Squad,' Katana, and 'Dora the Explorer'" in NBC Asian America (4 August 2016)
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