Before Tyrus Wong would help create the beloved children's classic Bambi, he immigrated to America as a Paper Son. As a paper son, he had to learn a new identity. abandoning his own identity and name. Once allowed to enter from Ellis Island, his teacher would change his name once more because Tyrus was easier for his teachers to pronounce. Tyrus would attend a University to become an artist and animator while working as a janitor in the evenings.