AAYP 2017 Youth Ambassadors Scholarship

Evelyn Choong

Empowerment

Mulan is a unique and popular Asian figure to people of all ages. In the movie, she deals with gender roles, conflict, and important-decision making. Mulan is a very considerable influence to people due to her role of leadership. By creating her own path, to direct others, she proves that she is a strong figure in the world of leadership. Throughout the movie, the viewer understands the perspective of Mulan and the challenges she faces. Through these challenges, Mulan shows that becoming a great leader is to take charge and do something that positively affects you and the people around you. In my painting, I portray Mulan with two sides to show her aspirations along with her forced realities. Mulan shows great character; she shows patience, intelligence, and bravery. In this painting, as an homage, to Mulan, it allows the audience to see that as an Asian who has gone through many struggles, she has managed to create a path to successfully achieve her goals.