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Kimberly Yam
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Youre 8 years old.
Your 3rd grade class orders chinese food & your father delivers it. You are so excited to see your pops in school. Hes your hero. But apparently other kids dont think hes so cool. They laugh at him and mimic his accent. You dont want to be Chinese anymore.
Youre 9 years old.
You attend ballet camp. Someone tells you that another girl *hates* you. She thinks your eyes are an ugly shape. You dont have the vocabulary to describe why thats hurtful. But now, you hate your distinctly Asian face. You dont want to be Chinese anymore.
Youre 16 years old.
Its Halloween & 2 students come to class dressed as Asian tourists. Theyve taped their eyes back, strapped cameras around their necks and chucked up peace signs. You feel uncomfortable. When a teacher asks if you find the costumes offensive, you say no.
You dont want people thinking youre uptight. You laugh along with everyone else. You dont want to be Chinese anymore.
Youre 17 years old.
Youre off to college & you meet other Asians. They have pride that you never had. You meet a boy & he wonders why you dont speak your familys tongue. Why your favorite food is grilled cheese, not xiao long bao. You say your family doesnt live that way.
But you know you rejected your culture a long time ago. You know you refused to speak Chinese & you remember calling your mothers food disgusting. Its fucked. It clicks. Its a race to reclaim everything youve hated about yourself. For the 1st time, you want to be Chinese.
Youre 20 years old.
Youve spent the past several years repatriating yourself. You get your familys name inked into your skin. That character is there forever. You wont let anyone make you feel the way you did all those years ago. You love being Chinese.
Youre 25 years old.
You see a movie with an all-asian cast at a screening and for some reason youre crying and you cant stop. Youve never seen a cast like this in Hollywood. Everyone is beautiful.
Youre so happy youre Chinese.
#CrazyRichAsians #RepresentationMatters
?Verified account @kimmythepooh
Youre 8 years old.
Your 3rd grade class orders chinese food & your father delivers it. You are so excited to see your pops in school. Hes your hero. But apparently other kids dont think hes so cool. They laugh at him and mimic his accent. You dont want to be Chinese anymore.
Youre 9 years old.
You attend ballet camp. Someone tells you that another girl *hates* you. She thinks your eyes are an ugly shape. You dont have the vocabulary to describe why thats hurtful. But now, you hate your distinctly Asian face. You dont want to be Chinese anymore.
Youre 16 years old.
Its Halloween & 2 students come to class dressed as Asian tourists. Theyve taped their eyes back, strapped cameras around their necks and chucked up peace signs. You feel uncomfortable. When a teacher asks if you find the costumes offensive, you say no.
You dont want people thinking youre uptight. You laugh along with everyone else. You dont want to be Chinese anymore.
Youre 17 years old.
Youre off to college & you meet other Asians. They have pride that you never had. You meet a boy & he wonders why you dont speak your familys tongue. Why your favorite food is grilled cheese, not xiao long bao. You say your family doesnt live that way.
But you know you rejected your culture a long time ago. You know you refused to speak Chinese & you remember calling your mothers food disgusting. Its fucked. It clicks. Its a race to reclaim everything youve hated about yourself. For the 1st time, you want to be Chinese.
Youre 20 years old.
Youve spent the past several years repatriating yourself. You get your familys name inked into your skin. That character is there forever. You wont let anyone make you feel the way you did all those years ago. You love being Chinese.
Youre 25 years old.
You see a movie with an all-asian cast at a screening and for some reason youre crying and you cant stop. Youve never seen a cast like this in Hollywood. Everyone is beautiful.
Youre so happy youre Chinese.
#CrazyRichAsians #RepresentationMatters
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Representation Matters: "Crazy Rich Asians" (Original Post)
demmiblue
Aug 2018
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FM123
(10,054 posts)1. Yes, representation matters.
On the screen and especially in everyday life.
salin
(48,955 posts)2. Very moving. Thank you for sharing this.
MaryMagdaline
(6,856 posts)3. Tears 😭
This explains much. Thank you
handmade34
(22,758 posts)4. ....
have not seen the movie but reviews sound great!
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2018/08/15/638775885/in-crazy-rich-asians-jon-chu-directs-all-asian-cast
demmiblue
(36,898 posts)6. Thanks for the link. Here is the trailer:
Baitball Blogger
(46,759 posts)5. Just beautiful.
Anon-C
(3,430 posts)7. Read of the day!
brush
(53,899 posts)8. Ok, I gotta go see this movie.