Fresh Off The Boat Analysis

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Introduction Lily Fairchilde, author of Song of the Phoenix: Voices Of Comfort And Healing From The Afterlife, once said, “Deep down even the most hardened criminal is starving for the same thing that motivates the innocent baby: love and acceptance.” Nowadays, the need for love and acceptance is more prevalent than ever. According to a study conducted by General Social Survey (GSS), the number of Americans who say that they have no friends have tripled since 1985 (Heid, 2015). This phenomenon has been a cause of concern for sociologists as the absence of these two emotions have triggered individual responses in the form of actions not usually taken in normal circumstances. Theory, Prior Research, and Background Social Conformity Social conformity, …show more content…

The show is loosely based on the memoir by Eddie Huang, food personality and co-owner of Baohaus, a Manhattan-based restaurant specializing in a Taiwanese street food called gua bao. Set in the 1990s, the show centers around the experiences of protagonist Eddie Huang, an 11-year-old Asian-American, and his family as they relocate from Washington D.C. to Orlando, Florida4. The show is created by Nahnatchka Khan and is directed by both Nahnatchka Khan and Eddie Huang, whose memoir the show is loosely based after. Actor Hudson Yang portrays young Eddie Huang. Actress Constance Wu plays Jessica Huang, mother of Eddie Huang, and actor Randall Park plays Louis Huang, father of Eddie Huang. Forrest Wheeler and Ian Chen plays Eddie’s younger brothers Emery and Evan respectively. It is important to note that Fresh Off the Boat’s primarily all Asian-American cast is considered an anomaly in the television climate, as studies show that “155 shows out 242 have no APPI5 series regulars” (Chin, Deo, DuCros, Lee, Milman and Yuen,

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