As Liu notes in a press release, “This is the story I want to tell—a story about our little family of three that crossed the ocean from China to North America in the relentless pursuit of a better life. A story about the obstacles that nearly tore us apart, whether it was a clash of cultures, a gap of generations or simply our own stubbornness. A story about an imperfect family that made mistakes, often hurt one another and nearly imploded on many occasions, but held on, survived and even thrived.” Liu was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award and an ACTRA Award in 2017 for his work in Blood and Water. [4] He, along with his Kim's Convenience castmates, won the ACTRA Award for Outstanding Ensemble in 2017. Liu and his castmates were nominated for the same award in 2018 and 2019. Kim's Convenience also won the award for Best Comedy Series at the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards. [59]

Simu Liu and Tina Jung, Behind the Scenes of Meeting Mommy | Ricepaper Magazine". 22 March 2018 . Retrieved 31 July 2023.Simu Liu is an actor and writer best known for his work on Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and the CBC sitcom Kim's Convenience. He lives in Los Angeles and Toronto. We Were Dreamers is his first book. Why Simu Liu wrote We Were Dreamers Through a swath of rejection and comical mishaps, Simu's determination to carve out a path for himself leads him to not only succeed as an actor, but also to open the door to reconciling with his parents. Lenker, Maureen Lee (27 October 2021). "Here are the nominees for the 2021 People's Choice Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021 . Retrieved 7 December 2021.

Kollaboration SF Community Spotlight: Simu Liu. Kollaboration SF. 20 March 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021 . Retrieved 21 November 2021– via YouTube. We Were Dreamers is a story about growing up between cultures, finding your family, and becoming the master of your own extraordinary circumstance. a b c d "Marvel star Simu Liu: 'I felt like my parents wanted to rid my life of joy or happiness' ". TheGuardian.com. 21 May 2022. David Friend, "Actor Simu Liu to host first outdoor Juno Awards at Toronto's Budweiser Stage in May". The Globe and Mail, 2 February 2022.Liu’s book begins with the call from Marvel to say that he has got the job as Shang-Chi, Marvel’s first Asian superhero. When he calls his parents, hoping they might share his excitement, that they might finally think all their sacrifices were worth it, his father’s reaction to the news, he writes, “sounds like someone’s just told him his dry cleaning would be ready on time”. They were just happy he had a job. His book is both funny and wry: “My parents didn’t have much to offer on the subject of coolness or puberty, other than that it was a totally meaningless diversion from the true purpose of childhood: getting into Harvard,” he writes. But it is also unflinching. The abuse, both physical and verbal, he suffers from his parents as a teenager is brutal – they beat and belittle him. Canada's Most Beautiful 2017: See who made the list!". Hello! Canada. 18 May 2017 . Retrieved 20 March 2018. In his memoir, We Were Dreamers, he wrote of the deprivation and trauma his parents had experienced growing up in China's Cultural Revolution, [7] and their subsequent " tiger parenting" style, saying he felt they "wanted to rid [his] life of joy or happiness", and recalling "the weight of what he describes as impossible expectations, 'to be the star child, the studious academic, the obedient son'", being "belittled and physically punished" for perceived failings. [10] Liu's parents "hothoused him in maths at the age of five and set 'homework' that included reading biographies of scientists and studying algebra". [7] He attended University of Toronto Schools and studied business administration at the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario. [11] Oh, Sandra (23 May 2022). "Simu Liu Is on the 2022 TIME 100 List". Time. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022 . Retrieved 25 May 2022. The Other Two Is Taking "Big Swings" in Season 3". Vanity Fair. 16 March 2023 . Retrieved 16 March 2023.