The tragedy hit particularly onerous for actor Sherry Cola, who instructed the Associated Press on Sunday that she grew up within the San Gabriel Valley, the place Monterey Park is positioned.
“I definitely cried myself to sleep, to be honest, because this is Monterey Park, California, like where I grew up, the 626, San Gabriel Valley,” the Good Trouble actor mentioned. “This is where my Buddhist temple is, you know? Like all my friends I grew up with they were born in Monterey Park. It’s this hometown that I’m so proud to call my hometown.”
Community actor Ken Jeong, dressmaker Prabal Gurung, and Little Fires Everywhere writer Celeste Ng had been additionally amongst those that shared their condolences on-line.