
Being Asian | Preview
Preview: Season 8 Episode 18 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
We carry our histories, our hopes, and our humor into the search for belonging.
We carry our histories, hopes, and humor into the search for belonging. When life falls apart, Annie learns that being the rock doesn’t mean carrying everything alone; Tae’s trumpet dreams collide with the budget, teaching him that love sometimes sounds like compromise; and Shweta confronts beauty standards, reclaiming her reflection. Three storytellers, three interpretations of Being Asian.
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Being Asian | Preview
Preview: Season 8 Episode 18 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
We carry our histories, hopes, and humor into the search for belonging. When life falls apart, Annie learns that being the rock doesn’t mean carrying everything alone; Tae’s trumpet dreams collide with the budget, teaching him that love sometimes sounds like compromise; and Shweta confronts beauty standards, reclaiming her reflection. Three storytellers, three interpretations of Being Asian.
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- For the past 13 years, no other girl in my class had a mustache.
Who am I gonna be without one?
- So I knew something was wrong and he just told us, "I'm about to go to the hospital and I'm not sure when I'm coming back."
- I'm an Asian immigrant living in Maine, and you want me to play the flute?
Haven't I suffered long enough?
(audience laughing) (soft music)
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