ABC comedy 'Fresh Off the Boat' portrays Asian American life with complexity, warmth

In the wrong hands, the portrayal of an Asian American mother mightfall into the Tiger Mom trope, the father could be subject to an effeminate portrayal, and, in his obsession with hip-hop culture, the young main character could potentially be read as making a mockery of black culture, taking racial...

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Published inUniversity Wire
Main Author Lu, Lilly
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Carlsbad Uloop, Inc 04.03.2015
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Asian Americans
Television programs
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Summary:In the wrong hands, the portrayal of an Asian American mother mightfall into the Tiger Mom trope, the father could be subject to an effeminate portrayal, and, in his obsession with hip-hop culture, the young main character could potentially be read as making a mockery of black culture, taking racial representations leagues backward. [...]as the show has aired more episodes, critics have written that the relationship between Eddie and hip-hop is one of solace; he turns to it when he feels like an outcast either at school among his peers, or at home, between his more academically and socially successful brothers. [...]the show is not just about Eddie being Asian American; it's about who he is in many contexts, in his multi-layered identities.