YouTube Channel Suggestions
(Some of the channels below may contain mature content and language.)
The Fung Brothers- David and Andrew Fung talk about being Asian-American. They have videos that anyone from any race can learn from and enjoy.
WongFu Productions- Made up of Ted, Phil, and Wes, this team creates videos that range from professional short dramas to silly WongFu talk shows. There is definitely something for everyone.
ISAtv- "International Secret Agents", created by WongFu and the Far East Movement. This channel supports other young aspiring artist and has a variety of different videos to view.
DANakaDAN- Dan Matthews, a Korean adoptee, has written many songs relating to his adoption that he has released on his YouTube channel. He shows his unique perspective of meeting his family as an adult and expresses his emotions through music. As a producer of ISAtv, you might see him on their as well.
TV Shows
(Some of the shows below may contain mature content and language.)
"It’s the '90s and 12 year old, hip-hop loving Eddie just moved to suburban Orlando from DC’s Chinatown with his parents. It’s culture shock for his immigrant family in this comedy about pursuing the American Dream." - abc.com
The show is a family comedy that addresses some of Asian America identity issues that is based off famous Chef and author, Eddie Huang. The show is on it's 2nd season on ABC Family.
Check out ISAtv talk with the cast "Secrets from the Set" and Wongfu's video "Meet the cast". Fung Bros' videos "AZN Experience" and "How Do We Relate to Fresh Off the Boat".
ABC's new fall comedy, based on Chef Eddie Huang's memoir, focuses on the son of Chinese immigrants trying to fit in after his family moves to Orlando.
Dr. Ken -
"Doctor turned actor/comedian Ken Jeong plays Dr. Ken, a brilliant physician with no bedside manner. He is always trying to be a good doctor, as well as a good husband and dad to his two kids. Luckily, his therapist wife Allison is just the right partner to keep things sane." -abc.com
This is a comedy that is addresses some identity issues. It is on ABC Family.
Check out ISAtv talks with the cast here: "Breaking Down the Asia American Family" and "My Big Fat Asian American Sitcom".
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"Andre 'Dre' Johnson has a great job, a beautiful wife, Rainbow, four kids, and a colonial home in the 'burbs. But has success brought too much assimilation for this black family? " -abc.com
This show is a family comedy that addresses current identity issues. It's on it's 2nd season on ABC Family.
Anthony Anderson stars as a father who begins to worry maybe his family have assimilated a little too much into their suburban lifestyle.
Documentaries
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In profiling Chinese adoptees in contemporary America, Linda Goldstein Knowlton (THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET) has created a deeply moving documentary illustrating that even the most specific of experiences can be universally relatable. Of the roughly 80,000 girls who have been adopted from China since 1989—a decade after China implemented its One Child Policy—the film intimately follows four teenagers: Haley, Jenna, Ann, and Fang. These four wise-beyond-their-years, yet typical American teens, reveal a heartbreaking sense of self-awareness as they attempt to answer the uniquely human question, “Who am I?” They meet and bond with other adoptees, some journey back to China to reconnect with the culture, and some reach out to the orphaned girls left behind. In their own ways, all attempt to make sense of their complex identities. Issues of belonging, race, and gender are brought to life through these articulate subjects, who approach life with honesty and open hearts. - Click to see more
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This original documentary series follows adoptee musician Dan through his incredible journey to Korea to find not only his biological family but also himself. A story of identity, family, and love, the documentary also features many special guest appearances. Click to see more about Dan Matthews.
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Twin Sisters tells the moving true story of Mia and Alexandra, twin Chinese infants found in a cardboard box and taken to an orphanage in 2003. Two sets of hopeful parents — from Norway, and Sacramento, California — arrived in China to claim the babies but by a twist of fate, the adopting parents also met each other. Noticing how much the girls looked alike, they wondered if their new daughters might be connected.
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Twinsters is about Korean adoptee twins that were separated at birth. Anaïs Bordier, a French fashion student, found a video that Samantha Futerman, an L.A. actress, was in on YouTube and noticed their uncanny resemblance. This film follows Samantha ad Anaïs' journey into sisterhood, witnessing everything from their first meeting, to their first trip back to Korea where their separation took place.
