I think something I’ve seen time and time again is an assumption that Asian men cannot be leading men and lead complex, nuanced lives,” Uchida told NextShark. “I want those looking at this calendar to feel that each guy on there is a hero to his own story and is an attractive, sexy, multi-dimensional being. I hope that this calendar will be a celebration of the Asian American community and our members, and inspire us to take up more space because we are all the main characters in our own stories, and [we] deserve to be celebrated and heard,” she said.