It’s not an affront to the status quo, it’s just a minority voice that says, “I also exist.” It’s so clichéd and I roll my eyes as I write this - but that’s why representation matters. I didn’t see any American-born Asian man without a heavy accent living his best life on-screen. I remember acting out imaginary movies in my house, pretending to be the blond, white hero, because that seemed like a better reality. Sophia Chang, the Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘muse,’ says the group helped her embrace her race.Going virile: How ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ redefines Hollywood’s Asian man.Randall Park on Asian Americans in hip-hop - and punching Keanu Reeves.Maybe, just maybe, I could be the main character’s friend. I distinctly remember not even considering being Maverick because I thought there was no way I could possibly be the most important person in a story. When I was in kindergarten, Top Gun came out and my friend and I were on the jungle gym pretending to be Maverick and Iceman. But for all the content we consumed, we rarely had the chance to watch vivid, complex characters who looked like us. For an immigrant who came to this country with little family and no friends, movies often provided a respite for my mom’s transition to a new world despite the language barrier. That was fitting, considering my mom named me after actor Cary Grant. I grew up in Southern California, infatuated with Hollywood. Now six seasons later, the longest running sitcom about an Asian American family in television history will come to an end in February after 116 episodes.ĪBC Entertainment president Karey Burke said of the show: “We couldn’t be prouder of this game-changing show and the impact it has had on our cultural landscape.” It was an impact that deserves its due.įrom left to right: ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat stars Forrest Wheeler as Emery Huang, Hudson Yang as Eddie Huang, Ian Chen as Evan Huang, Constance Wu as Jessica Huang, Randall Park as Louis Huang, Lucille Soong as Grandma Huang, Chelsey Crisp as Honey, and Ray Wise as Marvin. In 2015, when ABC premiered Fresh Off the Boat, it was the first network show with an Asian American cast since Margaret Cho’s All-American Girl premiered in 1994.
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A sunny series in the era where dark and serious series dominate.Progress can feel both glacially slow and lightning quick at the same time. You laugh, you cry, you feel, and most importantly - you enjoy. Emery and Evan are at their sweetest.įresh off the boat is so easy to watch, it is very lighthearted. Her facial expressions tell us more than a thousand words. Grandma is absolutely the best character on the show. The creative team behind it delivered a smart, beautiful, funny and sometimes heart - breaking story.Įddie Huang's narrative departed in the start of the season so that meant more time and focus on other characters, mainly Jessica (a national treasure Constance Wu), Louis (the insanely talented Randall Park) and Honey (very very charismatic Chelsey Crisp).Ĭharacter became more colorful and even with the classic sitcom format we could clearly see character development (Jessica becoming a little less strict and more American and Eddie's growing up into a true
That was not a case with the Fresh Off The Boat's season 2. Sophomore seasons are frequently a flop - or at least considered a flop by numerous critics.
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