As she toldVice, “That changed the trajectory of my life.”
However, stardom wasn’t all smooth sailing.
“He ended up taking all my money and leaving me homeless.
I had nothing after making $150,000 a year.
I had $300,” she recalled.
But rather than go home, she persevered.
But I can."
Things had taken a turn for the better in Carrere’s life and career.
“I got a bunch of roles regardless of ethnicity, which to me was the biggest win.
I also played all of the Asian backgrounds: Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese.
Or they would say they weren’t going to go ‘exotic,'” she shared withVarietyin 2022.
Times have certainly changed since then!
Although she dreams of performing jazz music, she revealed that she’d enjoy performing back home in Hawaii.
I’m going to manifest that," she shared.
“Everything just came together.
I think ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ opened the door.
She urged everyone to see the film and illustrate that there’s an audience for this kind of movie.
Originally intended for Netflix, the film received a theatrical release in August 2022, and Carrere was ecstatic.
