The difference is that while Wong cannot hide her ethnicity, Raymond can,. That affords him opportunities that many Asian-American people — and other minorities who cannot pass as white — do not have. In Hollywood, Raymond strategically chooses to whom he discloses his heritage. If it’s not advantageous for Raymond to do so, he’s okay with letting the powers that be assume he’s the typical white man. For Raymond, “passing” is a way to get in the door and kick it down for other minorities — albeit it means going along with a problematic system in the first place.