“People in Hollywood, nowadays, they all celebrate reflections and representation. I’m looking past that,” Eddie Huang says. “I’ve been past reflection of representation for the last 20 years. I can see myself in a mirror, thank you very much.”
“‘The Farewell’ is really, really good. I love that it’s all in Chinese, basically. The grandma steals the show, it’s shot in China,” he said. “I think Lulu’s really incredible. She’s a person in Asian America that I’m like, ‘Word. I really respect and like your work. I’ve never met her. I don’t know her. I just like that movie.”
“He really just goes for it [and is] super, super well-intentioned.” he said. “You have to respect someone that just goes for it … like, yo, I f--k with you.” “They used yellow faces to tell, you know, white narratives solve family problems on a couch at 22 minutes. It's just not realistic,” he said.Kelsey McNeal / ABCWhile Huang believes that the series hasn’t “said anything since the first episode,” he still thinks the sitcom was significant in that “kids got to see Asians on television.”
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