(su-yin) we're getting ready to go see elaine kwon. we're in the upper west side of new york. but i think when i go home, i'll feel pressure if i don't have something a bit more concrete sorted out. my dad would actually just be like, "you know, what are you going to do now?" [piano music playing] elaine kwon, i've been really excited to meet her just because it seems like she's come from a very similar sort of situation. ♪ [cheering] the last note. ♪ i started playing the piano when i was 4 years old. and my father is--he just wanted us to succeed. you know, he still does. but he says, "not only are you asian and a minority, "but you're also female, so you have to be doubly-- "work doubly hard and be doubly better to even get attention or get the recognition." you know, so that's--it's a lot of burden for little kids to carry around, but we did. and you know, i really did a lot of piano. it's basically that was my childhood, performing at a young age and doing competitions. and you know, it was really tough when it came time to make a decision about college, you know, and abo