John Lennon and Bruce Lee never met. In fact, you rarely hear their names in the same sentence.

And why would you? One was an English singer-songwriter who led one of the most famous rock bands in history. The other was a Chinese American martial artist and movie star.

The other day, I turned on the television and saw “Crazy Rich Asians.”

It was a pivotal scene in the movie. Rachel, the film’s protagonist, confronts Eleanor, the mother of her boyfriend, Nick. Eleanor heads one of richest families in Asia and disapproves of her son’s relationship with Rachel, an ordinary middle class American.