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these "ordinary people" interviews are entertaining to an extent but not very informative there are plenty of Chinese American bloggers/podcasters/YTubers that are a lot more politically aware and nuanced beyond "lockdowns bad, peace good"
@@rabbitsforyang8273 We hear enough from bloggers, podcasters, and RUclipsrs. We don't need them to hog the spotlight of Asian Boss, which is supposed to be about giving an international voice to people who would otherwise not have one.
@@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou because it is so... inane, might as well deepfake the same interviews with different backgrounds and faces why did Asian Boss interview the top Covid expert? there are plenty of non-influencers that are well informed, I know expats here in SH working on the new digital RMB, cross-strait import/export, Xinjiang BRI hub without providing real insight a vid is just wasting attention span
@@rabbitsforyang8273 You're taking about a completely different video with a completely different purpose. The purpose of this video is to document how regular "halfies" feel about life in China. That's it. And I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated it.
Asian Boss need to do interviews in other Chinese cities so badly, it's fine with tokyo and Seoul because they're capital city focused countries. However, China is much more than just Shanghai and I'm tired of it because shanghai don't represent the general view of the Chinese. Shanghai has the most western influences metropolis of all cities. If you want a more genuine Chinese view then go to Beijing in the north or Guangzhou in the south or Chongqing in the west with lesser western influences while also being similar size compare to shanghai.
Totally agree, I have voiced this to them before. I understand it might be more difficult and more expensive, however it would definitely add more perspectives. Shanghai like you said is quite different and like its own bubble. That said, this episode was great 👍!
Shanghai is a mega and modern city like you have known， If you look into its demographic, nearly 50% of Shanghainese are from other parts of China. I think the population diversity is good enough for statistics.
If they can only operate in Shanghai, I think going outside of the Jing’an CBD may help get a more general local view as well. Last time they were at Xuhui Riverside which was good. Zhongshan Park or People’s Square areas are probably even better. But in any case, I appreciate these videos and their hard work.
I just want to drop a comment to say that the interviewer did a fantastic job! She’s naturally engaging and listens carefully to the interviewees’ answers to ask follow up questions. Keep it up Asian Boss and team!
I would love to see this as a series with interviews of mixed race people in other Asian countries. I am half white American, half Korean, and the biracial experience is so complex. It is always so intriguing and comforting to hear others’ experiences with this.
Same, I am also half white American and half Korean, living in the US. I would love to hear other stories as well. I’ve felt my whole life I don’t really fit in. But if you ever go to Hawaii, there are a lot of “halfies”. Hope all is well ❤️
It is no matter what are of biracial people in the world. The politics doesn't tend to correspond well with it ALL over the world. I've pretty much spent my life just being seen as one side of it all. That's because culturally more that way too, especially when having spent an important part of my life in Spain. My children don't see themselves at all as having anything Latino Americans in them all. It's just never been an issue, also because how much of Latin American countries pop influence in Spain. It just kinda works pretty good both ways. Alot of Latino Americans music ends up being top charts music in Spain. For example. It's a blender going on, depending on how much love it all and seek it all, and I don't know if to say that the tendency seems to run more done by Spaniards traditional values mindset parameters, just like my mother. Pretty much are the same way about any other kind of people in the world. Definitely where less racism exists in my life in Spain. The "higher-ups education and cultivations", most importantly first, then afterwards can add the political tendency of center fusion moderates and right wing Spaniards with likewise from elsewhere in the world. Otherwise it can be very bad news. That's why my sister has had bad experiences, where never with my in laws family and friends in my life in Spain, or her left wing artistic friends in Spain. She never had any bad experiencences about that, living in Vienna Austria either for four years. One of her best friends originally from The Dominican Republic, and married to an Austrian man and now Austrian American. They met in New York City, and my sister one of his best friends, and that's why she lived in Vienna for four years. She tends to live with her husband and children in places like Abu Dhabi. I think that my sister's mental wavelength has been changed too much after marriage to a guy from New Jersey,, and not living and moving so much around the world anymore. Definitely totally immersed in hard core agenda indoctrinations brainwashing grooming California about it all. Her Dixie Democrat sophisticate sister in law from North Carolina, isn't that way, and that's why they don't see much politically and socially the same way. My sister sees her sister in law also now in California, similar to Republicans. It's like the stereotype from my childhood of the 60's, of losing family members to a CRAZY California cult. One of the many created that florished and ended there. Do your research about that one, and take a pick of the many types of cults. There's just something about California that creates it all and allows it all to be. Too many dumbed down overspecialized, possibly dehumanized, egomaniac narcissistic blindness celebrities with a lot of money and media influence for cult leaders to aim for for ownselves about it ALL? Take advantage of religious freedom in the US population, but then can go after the older established religion of Christianity. Good luck atheist China with all of that type of diversity in California. Sarcasm. This is not a world anymore where destructive effects emotional needs are catered to, because God most certainly isn't going to do so, if that's what God judges that are. That's what I live illuminated.
@@boredom3646 well for this video, I took it to mean that all of the people interviewed had some significant exposure to American culture, but not all were half white (I believe the woman interviewed had some other ethnicities other than white).
I used to live in China for near about half a decade . I am from India, due to the pandemic I had to come back . I miss those days . I guess people's mentality changed after the pandemic . I sincerely miss the old days . I went to Shanghai too . I miss my Chinese friends.
got two Indian families in my condo tower here in Shanghai, they volunteered during the lockdown and now we are back to having pool parties and bbqs! Modi ban of Tiktok really hurt Bollywood soft power projection but at least our favorite Indian restaurant made it through the lockdown
@@rabbitsforyang8273 common people of both the countries do not want problem, well most of the common people ... I have highest respect for Chinese culture . Both the civilisations are old enough to show the world how to live peacefully . Thousands of years ago Indo -China started to exchange their culture if you look at the history .
@@SabyasachiChatterjee82 well I'm American but I could recall Bollywood films at theaters in China, but now that's all changed Modi government is in a weird spot where China is the preferred bogeyman for the military industrial complex yet treats their ally Russia as a friend, that's definitely an unsustainable love-triangle recent seizure of Chinese mobile phone company assets in China and joint US military exercises could be a sign of shift I think
My paternal grandmother’s British, my paternal grandfather’s Thai Chinese and my dad’s half Aussie British. My mom’s Malaysian with Northwestern Chinese minority heritage. The older I get the more I appreciate my Chinese heritage. Though growing up I loved the America culture but after being an engineering expat in both the US and Asia Pacific for 20 years, I become very disappointed with mainstream western media smearing that do not align with what I saw and experienced personally. The anti Chinese mentality in North America is simply appalling. I am just as proud of my British-Southeast Asian heritage just like I do with my Chinese heritage. But overall, I am a proud Canadian. Yes, we do have horrible history of colonialism and we have mistreated our indigenous folks terribly and reconciliation is vital to rectify those terrible past. I wish everyone can learn to value differences, be kind and let go of our inherent biases from years of being exposed to propaganda based medias.
Why you seem to hold back your pride if you feel it? If your living family has done nothing wrong or if the person wronged is already dead, why would you hold it? North Americans are very wierd to majority of people here cause of this, always holding back like it was themselves who done bad things, for such an individual focus society it surprises us people outside North America
It's interesting that you have critical things to say about the United States and Canada but that you leave the British out of it. The United States might be a superpower and no, it didn't get to where it is today by being nice, but it never dominated the world in the way the British did. Britain got very very rich in the slave trade. They are the reason why Muslims and Hindus hate each other in india. They were the ones that partitioned India and pakistan. They are the reason why the entire world is so homophobic because they spread their homophobia around the world. The British fought a war with China because they felt they had the right to sell opium to the local Chinese population and get them addicted and profit. I'm just saying.... Lol
Dude, I hear you. I'm a Canadian too from the Far East. The Maritimes! My family history here goes back 200 years. I love Japan and I love Japanese. And I have a view of PEI. I think Canada has the best place to live in a chill country. First, not so much crazy gun violence like America. Second, Justin Trudeau's great father Pierre Trudeau saw the future and started multiculturalism in Canada.
I have a problem keeping track of your diverse genetics. Anyway, racism towards Chinese from the White Westerners has a long history given that we are the biggest race, hence an easy target everywhere. I'm a Malaysian born Chinese and can tell you anti-Chinese sentiments exist in every country in Asia except China of course.😂
Their perspective is interesting, I think it’s harder being half/half than a lot of people realise. I’m half Japanese and lived in the US most of my life, there everyone sees me as Asian so there’s some bias and racism (that I’ve experienced). Also like that guy said sometimes Asians in the US don’t include you. But after studying in Hong Kong, people see me as white. So it’s this weird effect where nobody really sees you as one of them, for better or for worse.
I guess it’s sort of expected. What’s even more confusing is when you’re full-blooded Chinese for example that moved into another country (let’s say the US). You are not seen as American and you’re not recognized as Chinese. You definitely look east asian but don’t belong in either. My example is western/the US but my real life situation is still Asian (SEA).
Hey I'm an expat living in Macao, and I would love for Asian Boss to come here and do a video here. Macao is a very unique place because of it's place as a Special Administrative Region to China, and a city that relies on tourism since they have so many casinos. Macao basically is obligated to depend on China's tourism to survive. The perspective of the locals here and Macao's relationship to China would make a very interesting presentation for your viewers I think.
that is definitely gonna be a great topic...cuz I have felt people in Macao are much less outspoken than Hongkongers, especially towards their opinions on China.
@@tianlinma6642 Their economy heavily relies on the mainland (besides the gambling industry, Macao doesn't have other industries that are known for). As a result, since the covid-19, their GDP per capita shrunk by about 50% , not shockingly; And China is currently trying to make the gambling industry more 'obedience') Thus, the way they think is converging with mainlanders, 'Keep your mouth shut when talking about politics'/ 'Obey the government, otherwise, your paycheck and life will be damned. Yeah, that's why they are less outspoken.
We prided ourselves as a Covid safe haven at the beginning of the pandemic and were appreciative to the Macau government in its effort to sustain the life of its people. In recent times, we really question the necessity to continue the strict Covid restrictions as the dominant strain of the virus has become less lethal. As someone working in the casino industry, I can sense the Chinese government is not very friendly with our sector. The central government has its eyes on technological development and would like the whole country to go towards that goal but Macau is too entrenched into the gaming industry to change.
Thank you for producing this! As a fellow biracial Chinese American I don’t know if I’ve ever seen media featuring people who actually represent my biracial identity. Really appreciate the depth of each interview, thank you.
Can you interview these people again a year later to see what they believe has changed in the past year. This conversation is very interesting and certainly brings the human experience together for all of us.
Wow, great job finding very smart, genuine and articulate group of people to interview for this episode. I appreciate their honesty and not taking any bias view for or against China and the United States. I love expats interviews. They have the privilege to see both sides of the world, a world that's getting smaller and smaller with opportunities for everyone to travel to both sides of the globe.
Thank you so much for making this video! As a mixed/hapa Chinese American who has spent significant time in Shanghai, I feel seen. Hope things progress for the better in both countries.
@@davidmoss2576 Not sure where you're located, but the word hapa is commonly used in Hawaii and recently became more and more common on the US west coast to mean any mixed person who is part asian (particularly east asian). It's still not very common in the midwest or east coast yet. Despite the word's growing popularity, some see it as being a little appropriative of Hawaiian slang / culture and don't always appreciate non-Hawaiians using it.
The amount of cringe I experience when people say stuff like half American half something else as if American is a race. And normally they mean White as if White Americans are the only Americans in existence. You actually used the term correctly.
As some comments have pointed out, American is not an ethnicity. Asian countries seem to see American as Caucasian, but we're such a diverse population. It annoys me as non mixed American. American is a nationality...
Well you're annoyed for no reason. The point of this video was to interview people who belong to both nationalities, American & Chinese. You know Chinese is a nationality, right? It's not an ethnicity.
@@ClandyCane China has several ethnic groups. It's not a single ethnicity. You're wrong. Having a certain heritage doesn't make you an expert about it.
this video should be called “being half chinese half white american”. i’d love to see the perspective of people who don’t visibly look caucasian (asians, black, etc) on what their experience is like
half black and half chinese r usually considered as blacks not Chinese.Same situations in japan and South korea. These half blacks r less accepted than half whites and even viewed as a distain to the nation in an asian majority society
Your question is, if a Chinese and Japanese had a baby, what would happen? Um, nothing. Chinese and Black is a great idea, and we should see a followup video. I'm guessing they're going to be a little negative. Source: I used to live in Shanghai.
Somehow I can relate to them. My dad is half Singaporean Chinese - half European white and my mom is 100% European white. Having been raised in Europe I certainly experienced an identity crisis. But later on when I had the chance to lived in Singapore, Shanghai and now Tokyo everything just feels right like everything's finally fell into places. And as racist incidents, I experienced that in the US but never in Asia.
One of the best interviews on Asian Boss. Articulate and interesting responses and questions. So deserved and pleased that you made it through the dark times.
Yesss. More halfie stuff please. As biracial person myself, it helps to see how others within the 'community' deal with these oil/water multiculturalism n identity thoughts. Thanks again ^.^ 🙌🏽
As a mixed Chinese American man I resent the word “halfie” because of its similarity to the slurs “half-breed” and “half-caste”, as well as its exclusion of mixed people with more than 2 ethnic backgrounds. Growing up in Nothern California, the most commonly used term by me and other mixed Asian people was “hapa”.
I’m half Chinese, part white and part Indian but most people either think I’m full Chinese or 3/4 Chinese. It’s great with Chinese people as I don’t face racism from Chinese people but I get a lot of racism in western countries
As someone who has dated a few half-caucasian and half-asian girls in the past I can say that diversity is an asset not a deficiency. Most are more accepting and open to different cultures simply because they themselves grew up in a multi-cultural environment. They kind of have the best of both worlds and its great to utilise that to help bridge the different cultures for better understanding toward one another. Say no to generalisations and stereotypes as it is backwards, static and opposite to the fluidity and diversity of the human experience. Peace and love!
Diversity is not a strength. Humans are no different from other species: They prefer the company of their own kind. Attempts to stimulate and glorify diversity are an attempt to thwart our most basic instincts. The Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia all split into ethnic nations. Cyprus has been essentially divided into Greek and Turkish enclaves. The Flemings want independence from the Walloons of Belgium as do the French-speaking Quebeckers from English-speaking Canada. There are innumerable conflicts - in Sri Lanka, Chechnya, Tibet, Iraq, Sudan, and the United States - that reflect the desires of people to govern themselves, to celebrate their own heritage and culture, to live within smaller u where they can remain among their own people. Human beings have deep-rooted tribal instincts. They prefer to live in homogeneous communities. Societies with distinct racial and ethnic populations suffer from conflicts from which homogenous ones are spared. There are intellectuals and bohemians who defy these instincts and enjoy diversity, but they are a minority.
First, I think it was pretty impressive to get 4 part Chinese part American people to interview for a publicly available video on RUclips. Second, the tall thin dude said it best when he said that his particular Eurasian mix is more favorable than another mix where your skin ends up darker. Also, pretty privilege is everywhere. So long as you have a look that is considered pleasing to the people in that location, you will have a better experience. That being said, I do believe that their experience there is quite good. People forget to separate the government from the people. It’s a very different thing
Yup, racism and colorism. Pretty Privilege doesn’t exist. It’s just a term that was created to take away from learning terms that actually address the problem like: Racism, classism, featurism, texturism, colorism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, misogynoir, misogyny, and I tell me if I’m missing anything.
I think many Asian people (not all) equate fair/white=beautiful and brown/black=unattractive So that's why I think white mixed Asians are treated better in their Asian origin countries. If you are mixed with a black or brown person, you'd not get that privilege/favour which I think is wrong. Your ethnicity or skin colour shouldn't decide how you are treated.
Thank you for giving mixed race/ethnicity people a voice, Asian Boss. I am Hispanic, Jewish, and white and people sometimes tell me I'm not ______ enough. This video is the exact opposite of that.🫶🏻
Good one! Just want to note that Shanghai is the most foreigner friendly city in China. For foreigner related issue, go to guangzhou, chengdu, you will see a huge difference.
Lol. Many indigenous Shanghai locals are still awfully xenophobic to migrant workers from other provinces, or literally anybody not from Shanghai. “You only date my son because you want our house. I will not allow you to be with my boy.” Said to my friend by her college ex-boyfriend’s mom…
Lol. Many indigenous Shanghai locals are still awfully xenophobic to migrant workers from other provinces, or literally anybody not from Shanghai. “You only date my son because you want our house. I will not allow you to be with my boy.” Said to my friend by her college ex-boyfriend’s mom…
You'll find heighten distrust towards foreigners or different ethnicities in every homogeneous culture. An immigration country like America or Australia will always be more like a melting pot, but the quality of human relationships isn't necessarily better in those western countries.
being denied entry into a building based on race is LITERALLY illegal under US law. Ever since segregation was banned in the 1960s, BY FEDERAL LAW protected classes (including race) cannot be banned or prohibited from entering any place based solely on being part of that protected class (again by race). China has no such law against segregation as far as I know...seems like maybe something they should look into huh?
@@mkunkel7 99% of people are Chinese in China. So no... Anti-discrimination laws in China isnt and shouldnt be as big a priority as in America. You really think China, Japan, and Korea where 99.9% of the population are East Asian, should treat discrimination with the same priority as America where majority of the country are minorities? That's pretty sad for America.
@@churn_diesel I was shocked when I was in Manila in the summer and my friend said there were Korean only bars there. I've also seen videos of Korean only in Korea and Japanese only in Japan.
It's really nice to meet these wonderful young people, enthusiastic and loving their lives. There is no doubt that Shanghai provides a good environment and space for them.
As a Chinese who live in Europe, I had very bad experience (racism) during the covid time as I was asian. I was quite surprised that a foreign-looking person experienced also discrimination in China. I really thought that Chinese people were always nice to foreigners. As for the beauty criticism, for me it's such a shame for many asian people that they always look for Western type of beauty like big round eyes, high slim nose and sharp-shaped face... instead of admiring our asian beauty, the standard of "beauty" is too narrow. Luckily now I can see some change, young Chinese people start to admire Asian beauty and accept different ways of beauty.
@@MagosVE2023 just a indian try to be racist,thats funny,there is more country whether take chinese over indian,and he still think he is first class citizen
a friend from school moved to china and now speaks chinese. up to now we have not promoted the chinese language enough in europe, unfortunately. but it will change now. we see ourselves connected to asia. we really have a lot of chinese restaurants here, that's true.
There is a thai restaurant 50 meters from my home, an little grocery shop owned by indian couple 75 meters away. There are 2 chinese restaurants little more than a 1 km away. This is in a minor city in Sweden.
Semoga Asian boss bisa menjadi jembatan antara 2 super power Amerika dan China. Harus cinta damai, tidak egois dan membangun dunia bersama sama, Semua negara dengan penduduknya dibantu agar sejahtera dan bahagia dalam kehidupan nya. Semoga... 🙏🙏🙏
Enjoyed this. Especially the questions at the end about what is not heard/known so much about China in the western MSM. I have several people I talk to regularly in China from a variety of cities - Harbin, Dalian, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Shanghai. As well as American friends who are immigrants and still talk to friends back home. My limited experience is that there is no one size fits all opinion in China anymore than there is in the USA. Some are frustrated by covid rules but otherwise no complaints, some feel the gov still has their best interest at heart, some are pissed they cannot vote at a higher level than local gov, some like the process. There is def a common sense of frustration about lock downs, though. I do admit that. But it seems to me that the knowledge of 5000 years of history is a binding theme for almost everyone I know. What China has done historically and how they have grown recently are huge points of pride that USA at least, cannot match. I do agree it would be interesting to hear from citizens in other cities, if possible. But people are likely to be more careful now about what they say. I posed a typical American mindset question to friend in northern china asking - what if 5000 people marked in the street to protest the Strict lock downs for such a small ratio of covid infections? I said the gov could not arrest everyone. The response was 1/you have to plan things like that online, which makes it easy to get caught and 2/even if only 1-2 were arrested at a protest, those 1-2 would likely lose their jobs and income and school access. And no one wants to be the 1-2 who experience that loss. So its def a different mindset than in USA. And those differences would be interesting to explore (if there was a way to get honest responses without putting folks at risk).
12:35 This is why I love your interviews! You get perspectives from so many different people, and I particularly love this guy's perspective on the US vs China tensions
@@henrih1621 does hapa have to be part asian part non asian? I thought that just means mixed ethnicity. Oh well, im half chinese half japanese American. Most ppl in china were cool, but some got really hostile when they found out about my heritage for obvious reason ofc. But my family came to america in the 19th century and helped to fight the axis power and nazis during ww2.
im half white and half chinese when I was studying in pudong, shanghai I experienced quite a lot of racism there many chinese kids bullied me because I am not chinese enough It got a bit better after I went to an international school but the memories I had at a public one wasn't too good
Laura make the most fascinating comments: 7:59 "I think people should really asks for certifications" 10:24 "Cos in China, you don't actually hike... You go up in a cable car" And Alex's comment on censorship is gold: 14:54 *Awkward expression* "It's not strict at all"
Passive censorship is prevalent in the West, active censorship is pretty common among Asian countries especially when it comes to historical accuracy and misinformation circulating on foreign mainstream media, academic papers and social media comments from outsiders
About the censorship part, I agree with him. It's not as strict as the media depicted and how people think it is. If you can read Chinese and have been reading/seeing things on Chinese social media. You'd see as long as what you saying doesn't really cause any "big trouble" or "bad influences" to the Chinese public that might cause "social unrest", no one cares about you, really. I've seen a lot of Chinese go online trash-talking about their own country, mocking the Chinese government and their policies... Then there were even some extreme pro-Japanese Chinese who even went online posting some posts that whitewashed and justified the Japanese war atrocities in China while trash-talking about their own Chinese people openly...
When I saw the title, I was thinking half Native American - half Chinese or Chinese ethnic who have dual American and Chinese passport. The title is so confusing since it’s so diverse here.
@@JefBenigno yes, we are not talking about ethnicity here, we are talking about nationality. And I don’t think it would be fair to call them 100% American, because yes they live in America but it depends on how much their family has like pre exposed them to Chinese culture and American culture that would make them nationality wise- both Chinese and American.
@Lalleland When you say "Middle Eastern" I assume you're referring to the majority Muslim ethnicities in the Caucasus and Urals they are Turkic people and don't look anything like middle eastern people and people from the Caucasus are Caucasians but unfortunately people use that term to refer to white people for some reason
@@waNErBOY because it's half half, balanced. In US there are loads of pathetic self-hating Asian women that flocks to white men like flies to manure. These "women" are the problem, I couldn't care less about race itself.
I've been a fan for years now and am always amazed by Asian Boss' videos. Love the raw insights gained, giving us a closer look on the focused interview topics. For this topic on Chinese-Americans I find it close to my heart as I'm mixed as well in Malaysia (especially the part about identity crisis, not sure of where to side with). Keep up the good work, please treat yourselves Asian Boss and can't wait for the next one!🌟 (btw idk if it's just me but the 2nd guy from the start of the video is so cute!😍)
Love that Laura! She’s spitting facts, so many things that she said actually resemble with my experience and study. China is definitely a great country, yet there’re many negative things that not many people really discuss on social media. Not that I hate China or anything, there is no utopian, it’s just you don’t get the same level of observation around these sensitive problems comparing to other developed Asia countries like Korea or Japan. Laura is one of the few interviewees that really talk about the level of censorship, English teaching and the discrimination around foreigners. So, kudos to Laura and Asian Boss for this interesting interview! Hope to see the next video!
yeah，lots of guys are proud of breaking the rules,they don't know how to respect others,even if they live here.terrible people. the others have to pay for their behaviours
User with an obvious Vietnamese name taking a high horse and critisizing censorship in China. Yeah, best joke of the year! I guess Vietnamese ppl have already overthrown the vietcong which like the CCP, is also a communist based authoritarian party right? Otherwise who gives u the moral ground to critisize other communist states for lacking freedom of speech?
@@_sparrowhawk i have personally heard of that in australia, new york and even singapore but never china. at least not in the big cities and not before cov.
I'm a Chinese, i don't have any problem with anyone in the world. I think every race is equal. In my opinion, American people are friendly, I've met some of them before.
I’m Chinese and I live in the US and I find a lot of Americans rude, arrogant and racist. But of course some are friendly. But a lot of rude, arrogant, aggressive, and racist people. And what sets them apart from other countries is that, those rude, arrogant, racist people tend to occupy high positions.
@@kailfran I think racism in America is A LOT more systematic considering how diverse the country is and how big the proportion of the population is disadvantaged by the racist, arrogant people sitting in high positions. And btw, the instance I named was a real event. Anyone that tries to say, oh it’s the same everywhere. I can assure you it’s not. The systematic racism in the US is absolutely special to the US
As Alex said, the experience with being darker brings on prejudice and discrimination. They’re not just mixed-Chinese mixed-Americans, it’s mixed-Chinese mixed-Caucasian American. There aren’t mixed-Chinese, mixed-South Asian/Black/Hispanic with American citizenship and nationality featured in this video. It also doesn’t really make sense to ask half-Chinese half-American people about what’s happening in Taiwan. Ask a mixed race American person in Taiwan.
Foreigners in China get paid room accommodation for teaching their primary language which is engIish not that hard since they grew up literally speaking engIish as their primary language in schooI. Asians in America have to work 500x as hard in schooI in order to get a good job or do hard manual labor just like Latinos. Its really off putting how these Mixed Native EngIish Speakers dont see how privileged they are
If you really want to understand Chinese culture, then study its ancient scholastic philosophy, literature, and especially poetry. You will then fall in love with the spirit of Chinese civilization.
@@Lucas-vr1qr look up the cultural Revolution of the PRC from 1966-1976 The communist party in China literally went around destroying historical Chinese artifacts and relics, killing minorities and instating laws that erased thousands of years of philosophical ideologies from the Chinese populace. Most Chinese relics are now in Taiwan, because the relics that the DPC took with them to Taiwan remain preserved and well kept. Meanwhile, the CCP tried to emulate the success of the Soviet Union. True Chinese culture lives on in Taiwan. Honour. Caring for one another. Unbiasedness. Love. You can't find any of these in the mainland anymore. See it and weep sucker.
My chinese wife is pregnant so my son will be half french half chinese and I hope he will live in a peaceful world 🕊️ we are all citizens of the world.
Wondering what my two half-Chinese/half-white American grandsons would experience were they to live in China when they get older . . . daughter-in-law is from Sichuan.
BTW, Why doesn't Asian Boss make and upload a video featuring The "Lai Dai Han"? The "Lai Dai Han" means children of mixed ancestry born due to sexual assault against local Vietnamese women by Korean soldiers during the Vietnam War are victims of discrimination in Vietnam. Asian Boss will be considered as "Korean Boss" if you don't deal with things that are inconvenient for Korea.
I'd love to see an episode interviewing full Asian-looking Americans living in China. Because I do not have that many positive things to say about my experience living in China as a Chinese-American during covid years
Yeah, that might be different if you look white. Many white Americans/white looking people receive special treatment, whilst Chinese-Americans are denigrated for their nationality. Even Selina Wang, a CNN news anchor got harassed by a man being hostile towards her nationality, yet leaves all the foreigners alone.
😂 Totally! Most of us non-racially bigoted and non-propagandized Americans wouldn't ever consider ethnicity and nationality to be mutually exclusive. *gasp* You mean you can be Asian AND American at the same time with neither part cancelling out the other?? People just don't understand that the entire Western Hemisphere is largely populated by descendants of people who immigrated there during the past 200-300 years from all parts of the world.
Not that surprised honestly considering many countries don’t really distinguish between National & Ethnic identities. (The impression I had from being abroad) Countries such as the US are a bit of an outlier tbh which didn’t really form about a similar “physical-looking” group as part of the “American” identity. Otherwise It would render the whole “Nation of Immigrants” idea redundant if favorites were picked.
@@MixedRogueKhorri Nice. if I remember well, Cuban ancestry is 70% European, 30% African, etc. What I meant, they do look mixed, but have different facial features than the Euro-Japanese haafus I have seen so far. It's messing with my brain 😅
The title is a poor choice, as the interviewees only represent a minority of mixed-race Chinese and white European "halfies" will always be treated advantageously. Having said that, I enjoyed watching this for they're all very articulate and well-spoken. China is indeed often misrepresented in Western Media and I couldn't agree more with Hans at 23:37!
@@verybarebones that's not true, they will not be regarded as white nor Chinese. Asian American or with Asian heritage are seriously discriminated, only in an implicit way, though not like what they were discriminated decades ago or hundreds years ago, check the Chinese Exclusion Act. They obviously don't look like white, they look like Latino with light skin.
@@IwasUnknownUser They are still ethnically Chinese though? And it sounds like you are stereotyping them as not Chinese because they don't follow a certain norm. Two Chinese people can decide if they want kids or not, but it shouldn't make them any less Chinese because one is different from the other. And not all Americans discriminate against mixed raced people. There are prejudices, but they are still upheld in China just by lookism as well, even if there is no hate crimes going on. "They should thank the Chinese" but they have received discrimination in China as well, so you can't tell them to "thank" the Chinese when Chinese people also could be contributing to the very same discrimination as well. Your very mindset is also discriminatory as well, telling people they can't be this or that because they have to fit a so-called checklist. The video is called being "being mixed-race IN CHINA"... so you are telling them that their experiences are invalid despite being Chinese themselves. This is why the world won't ever progress into being less discriminatory because you have preconceived notions about people without bothering to understand them. Them not being culturally full Chinese doesn't make them less Chinese. I see Kris Wu being an example. He's born in China but he has Canadian citizenship. You guys praised him for being Chinese but the moment all those allegations came out you threw him off the boat as a "Canadian". That's already a problem in itself. His actions shouldn't reflect him as a country but as an individual. This is already a thing in Asia and it really bothers me. When I think of Kris Wu, I don't think of him as "Chinese" or "Canadian" but as a predator and a rapist.
@@Yuunarichu stop playing words game. Chinese is not an ethnicity; Chinese is a nationality. If you don't have Chinese citizenship, you are not Chinese, as simple as that. Chinese in English is too much misused as language / race / culture / etc. Let's be specific, if you don't have Chinese citizenship, you are not 中国人. And also for most or almost all cultures, if your father is a certain ethnicity, you are regarded as part of that ethnicity unless you don't accept, but you can't use your mother's bloodline to identify you as part of your mother's ethnicity, like Elleen Gu, she is not Chinese in terms of blood and nationality. Don't waste time with us, 如果你没有中国国籍，你一定不是中国人，如果你父亲不是华人，你也不是华人血统，你是外族血统，这都是很简单的事实标准。
They already did I think, and several videos cover being japanese or korean and africanamerican I find it refreshing that they aren't focusing on POC halfies asian x africanamerican for once actually.
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these "ordinary people" interviews are entertaining to an extent but not very informative
there are plenty of Chinese American bloggers/podcasters/YTubers that are a lot more politically aware and nuanced beyond "lockdowns bad, peace good"
@@rabbitsforyang8273 We hear enough from bloggers, podcasters, and RUclipsrs. We don't need them to hog the spotlight of Asian Boss, which is supposed to be about giving an international voice to people who would otherwise not have one.
@@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou because it is so... inane, might as well deepfake the same interviews with different backgrounds and faces
why did Asian Boss interview the top Covid expert? there are plenty of non-influencers that are well informed, I know expats here in SH working on the new digital RMB, cross-strait import/export, Xinjiang BRI hub
without providing real insight a vid is just wasting attention span
Another mainland China puff piece interviews that no one asked for .
@@rabbitsforyang8273 You're taking about a completely different video with a completely different purpose. The purpose of this video is to document how regular "halfies" feel about life in China. That's it. And I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated it.
Asian Boss need to do interviews in other Chinese cities so badly, it's fine with tokyo and Seoul because they're capital city focused countries. However, China is much more than just Shanghai and I'm tired of it because shanghai don't represent the general view of the Chinese. Shanghai has the most western influences metropolis of all cities. If you want a more genuine Chinese view then go to Beijing in the north or Guangzhou in the south or Chongqing in the west with lesser western influences while also being similar size compare to shanghai.
There won't be much difference among expats. But locals' opinions definately will vary.
Totally agree, I have voiced this to them before. I understand it might be more difficult and more expensive, however it would definitely add more perspectives.
Shanghai like you said is quite different and like its own bubble.
That said, this episode was great 👍!
Agree with this 100 percent
Shanghai is a mega and modern city like you have known， If you look into its demographic, nearly 50% of Shanghainese are from other parts of China.
I think the population diversity is good enough for statistics.
If they can only operate in Shanghai, I think going outside of the Jing’an CBD may help get a more general local view as well. Last time they were at Xuhui Riverside which was good. Zhongshan Park or People’s Square areas are probably even better. But in any case, I appreciate these videos and their hard work.
I just want to drop a comment to say that the interviewer did a fantastic job! She’s naturally engaging and listens carefully to the interviewees’ answers to ask follow up questions. Keep it up Asian Boss and team!
I would love to see this as a series with interviews of mixed race people in other Asian countries. I am half white American, half Korean, and the biracial experience is so complex. It is always so intriguing and comforting to hear others’ experiences with this.
Same, I am also half white American and half Korean, living in the US. I would love to hear other stories as well. I’ve felt my whole life I don’t really fit in. But if you ever go to Hawaii, there are a lot of “halfies”. Hope all is well ❤️
It is no matter what are of biracial people in the world. The politics doesn't tend to correspond well with it ALL over the world. I've pretty much spent my life just being seen as one side of it all. That's because culturally more that way too, especially when having spent an important part of my life in Spain. My children don't see themselves at all as having anything Latino Americans in them all. It's just never been an issue, also because how much of Latin American countries pop influence in Spain. It just kinda works pretty good both ways. Alot of Latino Americans music ends up being top charts music in Spain. For example. It's a blender going on, depending on how much love it all and seek it all, and I don't know if to say that the tendency seems to run more done by Spaniards traditional values mindset parameters, just like my mother. Pretty much are the same way about any other kind of people in the world. Definitely where less racism exists in my life in Spain. The "higher-ups education and cultivations", most importantly first, then afterwards can add the political tendency of center fusion moderates and right wing Spaniards with likewise from elsewhere in the world. Otherwise it can be very bad news. That's why my sister has had bad experiences, where never with my in laws family and friends in my life in Spain, or her left wing artistic friends in Spain. She never had any bad experiencences about that, living in Vienna Austria either for four years. One of her best friends originally from The Dominican Republic, and married to an Austrian man and now Austrian American. They met in New York City, and my sister one of his best friends, and that's why she lived in Vienna for four years. She tends to live with her husband and children in places like Abu Dhabi. I think that my sister's mental wavelength has been changed too much after marriage to a guy from New Jersey,, and not living and moving so much around the world anymore. Definitely totally immersed in hard core agenda indoctrinations brainwashing grooming California about it all. Her Dixie Democrat sophisticate sister in law from North Carolina, isn't that way, and that's why they don't see much politically and socially the same way. My sister sees her sister in law also now in California, similar to Republicans. It's like the stereotype from my childhood of the 60's, of losing family members to a CRAZY California cult. One of the many created that florished and ended there. Do your research about that one, and take a pick of the many types of cults. There's just something about California that creates it all and allows it all to be. Too many dumbed down overspecialized, possibly dehumanized, egomaniac narcissistic blindness celebrities with a lot of money and media influence for cult leaders to aim for for ownselves about it ALL? Take advantage of religious freedom in the US population, but then can go after the older established religion of Christianity. Good luck atheist China with all of that type of diversity in California. Sarcasm. This is not a world anymore where destructive effects emotional needs are catered to, because God most certainly isn't going to do so, if that's what God judges that are. That's what I live illuminated.
Since when half American means white???? It’s not ethnicity? It’s nationality unless you are Native Americans
@@boredom3646 well for this video, I took it to mean that all of the people interviewed had some significant exposure to American culture, but not all were half white (I believe the woman interviewed had some other ethnicities other than white).
@@Fleurae I’ve heard about hapas in Hawaiian culture! Would love to visit one day.
I used to live in China for near about half a decade . I am from India, due to the pandemic I had to come back . I miss those days . I guess people's mentality changed after the pandemic . I sincerely miss the old days . I went to Shanghai too . I miss my Chinese friends.
got two Indian families in my condo tower here in Shanghai, they volunteered during the lockdown and now we are back to having pool parties and bbqs! Modi ban of Tiktok really hurt Bollywood soft power projection but at least our favorite Indian restaurant made it through the lockdown
@@rabbitsforyang8273 common people of both the countries do not want problem, well most of the common people ...
I have highest respect for Chinese culture . Both the civilisations are old enough to show the world how to live peacefully . Thousands of years ago Indo -China started to exchange their culture if you look at the history .
@@SabyasachiChatterjee82 well I'm American but I could recall Bollywood films at theaters in China, but now that's all changed
Modi government is in a weird spot where China is the preferred bogeyman for the military industrial complex yet treats their ally Russia as a friend, that's definitely an unsustainable love-triangle
recent seizure of Chinese mobile phone company assets in China and joint US military exercises could be a sign of shift I think
I am a Chinese, i love indian food. I love India as well 👍👍👍
@@DrNotDr same here and thanks friend 🙂
❤️ .
My paternal grandmother’s British, my paternal grandfather’s Thai Chinese and my dad’s half Aussie British. My mom’s Malaysian with Northwestern Chinese minority heritage.
The older I get the more I appreciate my Chinese heritage. Though growing up I loved the America culture but after being an engineering expat in both the US and Asia Pacific for 20 years, I become very disappointed with mainstream western media smearing that do not align with what I saw and experienced personally. The anti Chinese mentality in North America is simply appalling.
I am just as proud of my British-Southeast Asian heritage just like I do with my Chinese heritage. But overall, I am a proud Canadian. Yes, we do have horrible history of colonialism and we have mistreated our indigenous folks terribly and reconciliation is vital to rectify those terrible past.
I wish everyone can learn to value differences, be kind and let go of our inherent biases from years of being exposed to propaganda based medias.
We were born the same, everyone should be treated with respect and discrimination shouldn't happen. Do you agree?
Why you seem to hold back your pride if you feel it? If your living family has done nothing wrong or if the person wronged is already dead, why would you hold it? North Americans are very wierd to majority of people here cause of this, always holding back like it was themselves who done bad things, for such an individual focus society it surprises us people outside North America
It's interesting that you have critical things to say about the United States and Canada but that you leave the British out of it. The United States might be a superpower and no, it didn't get to where it is today by being nice, but it never dominated the world in the way the British did. Britain got very very rich in the slave trade. They are the reason why Muslims and Hindus hate each other in india. They were the ones that partitioned India and pakistan. They are the reason why the entire world is so homophobic because they spread their homophobia around the world. The British fought a war with China because they felt they had the right to sell opium to the local Chinese population and get them addicted and profit. I'm just saying.... Lol
Dude, I hear you. I'm a Canadian too from the Far East. The Maritimes!
My family history here goes back 200 years. I love Japan and I love Japanese. And I have a view of PEI.
I think Canada has the best place to live in a chill country. First, not so much crazy gun violence like America.
Second, Justin Trudeau's great father Pierre Trudeau saw the future and started multiculturalism in Canada.
I have a problem keeping track of your diverse genetics. Anyway, racism towards Chinese from the White Westerners has a long history given that we are the biggest race, hence an easy target everywhere. I'm a Malaysian born Chinese and can tell you anti-Chinese sentiments exist in every country in Asia except China of course.😂
Their perspective is interesting, I think it’s harder being half/half than a lot of people realise. I’m half Japanese and lived in the US most of my life, there everyone sees me as Asian so there’s some bias and racism (that I’ve experienced). Also like that guy said sometimes Asians in the US don’t include you. But after studying in Hong Kong, people see me as white. So it’s this weird effect where nobody really sees you as one of them, for better or for worse.
On the plus side, you can to experience both worlds in a deeper way than a person who's a total outsider...
I guess it’s sort of expected. What’s even more confusing is when you’re full-blooded Chinese for example that moved into another country (let’s say the US). You are not seen as American and you’re not recognized as Chinese. You definitely look east asian but don’t belong in either. My example is western/the US but my real life situation is still Asian (SEA).
嘿嘿嘿，白就是白黑就是黑😒
I feel the same, when I'm in the US people see me as Asian and when I'm in Asia people see me as white haha
@@wonderingwade1802 就是这样的，在中国的混血，一般我都会认为你是特殊，以不是我们中国
As a Halfie who now lives in the US, I think Hans has it spot on.
Balanced interview, balanced views from
the interviewee ! Great !
Hey I'm an expat living in Macao, and I would love for Asian Boss to come here and do a video here. Macao is a very unique place because of it's place as a Special Administrative Region to China, and a city that relies on tourism since they have so many casinos. Macao basically is obligated to depend on China's tourism to survive. The perspective of the locals here and Macao's relationship to China would make a very interesting presentation for your viewers I think.
that is definitely gonna be a great topic...cuz I have felt people in Macao are much less outspoken than Hongkongers, especially towards their opinions on China.
@@tianlinma6642 Their economy heavily relies on the mainland (besides the gambling industry, Macao doesn't have other industries that are known for). As a result, since the covid-19, their GDP per capita shrunk by about 50% , not shockingly; And China is currently trying to make the gambling industry more 'obedience') Thus, the way they think is converging with mainlanders, 'Keep your mouth shut when talking about politics'/ 'Obey the government, otherwise, your paycheck and life will be damned. Yeah, that's why they are less outspoken.
We prided ourselves as a Covid safe haven at the beginning of the pandemic and were appreciative to the Macau government in its effort to sustain the life of its people.
In recent times, we really question the necessity to continue the strict Covid restrictions as the dominant strain of the virus has become less lethal.
As someone working in the casino industry, I can sense the Chinese government is not very friendly with our sector. The central government has its eyes on technological development and would like the whole country to go towards that goal but Macau is too entrenched into the gaming industry to change.
That's a great idea! I, for one, know nothing about Macao and certainly nithing about its relationship with China.
Overall, Macanese people are much pro-CCP compared to Hong Kong. Macau is too small and can't really make a fuss about anything
Certain some of the most intelligent interviewees I've seen on any given episode of Asian Boss! A breath of fresh air.
So true. Without doubt, these interviewees were bright, articulate and informed on the BIG issues of the day!
Great interview. The guests were well spoken and articulate.
To realize People in the 21st century not having freedom of expression. And govt monitoring what you are communicating is Sad
Thank you for producing this! As a fellow biracial Chinese American I don’t know if I’ve ever seen media featuring people who actually represent my biracial identity. Really appreciate the depth of each interview, thank you.
Can you interview these people again a year later to see what they believe has changed in the past year. This conversation is very interesting and certainly brings the human experience together for all of us.
Wow, great job finding very smart, genuine and articulate group of people to interview for this episode. I appreciate their honesty and not taking any bias view for or against China and the United States. I love expats interviews. They have the privilege to see both sides of the world, a world that's getting smaller and smaller with opportunities for everyone to travel to both sides of the globe.
Thank you so much for making this video! As a mixed/hapa Chinese American who has spent significant time in Shanghai, I feel seen. Hope things progress for the better in both countries.
The word "Hapa" is Japanese for being mixed.
@@davidmoss2576 Not sure where you're located, but the word hapa is commonly used in Hawaii and recently became more and more common on the US west coast to mean any mixed person who is part asian (particularly east asian). It's still not very common in the midwest or east coast yet. Despite the word's growing popularity, some see it as being a little appropriative of Hawaiian slang / culture and don't always appreciate non-Hawaiians using it.
@@davidmoss2576 We dont use Hapa we use ha-fu(ハーフ)
No offense. Where is your loyalty? If there is a war between two countries, which side will you fight for?
The amount of cringe I experience when people say stuff like half American half something else as if American is a race. And normally they mean White as if White Americans are the only Americans in existence. You actually used the term correctly.
I am an Eurasian and this is the first time I saw so many Eurasian in one video. Now I feel less lonely. Thankyou.
This is a very interesting interview indeed! Great job and well-done Asian Boss!
As some comments have pointed out, American is not an ethnicity. Asian countries seem to see American as Caucasian, but we're such a diverse population. It annoys me as non mixed American. American is a nationality...
You're right. 🥰🥰
Well you're annoyed for no reason. The point of this video was to interview people who belong to both nationalities, American & Chinese. You know Chinese is a nationality, right? It's not an ethnicity.
@@mattm2975 Chinese is an ethnicity and nationality. I am Chinese American 🙃
@@mattm2975 lol you are actually right lmao. Han Chinese are very diverse. It counts as a ethnicity but I think it’s fake
@@ClandyCane China has several ethnic groups. It's not a single ethnicity. You're wrong. Having a certain heritage doesn't make you an expert about it.
What a video! Thank you thank you thank you Asian Boss and all the halfies willing to be interviewed!
…again a super interesting interview with very articulate interviewees. Thank you.
I liked this episode of all China based street interviews. I especially enjoyed Alex's perspective.
this video should be called “being half chinese half white american”. i’d love to see the perspective of people who don’t visibly look caucasian (asians, black, etc) on what their experience is like
Yeah...true
There's so many white countries I don't think it would make sense. We're mostly talking about region
there are also so many half black snd half chinese. id love to see them as well represented
half black and half chinese r usually considered as blacks not Chinese.Same situations in japan and South korea. These half blacks r less accepted than half whites and even viewed as a distain to the nation in an asian majority society
Your question is, if a Chinese and Japanese had a baby, what would happen? Um, nothing. Chinese and Black is a great idea, and we should see a followup video. I'm guessing they're going to be a little negative. Source: I used to live in Shanghai.
Somehow I can relate to them.
My dad is half Singaporean Chinese - half European white and my mom is 100% European white. Having been raised in Europe I certainly experienced an identity crisis. But later on when I had the chance to lived in Singapore, Shanghai and now Tokyo everything just feels right like everything's finally fell into places. And as racist incidents, I experienced that in the US but never in Asia.
One of the best interviews on Asian Boss. Articulate and interesting responses and questions. So deserved and pleased that you made it through the dark times.
Indeed. Another interview what Chinese think of Taiwanese is another great interview, did you also watch that on YT?
A very balanced interview，as a Chinese i feel it is really good for the friends around the world.☺
As usual, you guys did an amazing job with this street interview. Keep up the good work, Asian Boss!
agree
Lol he stunted on em, "u can decide for your self...." 😎
Yesss. More halfie stuff please. As biracial person myself, it helps to see how others within the 'community' deal with these oil/water multiculturalism n identity thoughts. Thanks again ^.^ 🙌🏽
As a mixed Chinese American man I resent the word “halfie” because of its similarity to the slurs “half-breed” and “half-caste”, as well as its exclusion of mixed people with more than 2 ethnic backgrounds. Growing up in Nothern California, the most commonly used term by me and other mixed Asian people was “hapa”.
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@@dababy4182 drole
great job, Marie! another example of why you're my fav Asian Boss interviewer. thank you!!
I believe she was not the interviewer. She is based in Seoul. The interviewer was someone not so fluent in English, perhaps a local Chinese. 😂
I’m half Chinese, part white and part Indian but most people either think I’m full Chinese or 3/4 Chinese. It’s great with Chinese people as I don’t face racism from Chinese people but I get a lot of racism in western countries
As someone who has dated a few half-caucasian and half-asian girls in the past I can say that diversity is an asset not a deficiency. Most are more accepting and open to different cultures simply because they themselves grew up in a multi-cultural environment. They kind of have the best of both worlds and its great to utilise that to help bridge the different cultures for better understanding toward one another. Say no to generalisations and stereotypes as it is backwards, static and opposite to the fluidity and diversity of the human experience. Peace and love!
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Diversity is not always an asset
In the colonial minded societies of Asia, being biracial is a super power.
@@eduardochavacano depending what that mixture is.
Diversity is not a strength.
Humans are no different from other species: They prefer the company of their own kind. Attempts to stimulate and glorify diversity are an attempt to thwart our most basic instincts. The Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia all split into ethnic nations. Cyprus has been essentially divided into Greek and Turkish enclaves. The Flemings want independence from the Walloons of Belgium as do the French-speaking Quebeckers from English-speaking Canada. There are innumerable conflicts - in Sri Lanka, Chechnya, Tibet, Iraq, Sudan, and the United States - that reflect the desires of people to govern themselves, to celebrate their own heritage and culture, to live within smaller u where they can remain among their own people.
Human beings have deep-rooted tribal instincts. They prefer to live in homogeneous communities. Societies with distinct racial and ethnic populations suffer from conflicts from which homogenous ones are spared. There are intellectuals and bohemians who defy these instincts and enjoy diversity, but they are a minority.
First, I think it was pretty impressive to get 4 part Chinese part American people to interview for a publicly available video on RUclips.
Second, the tall thin dude said it best when he said that his particular Eurasian mix is more favorable than another mix where your skin ends up darker. Also, pretty privilege is everywhere. So long as you have a look that is considered pleasing to the people in that location, you will have a better experience.
That being said, I do believe that their experience there is quite good. People forget to separate the government from the people. It’s a very different thing
Yup, racism and colorism. Pretty Privilege doesn’t exist. It’s just a term that was created to take away from learning terms that actually address the problem like: Racism, classism, featurism, texturism, colorism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, misogynoir, misogyny, and I tell me if I’m missing anything.
The lady with the red lips and big teeth is a bit scary.
I think many Asian people (not all) equate fair/white=beautiful and brown/black=unattractive
So that's why I think white mixed Asians are treated better in their Asian origin countries. If you are mixed with a black or brown person, you'd not get that privilege/favour which I think is wrong. Your ethnicity or skin colour shouldn't decide how you are treated.
@@islandsunset thats about to change，people dont take serious bout colonizers no more
@@dongrichard9010 colonizers are dead. Calling today's white people colonizer is kinda wrong.
Thank you for giving mixed race/ethnicity people a voice, Asian Boss. I am Hispanic, Jewish, and white and people sometimes tell me I'm not ______ enough. This video is the exact opposite of that.🫶🏻
Jewish is not a race or ethnicity so you guys know
@@TheZakana in the US it’s considered as one but yes I understand what you mean and most people understand that.
... so you're basically White, lol. And "Jewish" and "Hispanic" are not a race or ethnicity.
i could listen to andrew all day long. he is a very good speaker
Good one! Just want to note that Shanghai is the most foreigner friendly city in China. For foreigner related issue, go to guangzhou, chengdu, you will see a huge difference.
Lol. Many indigenous Shanghai locals are still awfully xenophobic to migrant workers from other provinces, or literally anybody not from Shanghai.
“You only date my son because you want our house. I will not allow you to be with my boy.” Said to my friend by her college ex-boyfriend’s mom…
Lol. Many indigenous Shanghai locals are still awfully xenophobic to migrant workers from other provinces, or literally anybody not from Shanghai.
“You only date my son because you want our house. I will not allow you to be with my boy.” Said to my friend by her college ex-boyfriend’s mom…
@@nehcooahnait7827 True. That’s actually part of the reason why there are so many unmarried migrant female workers in Shanghai.
I like this one. Thank you Asian boss from China🇨🇳
“I wasn’t allowed entry into a building because of my race.”
This would be headline news in the US now days.
Which it should be. But I think it’s funny when us foreigners excuse discrimination in other countries.
You'll find heighten distrust towards foreigners or different ethnicities in every homogeneous culture. An immigration country like America or Australia will always be more like a melting pot, but the quality of human relationships isn't necessarily better in those western countries.
being denied entry into a building based on race is LITERALLY illegal under US law. Ever since segregation was banned in the 1960s, BY FEDERAL LAW protected classes (including race) cannot be banned or prohibited from entering any place based solely on being part of that protected class (again by race). China has no such law against segregation as far as I know...seems like maybe something they should look into huh?
@@mkunkel7 99% of people are Chinese in China. So no... Anti-discrimination laws in China isnt and shouldnt be as big a priority as in America.
You really think China, Japan, and Korea where 99.9% of the population are East Asian, should treat discrimination with the same priority as America where majority of the country are minorities? That's pretty sad for America.
@@churn_diesel I was shocked when I was in Manila in the summer and my friend said there were Korean only bars there. I've also seen videos of Korean only in Korea and Japanese only in Japan.
It's really nice to meet these wonderful young people, enthusiastic and loving their lives. There is no doubt that Shanghai provides a good environment and space for them.
As a Chinese who live in Europe, I had very bad experience (racism) during the covid time as I was asian. I was quite surprised that a foreign-looking person experienced also discrimination in China. I really thought that Chinese people were always nice to foreigners.
As for the beauty criticism, for me it's such a shame for many asian people that they always look for Western type of beauty like big round eyes, high slim nose and sharp-shaped face... instead of admiring our asian beauty, the standard of "beauty" is too narrow. Luckily now I can see some change, young Chinese people start to admire Asian beauty and accept different ways of beauty.
Don't get me wrong but you guys are causing chaos across the 🌐 with your eating habits 😂
@@ashaypallav4158 what chaos?
They actually didn't mention most of the problems. Since COVID, looking foreigner in China has been a big problem. People can treat you quite badly.
@@MagosVE2023 just a indian try to be racist,thats funny,there is more country whether take chinese over indian,and he still think he is first class citizen
@@ashaypallav4158 Like your country is dirty & carry so much pathogens without able to detect it?
Such intelligent, well spoken people. Good interviewer. Enlightening.
15:26 "even before I came to this interview, my mom says make sure you speak responsibly".
Welcome to the land of self censorship!
90% Chinese people are more sacred of western media…. Because they fabricate
Chinese mix is the most beautiful mix ever, everything i have seen here is AWESOME
LOVED this interview and very very timely!
i am from europe . i love your posts. I'm glad you bring us people together. I'm convinced that people around the world stick together
In Europe, there are many Chinese people and Chinese restaurants right? Are people in Europe also learning Chinese?
a friend from school moved to china and now speaks chinese. up to now we have not promoted the chinese language enough in europe, unfortunately. but it will change now. we see ourselves connected to asia. we really have a lot of chinese restaurants here, that's true.
a lot of asians live with us, i don't know if they're all chinese 😉
There is a thai restaurant 50 meters from my home, an little grocery shop owned by indian couple 75 meters away. There are 2 chinese restaurants little more than a 1 km away. This is in a minor city in Sweden.
@@AABB-zb6dv Sweden, wonderful place. Always wanna visit there. The place is cold most of the time right? Even during the summer...
21:59 this is what we need more of in the media. It's all negative in recent times.
Trau and honest talks and opinions from those who were born into multicultural families. Appreciated.
Really good interviews. Interesting, more needed
Semoga Asian boss bisa menjadi jembatan antara 2 super power Amerika dan China.
Harus cinta damai, tidak egois dan membangun dunia bersama sama,
Semua negara dengan penduduknya dibantu agar sejahtera dan bahagia dalam kehidupan nya.
Semoga... 🙏🙏🙏
Aamiin
I think you mean half Chinese, half white. Full American.
I’m so glad that people have less stereotypes about China and Chinese. Thanks Asian boss
Great video. Im really impressed by the interviewees. So many nuggets of truth in there. If only the mainstream media had this kind of understanding.
Great Content Asian Boss! Keep up the good work 👏
Enjoyed this. Especially the questions at the end about what is not heard/known so much about China in the western MSM.
I have several people I talk to regularly in China from a variety of cities - Harbin, Dalian, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Shanghai. As well as American friends who are immigrants and still talk to friends back home. My limited experience is that there is no one size fits all opinion in China anymore than there is in the USA. Some are frustrated by covid rules but otherwise no complaints, some feel the gov still has their best interest at heart, some are pissed they cannot vote at a higher level than local gov, some like the process. There is def a common sense of frustration about lock downs, though. I do admit that. But it seems to me that the knowledge of 5000 years of history is a binding theme for almost everyone I know. What China has done historically and how they have grown recently are huge points of pride that USA at least, cannot match.
I do agree it would be interesting to hear from citizens in other cities, if possible. But people are likely to be more careful now about what they say. I posed a typical American mindset question to friend in northern china asking - what if 5000 people marked in the street to protest the Strict lock downs for such a small ratio of covid infections? I said the gov could not arrest everyone. The response was 1/you have to plan things like that online, which makes it easy to get caught and 2/even if only 1-2 were arrested at a protest, those 1-2 would likely lose their jobs and income and school access. And no one wants to be the 1-2 who experience that loss. So its def a different mindset than in USA. And those differences would be interesting to explore (if there was a way to get honest responses without putting folks at risk).
Andrew had more facial expressions in this video than I've had in my entire life
I was looking for this comment🤣🤣
I couldn't focus on what he was talking because of the eyebrows
It's called Not Being A Sheep. Emotional Expression is actually ok in other places and not suppressed (thank god). People are not hamsters.
he is so cute
@@fs5775 i am a hamster
@@lzk9933 LOL
Honest interviews with a lot of good insights. People of both cultures speak the truth.
12:35 This is why I love your interviews! You get perspectives from so many different people, and I particularly love this guy's perspective on the US vs China tensions
He described it in detail. Yeah it's not easy when you travel and you have to understand what local media trying to convey.
The first dude said a fact that Eurasian mix is generally considered positive in China
Facts 😅🤣
the fact is, in general, Chinese doesn't have the concept of racism......
@@mobeyond 胡说八道，明明大部分中国人都”歧视”黑人和印度人乃至东南亚人。国内种族歧视问题不严重的根本原因是国内哪怕不同民族也至少同为东亚人种，或者新疆欧亚混血。
They said exactly what I thought when I visit there. Good job Asian Boss. Vietnam is something similiar. Please come to VN and do the interviews
Fascinating insights and perspectives! Thanks for posting!
Im half chinese. i was born in china, moved to the usa when i was 14. Nobody can tell im hapa tho cos my other half is also asian
lol
not hapa lol
🏳️🌈?
Not hapa -ning, lol! Y'all ain t never gonna guess my ethnicity
@@henrih1621 does hapa have to be part asian part non asian? I thought that just means mixed ethnicity. Oh well, im half chinese half japanese American. Most ppl in china were cool, but some got really hostile when they found out about my heritage for obvious reason ofc. But my family came to america in the 19th century and helped to fight the axis power and nazis during ww2.
The host should interview mixed of Chinese and African to find their perspective. It will blow your mind. 😏
怎麼說呢？如果是黑人混血的會不同待遇嗎？
im half white and half chinese
when I was studying in pudong, shanghai I experienced quite a lot of racism there
many chinese kids bullied me because I am not chinese enough
It got a bit better after I went to an international school but the memories I had at a public one wasn't too good
not sure when it was filmed but pretty brave considered the heat in Shanghai these last weeks. anyway, lovely interview. props to everyone involved.
As a fellow eurasian, I really enjoyed watching this video 😊
Laura make the most fascinating comments:
7:59 "I think people should really asks for certifications"
10:24 "Cos in China, you don't actually hike... You go up in a cable car"
And Alex's comment on censorship is gold:
14:54 *Awkward expression* "It's not strict at all"
Passive censorship is prevalent in the West, active censorship is pretty common among Asian countries especially when it comes to historical accuracy and misinformation circulating on foreign mainstream media, academic papers and social media comments from outsiders
About the censorship part, I agree with him. It's not as strict as the media depicted and how people think it is. If you can read Chinese and have been reading/seeing things on Chinese social media. You'd see as long as what you saying doesn't really cause any "big trouble" or "bad influences" to the Chinese public that might cause "social unrest", no one cares about you, really. I've seen a lot of Chinese go online trash-talking about their own country, mocking the Chinese government and their policies...
Then there were even some extreme pro-Japanese Chinese who even went online posting some posts that whitewashed and justified the Japanese war atrocities in China while trash-talking about their own Chinese people openly...
Seems like you finally find your favorite part, lmao. Poor guy
Alex contradicts what he says right after though. lol
Wow!! I am half asian and white as well, and I am so happy to see good representation. Thank you!!!
'American" and "white" are not synonyms. They are not half American. they are 100% Americans with mixed ancestry.
Idk it’s just me but this sounds ignorant & racist 😂😂
When I saw the title, I was thinking half Native American - half Chinese or Chinese ethnic who have dual American and Chinese passport. The title is so confusing since it’s so diverse here.
@@JefBenigno native americans are asian tho
@@JefBenigno yes, we are not talking about ethnicity here, we are talking about nationality. And I don’t think it would be fair to call them 100% American, because yes they live in America but it depends on how much their family has like pre exposed them to Chinese culture and American culture that would make them nationality wise- both Chinese and American.
@Lalleland When you say "Middle Eastern" I assume you're referring to the majority Muslim ethnicities in the Caucasus and Urals they are Turkic people and don't look anything like middle eastern people and people from the Caucasus are Caucasians but unfortunately people use that term to refer to white people for some reason
Would’ve been nice to see more of a range, and not just white/white passing Chinese/Chinese Americans
and almost all are white dad Chinese mom, big surprise /s
@@Slyj nobody complains when its black male white female which alone constitutes half of mixed people around the globe lol
@@waNErBOY because it's half half, balanced. In US there are loads of pathetic self-hating Asian women that flocks to white men like flies to manure. These "women" are the problem, I couldn't care less about race itself.
Well the topic is specifically how mixed race Chinese-Americans living in China feel, given the tension between the US and China
They actually look Asian enough to me. :-/
I just love this video. One of the most interesting you guys have provided to us all.
Asian Boss never fails to deliver
Very brilliant interview questions with thoughtful and genuine responses. Thank you Asian Boss!
I've been a fan for years now and am always amazed by Asian Boss' videos. Love the raw insights gained, giving us a closer look on the focused interview topics. For this topic on Chinese-Americans I find it close to my heart as I'm mixed as well in Malaysia (especially the part about identity crisis, not sure of where to side with). Keep up the good work, please treat yourselves Asian Boss and can't wait for the next one!🌟
(btw idk if it's just me but the 2nd guy from the start of the video is so cute!😍)
Interesting listening to these people about their lives and perspectives
Indeed, hopefully more cities can be interviewed. Guangzhou might be good choice.
why can't every country just be friendly to each other and live in peace.
Because USA is a military industrial complex. Without war they would've crumbled a Long Long time ago
Yassss!!! 😭😭😭 Seriously.
What to do the ppl in power ate greedy 🤦🏻♀️
Very interesting to hear these perspectives
Love that Laura! She’s spitting facts, so many things that she said actually resemble with my experience and study. China is definitely a great country, yet there’re many negative things that not many people really discuss on social media. Not that I hate China or anything, there is no utopian, it’s just you don’t get the same level of observation around these sensitive problems comparing to other developed Asia countries like Korea or Japan. Laura is one of the few interviewees that really talk about the level of censorship, English teaching and the discrimination around foreigners. So, kudos to Laura and Asian Boss for this interesting interview! Hope to see the next video!
laura didnt mention westerners are notoriously undisciplined, not just in china but we have the same perception in many parts of asia.
yeah，lots of guys are proud of breaking the rules,they don't know how to respect others,even if they live here.terrible people. the others have to pay for their behaviours
User with an obvious Vietnamese name taking a high horse and critisizing censorship in China. Yeah, best joke of the year! I guess Vietnamese ppl have already overthrown the vietcong which like the CCP, is also a communist based authoritarian party right? Otherwise who gives u the moral ground to critisize other communist states for lacking freedom of speech?
"Go back to your own country!" Heard that one in China too :P
@@_sparrowhawk i have personally heard of that in australia, new york and even singapore but never china. at least not in the big cities and not before cov.
Great questions and super well spoken interviewees
I'm a Chinese, i don't have any problem with anyone in the world. I think every race is equal. In my opinion, American people are friendly, I've met some of them before.
I’m Chinese and I live in the US and I find a lot of Americans rude, arrogant and racist. But of course some are friendly. But a lot of rude, arrogant, aggressive, and racist people. And what sets them apart from other countries is that, those rude, arrogant, racist people tend to occupy high positions.
@@lilyc2712 The same could be said about a lot of Chinese people.
I hope you are getting paid, I'm sorry that you have to work like this
@@lilyc2712
您好，可以問一下你住美國哪裡嗎？現在種族歧視還是很嚴重嗎？我希望這個世界是包容的，畢竟we were born the same，不是嗎？！
@@kailfran I think racism in America is A LOT more systematic considering how diverse the country is and how big the proportion of the population is disadvantaged by the racist, arrogant people sitting in high positions. And btw, the instance I named was a real event. Anyone that tries to say, oh it’s the same everywhere. I can assure you it’s not. The systematic racism in the US is absolutely special to the US
As Alex said, the experience with being darker brings on prejudice and discrimination. They’re not just mixed-Chinese mixed-Americans, it’s mixed-Chinese mixed-Caucasian American. There aren’t mixed-Chinese, mixed-South Asian/Black/Hispanic with American citizenship and nationality featured in this video.
It also doesn’t really make sense to ask half-Chinese half-American people about what’s happening in Taiwan. Ask a mixed race American person in Taiwan.
Foreigners in China get paid room accommodation for teaching their primary language which is engIish not that hard since they grew up literally speaking engIish as their primary language in schooI. Asians in America have to work 500x as hard in schooI in order to get a good job or do hard manual labor just like Latinos. Its really off putting how these Mixed Native EngIish Speakers dont see how privileged they are
Human beings are valued by population density related to natural resources.
Asia is overpopulated, therefore Asian labor is low value.
As someone from China I also find it so unfair and ironic. Disgusting mindset and reality
This was an excellent selection of people to talk to.
If you really want to understand Chinese culture, then study its ancient scholastic philosophy, literature, and especially poetry. You will then fall in love with the spirit of Chinese civilization.
Just study in Taiwan not in china there is only brainwashed slaves
The majority of this lives on in Taiwan not China though lol, the CCP went around tearing down ancient chinese monuments and philosophies
@@Joey-hb8sx are you high bro
@@Lucas-vr1qr look up the cultural Revolution of the PRC from 1966-1976
The communist party in China literally went around destroying historical Chinese artifacts and relics, killing minorities and instating laws that erased thousands of years of philosophical ideologies from the Chinese populace.
Most Chinese relics are now in Taiwan, because the relics that the DPC took with them to Taiwan remain preserved and well kept. Meanwhile, the CCP tried to emulate the success of the Soviet Union.
True Chinese culture lives on in Taiwan. Honour. Caring for one another. Unbiasedness. Love. You can't find any of these in the mainland anymore.
See it and weep sucker.
Nobody in modern China really cares about any of that anymore. It's all materialism and nationalism now.
My chinese wife is pregnant so my son will be half french half chinese and I hope he will live in a peaceful world 🕊️ we are all citizens of the world.
Wondering what my two half-Chinese/half-white American grandsons would experience were they to live in China when they get older . . . daughter-in-law is from Sichuan.
As far as I know, there are more Han supremacists in inland provinces, hoping that they will not be discriminated against.🥹
These interviews were great.
BTW, Why doesn't Asian Boss make and upload a video featuring The "Lai Dai Han"?
The "Lai Dai Han" means children of mixed ancestry born due to sexual assault against local Vietnamese women by Korean soldiers during the Vietnam War are victims of discrimination in Vietnam.
Asian Boss will be considered as "Korean Boss" if you don't deal with things that are inconvenient for Korea.
I love when people get together despite their governments trying prejudice and divide them.
I'd love to see an episode interviewing full Asian-looking Americans living in China. Because I do not have that many positive things to say about my experience living in China as a Chinese-American during covid years
Why would full on Asian looking expats view their experiences differently than those interviewed in this video?
You mean interviewing ABC? I'm afraid it's hard to find ABC in China. An impression, or maybe a stereotype, of ABC is that they extremely hate China.
Yeah, that might be different if you look white. Many white Americans/white looking people receive special treatment, whilst Chinese-Americans are denigrated for their nationality. Even Selina Wang, a CNN news anchor got harassed by a man being hostile towards her nationality, yet leaves all the foreigners alone.
@@Annie-pn4jo EXACTLY!!
你好，mind sharing some of the negative you experienced as an Asian looking American in China?
I have IELTS exam in 2 weeks and I can tell they are really good speakers, 9/9 🤗
I'll take the test the day after tomorrow🤧
You guy's should interview more people with darker skin tones would be interesting to see you guys interview the African immigrants in china
Fantastic Segment!!!
Agreed. This interview is interesting.
American isn't a race, half-american is such an asian thing to say though lol
😂 Totally! Most of us non-racially bigoted and non-propagandized Americans wouldn't ever consider ethnicity and nationality to be mutually exclusive. *gasp* You mean you can be Asian AND American at the same time with neither part cancelling out the other??
People just don't understand that the entire Western Hemisphere is largely populated by descendants of people who immigrated there during the past 200-300 years from all parts of the world.
chinese also isn't a race
Glad someone else mentioned this.
Not that surprised honestly considering many countries don’t really distinguish between National & Ethnic identities. (The impression I had from being abroad)
Countries such as the US are a bit of an outlier tbh which didn’t really form about a similar “physical-looking” group as part of the “American” identity. Otherwise It would render the whole “Nation of Immigrants” idea redundant if favorites were picked.
@@qwkl2450 then say Han
每次看到上海的街访都会立刻点进来看，谢谢AB。
其實上海真的越來越繁榮，對吧？有大陸網民跟我說上海越來越像紐約了！
@@asianprince8718 我不觉得表面上看起来繁荣就是繁荣，2个月的lockdown后据我所知已经很多老外离开了。希望CCP尽快调整防疫政策，多听听老百姓的意见。上海是我的hometown，欢迎世界各地的朋友来这里享受生活，希望上海越来越好吧。
@@riku_lu 上海適合一家人去旅遊嗎？
@@asianprince8718 目前不太方便 中国到处搞PCR检测扫QRcode 短期内不太适合旅游
@@riku_lu 什麼東西叫CCP?叫CPC,如果你真的支持中國政府,難怪共產黨不讓內地人上網,連用詞都不會.
Wow, they look so different from half-Japanese like me. Interesting.
Honestly I agree they look fully white . I am half hongkonger 🇭🇰 and half Cuban 💁🏻♀️
@@MixedRogueKhorri Nice. if I remember well, Cuban ancestry is 70% European, 30% African, etc.
What I meant, they do look mixed, but have different facial features than the Euro-Japanese haafus I have seen so far.
It's messing with my brain 😅
@@igorjee depends on the Cuban. Some Cubans are 90% black, some are 100% white, some are 10% black, 50% native American 40% white etc.
This is a great episode.
The title is a poor choice, as the interviewees only represent a minority of mixed-race Chinese and white European "halfies" will always be treated advantageously. Having said that, I enjoyed watching this for they're all very articulate and well-spoken. China is indeed often misrepresented in Western Media and I couldn't agree more with Hans at 23:37!
这里的所谓混血都不能算中国人
因为他们首先不是国籍上的中国人
而且他们的语言习惯、价值观、文化认同和血统都不是中国人
所以采访前其实应该严格意识到这些概念是明确的
他们这些混血实际上在美国收到严重的歧视
但是在中国他们并没有特别受到区别对待
他们应该感谢中国人
@@IwasUnknownUser they look white so they wouldn't be discriminated in the USA.
@@verybarebones that's not true, they will not be regarded as white nor Chinese.
Asian American or with Asian heritage are seriously discriminated, only in an implicit way, though not like what they were discriminated decades ago or hundreds years ago, check the Chinese Exclusion Act.
They obviously don't look like white, they look like Latino with light skin.
@@IwasUnknownUser They are still ethnically Chinese though? And it sounds like you are stereotyping them as not Chinese because they don't follow a certain norm. Two Chinese people can decide if they want kids or not, but it shouldn't make them any less Chinese because one is different from the other.
And not all Americans discriminate against mixed raced people. There are prejudices, but they are still upheld in China just by lookism as well, even if there is no hate crimes going on. "They should thank the Chinese" but they have received discrimination in China as well, so you can't tell them to "thank" the Chinese when Chinese people also could be contributing to the very same discrimination as well.
Your very mindset is also discriminatory as well, telling people they can't be this or that because they have to fit a so-called checklist. The video is called being "being mixed-race IN CHINA"... so you are telling them that their experiences are invalid despite being Chinese themselves. This is why the world won't ever progress into being less discriminatory because you have preconceived notions about people without bothering to understand them. Them not being culturally full Chinese doesn't make them less Chinese.
I see Kris Wu being an example. He's born in China but he has Canadian citizenship. You guys praised him for being Chinese but the moment all those allegations came out you threw him off the boat as a "Canadian". That's already a problem in itself. His actions shouldn't reflect him as a country but as an individual. This is already a thing in Asia and it really bothers me. When I think of Kris Wu, I don't think of him as "Chinese" or "Canadian" but as a predator and a rapist.
@@Yuunarichu stop playing words game.
Chinese is not an ethnicity; Chinese is a nationality.
If you don't have Chinese citizenship, you are not Chinese, as simple as that.
Chinese in English is too much misused as language / race / culture / etc.
Let's be specific, if you don't have Chinese citizenship, you are not 中国人.
And also for most or almost all cultures, if your father is a certain ethnicity, you are regarded as part of that ethnicity unless you don't accept, but you can't use your mother's bloodline to identify you as part of your mother's ethnicity, like Elleen Gu, she is not Chinese in terms of blood and nationality.
Don't waste time with us, 如果你没有中国国籍，你一定不是中国人，如果你父亲不是华人，你也不是华人血统，你是外族血统，这都是很简单的事实标准。
Excellent video with them talking intelligently.
Didn’t know American = white lol. It would’ve been nice to see the perspective of say, half black and half Chinese or another less “ideal” mix
America is n0t white. Native Americans are asian
I was going to say that too.
They already did I think, and several videos cover being japanese or korean and africanamerican I find it refreshing that they aren't focusing on POC halfies asian x africanamerican for once actually.
Exactly, it's kind of offensive to call somebody 50% American as if they're not a real American. They are 100% american.
What if a Chinese American married a mainland Chinese, would the kid consider American 😭 Something to ponder about