Fresh Off the Boat is the first network TELEVISION sitcom to feature an Asian-American family in the US in more than 20 years. The series portrays a Chinese-American family living as immigrants in Florida in the 1990s. The show is a true-to-life, in-depth look at mainstream Stereotypes of Asian-Americans in the United States, addressing controversial issues with humor while also entertaining viewers with plenty of comedy. This American drama is based on the memoir of Eddie Huang, has been released in 2018 to the fifth season, Eddie is the narrator of this drama, the background music of the whole drama is quite hip-hop, very rhythmic. The series revolves around Eddie Huang’s family, who want to integrate into American society while maintaining some traditional culture. In a community full of white people, it’s a natural conflict of stories, so there are a lot of funny jokes, most of which are related to Chinese culture.
This film describes the difference and collision of eastern and western cultures and uses the stereotype of the Chinese to show us all kinds of troubles they will encounter in life as immigrants. In this movie, I saw That Eddie felt upset and puzzled about his special identity since he was young. When the students laughed at the Chinese food he brought or Eddie’s love for hip hop music, they all showed a young person pursuing his own identity. Another scene that deeply affected me was when foreign friends said that they had forgotten that this family was Chinese, and my mother was anxious to carry out a Chinese cultural revival at home, speaking Chinese and eating Chinese food. Although it is a comedy, you may feel sadder after laughing. For immigrant families, the real difficulty is how to integrate into the mainstream culture of a foreign country. But fortunately, the protagonist’s family never gives up and uses their unique wisdom and humor to resist and resolve the injustice around them.
After watching the TV series, I can see some young children searching for their identity in confusion, and I can also see some systematic injustice against immigrants. But unlike the stories we have read in previous classes, this series takes the form of comedy and lighthearted immigrant life with an optimistic attitude.