If we sang in English, we would have global No. 1s, and no one would say anything.

As individuals, we have to act independently of the politics at hand. I don't feel an added responsibility to do anything more beyond being who I've always been and acting decently. I've always felt people are looking down on us and expecting us to fail. That's enough of a burden, and we automatically try to act with dignity.

I love to see people's faces change when they hear me speak English and they realize how far I have been able to go.