"Patacones With Chopsticks" starring Harry Shum Jr.

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  • Опубликовано: 16 июн 2015
  • Did you know that "Glee" Star Harry Shum Jr. was born in Costa Rica? At the age of 6, he and his family immigrated to America, where they settled in San Francisco. "Patacones With Chopsticks" captures a day in the life of Harry and his family cooking Chinese food (with friend plantains on the side), dancing to salsa and reminiscing about their long journey to the United States. Immigrant Heritage Month is proud to present this short film.
    Director: Paola Mendoza
    Cinematographer: Cliff Traiman
    Camera Operator: Matt Mayotte
    Executive Producer: Michael Skolnik
    Producers: Joseph La Morte & Gloria La Morte
    Co-Producer: Flannery Miller
    Editor: Saba Riazi
    Original Music: Monica Cohen & Renato Milone
    Additional Music: "Ya Just Don't Get it (Do Ya)" by G Scott Russell courtesy of Konsonant Music
    "LXD" footage courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Chu Studios
    "In A Shell..." footage courtesy of BuzzFeed Motion Pictures
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  • @chey4596
    @chey4596 8 лет назад +601

    Its actually quite funny bc Harry's mom speaks in Cantonese until at some time she just changes so quickly to Spanish and I was confused for a second.

  • @adriansutton6880
    @adriansutton6880 9 лет назад +558

    It's pretty cool how they go from english, to spanish, to chinese.

    • @sunnydaydlite
      @sunnydaydlite 7 лет назад +28

      Adrian Sutton actually not Chinese but Cantonese 😉

    • @reaganking5623
      @reaganking5623 3 года назад +6

      sunshinedaisybuttermellow Cantonese is part of the Chinese dialect 🙂

    • @JamesJiansen
      @JamesJiansen 3 года назад +4

      @@sunnydaydlite "Chinese" is different thing to different groups. To people who speak Cantonese, it's simply Chinese.

  • @sailordayix
    @sailordayix 2 года назад +30

    When his sister corrected herself when she said “America, I mean the United States” I felt that.

  • @KristenPhu
    @KristenPhu 8 лет назад +556

    I screamed when I heard Harry talking in cantonese😂😂😍😍😍❤️❤️

    • @richandcomplextapestry
      @richandcomplextapestry 8 лет назад +2

      SAME TOO OMFG *highfive*

    • @Emily-9005
      @Emily-9005 6 лет назад +14

      Kristen Phu same😂😂I'm so used to him speaking in English that I honestly can't imagine him speaking in Cantonese until I saw this

    • @dcchan5407
      @dcchan5407 6 лет назад +2

      Kristen Phu he has an adorable accent.

    • @aqcmy
      @aqcmy 5 лет назад

      samee im so glad i can understand what they're saying

    • @123-yoyo3
      @123-yoyo3 4 года назад

      Me too lol

  • @narutojf93
    @narutojf93 8 лет назад +672

    That household is probably the interesting. The mixture of so many different languages and cultures is just fascinating.

    • @jithikasagar3575
      @jithikasagar3575 5 лет назад

      Do

    • @alexandraciric832
      @alexandraciric832 3 года назад +1

      I'm Romamian but I live in Spain and I also speak English so I can mix up all those languages while speaking with my parents and it would be the most natural thing😂

    • @nina_3108
      @nina_3108 2 года назад

      @@alexandraciric832 I would like to be able to do this but my parents don't speak English. Actually I learnt English in France in schools with different levels in English (and in other languages but I chose English) like my sisters so my parents speak only French

  • @danielalmeida7126
    @danielalmeida7126 8 лет назад +486

    his sisters definitely have hispanic accents.

    • @mariajosesandiarias9950
      @mariajosesandiarias9950 7 лет назад +9

      +Remy Festa we usually said Chinitotico

    • @jorgezamora8895
      @jorgezamora8895 6 лет назад +26

      Totally costarican accent!

    • @AdriGoddess
      @AdriGoddess 5 лет назад +32

      I don't think it's necessarily accents they have when they speak English, but...the form in which they speak. You can tell they're Latinas when they speak English. It's hard to explain.

    • @correodepatty
      @correodepatty Год назад +1

      Yes, I caught that.

  • @biancaportillo6552
    @biancaportillo6552 6 лет назад +55

    I screamed hearing his sisters speak Spanish the Central American JUMPED out

  • @jessicaforgione6794
    @jessicaforgione6794 9 лет назад +125

    Harry dancing latin music omg he's perfect

    • @despairspreadslikeavirus9333
      @despairspreadslikeavirus9333 7 лет назад +10

      I think he was raised off the stuff. His dad looks like a great dancer he must've taught him.

    • @gk891
      @gk891 6 лет назад +3

      Based on what I know, Harry didn't dance, even casually, until he was a teenager as his parents never exposed him to dancing or anything else in the arts. He then went to college for a year before deciding that he was going to go into dance. He trained for a year or so but I believe he only learned street-style hip hop (e.g. popping, locking, breaking, etc.).

  • @kenith1140
    @kenith1140 8 лет назад +175

    I didn't know Harry speaks Cantonese, I understood every word

    • @aarushicrystalis7998
      @aarushicrystalis7998 6 лет назад +1

      does he speak with an accent?

    • @Emily-9005
      @Emily-9005 6 лет назад +7

      aarushicrystalis he doesn't have an accent but he speaks in Cantonese l Iike every Cantonese person out there

    • @Lauren-ji3zb
      @Lauren-ji3zb 4 года назад +1

      I also understood but only because of the subtitles 😂

  • @toribroyles1606
    @toribroyles1606 8 лет назад +137

    Harry Shum Jr is a jewel and I'm so glad the world has him!

  • @jeffreyi3008
    @jeffreyi3008 8 лет назад +204

    I am too of Asian and Costa Rican decent. Our country is so little we need to represent it as much as possible. I am very proud that he still remembers where his parents and sisters came from. The Chinese influence in Costa Rica specially Limon was and still one of the greatest. Pura Vida mae y que viva tiquicia!!

    • @casiesilverman
      @casiesilverman 8 лет назад +3

      +Jeffrey I SAME! i am so proud!!! pura vida!! :D

    • @jeffreyi3008
      @jeffreyi3008 8 лет назад +1

      Pura Vida :D!! (what part btw?)

    • @casiesilverman
      @casiesilverman 8 лет назад +2

      i used to live in San Pablo de Heredia. :D but i'm currently living in the Philippines (I am Filipina-American) how bout you?

    • @jeffreyi3008
      @jeffreyi3008 8 лет назад +1

      That is so cool. Would love to visit the Philippines one day! (in my bucket list). I am from San Jose. :D

    • @casiesilverman
      @casiesilverman 8 лет назад

      awesome! you should most definitely make your way over here. asia is amazing. :)

  • @melanim9943
    @melanim9943 4 года назад +35

    No one is going to talk about his dad’s dancing at the end? Pure joy!

  • @sunnydaydlite
    @sunnydaydlite 7 лет назад +195

    I wonder what his family thinks of Magnus🤣

  • @ginaverso
    @ginaverso 3 года назад +18

    2:36 I would say the meaning of “Pura vida” (literally “pure life”) is like a mixture of “Carpe Diem” and “Hakuna Matata” but with Latin American flavor and flow.

  • @weirdpride
    @weirdpride 8 лет назад +92

    And here I didn't think it was possible to fall in love with him even harder

  • @CindySancho01
    @CindySancho01 8 лет назад +51

    Pura Vida!! Love the Imperial bottle opener on their fridge!

  • @marielgarcia871
    @marielgarcia871 9 лет назад +80

    It was quite a surprising fact, that he was born in CR; and it's so nice that in almost every interview of him, that I have seen on youtube, he mentions it.
    This video really make me smile, and the end was so adorable. They look like such a sweet family. :D

  • @yamirkamariebaezsambolin8845
    @yamirkamariebaezsambolin8845 5 лет назад +20

    Me encanta el papá de Harry bailando salsa al final.

  • @laupoming
    @laupoming 9 лет назад +42

    can't believe harry is able to speak in cantonese

  • @TheSarahloveforever
    @TheSarahloveforever 5 лет назад +14

    His dad danced so beautifully at the end! 💓

  • @shannonchow5903
    @shannonchow5903 9 лет назад +117

    Happy to say I understood every single word of Canto spoken! Spanish not so much

    • @morethanclumsy
      @morethanclumsy 8 лет назад

      Same

    • @kasey_l
      @kasey_l 8 лет назад +6

      yeah what's up Canto people! I was so happy that I understood it

    • @MimiXtinaChelleKRow
      @MimiXtinaChelleKRow 7 лет назад

      hahahaha! I feel you. I can only understand a little bit of canto because I speak mandarin mostly lol

    • @oceaneleibold3945
      @oceaneleibold3945 6 лет назад +1

      Shannon Chow I only understood English haha 😂😂

    • @cecy2
      @cecy2 5 лет назад +6

      I understand the Spanish and English.
      His mom has a typical Chinese accent in Spanish. But she speaks very well.

  • @idconfirm
    @idconfirm 4 года назад +8

    I love the way Harry's mum looks at him as he speaks - it's like she's anticipating to hear what funny stuff he is going to say next. So cute!

  • @RoguePanda93
    @RoguePanda93 6 лет назад +13

    Lol funny to run into this video! I can relate with this so much. I was also born in Costa Rica, raised in California (Morgan Hill) to a Costa Rican/Korean/Italian Family 😂😂 I’m basically a mess and my household too! And I love it!

  • @luv2cheer65
    @luv2cheer65 4 года назад +10

    I love watching this interview! The combination of Cantonese, English, and Spanish is perfect.

  • @nelaviz19
    @nelaviz19 9 лет назад +50

    Woow, this is amazing! What a great family you have :). Pura vida!

  • @carlosdoriaespitia
    @carlosdoriaespitia 4 года назад +5

    This is beautiful! His sisters speak the three languages fluently.

  • @someone.5378
    @someone.5378 3 года назад +1

    He looks like a very magical and lightful person, he's just radiant

  • @aniajimenez3607
    @aniajimenez3607 7 лет назад +14

    cuando yo llegar alli yo llorar........
    SEÑORA YO ME HACIA AMIGA SUYA CON TAL DE SER SU NUERA ademas.....Limon no esta tan mal

  • @eduardoduarte1682
    @eduardoduarte1682 6 лет назад +10

    I´m so happy this family still keep the Imperial´s sign on the freezer. You still love CR.

  • @lmww15
    @lmww15 6 лет назад +8

    i just realized he is one of us!! Asian latinos! :)

  • @Nana-qt3jm
    @Nana-qt3jm 6 лет назад +27

    Actor/actress: *Speaks any language that isn't English*
    Me: *INSTA BONER*

  • @oopsieitshenka9600
    @oopsieitshenka9600 3 года назад +1

    Immigrant parents really are the best
    They do so much and try so hard to give their children the best life possible

  • @paperfishie
    @paperfishie 6 лет назад +8

    HARRY SPEAKING CANTONESE IS MY RELIGION I CAN'T-

  • @ClovertheUnburnt
    @ClovertheUnburnt 8 лет назад +6

    I know nothing about him, but I want this family! I love the way they were so supportive, and had such awesome humor.... and holy cow the food. take me with you....

  • @AdriGoddess
    @AdriGoddess 5 лет назад +6

    I've always felt uncomfortable talking to my parents in English; I only do when there are only-English speaking guests around us. My parents know English, but it still feels disrespectful. I love that Harry seems to feel the same way. He'll start talking in English, the language he feels most comfortable speaking, but he'll be looking at his parents, hesitate, and then speak in Contonese instead.

  • @exogg5743
    @exogg5743 7 лет назад +17

    Well.. I'm from Costa Rica but my dad is from Hong Kong.. I understand the situation except that I don't immigrate to USA, I still living in Costa Rica.

  • @michaelbrenes88
    @michaelbrenes88 6 лет назад +8

    Wao me encanto el video ,también la parte donde están cocinando los patacones eso me llena de orgullo ya que a pesar de que ya no viven en Costa Rica siguen con nuestras tradiciones,a también me encanto el adornó en la refrigeradora de forma de una botella de cerveza imperial de Costa Rica definitivamente me gusto mucho cuando las hermanas digieron algo muy tico 'pura vida mae jjjj buenísimo me encanto 😘😘
    Un fuerte saludo a la distancia desde Costa Rica

  • @tonytheshripm5999
    @tonytheshripm5999 4 года назад +1

    Can Harry Shum Jr get cuter!?!! HE IS ADORABLE!!

  • @gabbyvelasquez3767
    @gabbyvelasquez3767 5 лет назад +1

    Reminds me of my cousin aha, her mom was Chinese but was born and raised in Peru (we're not cousins by blood but our moms have been best friends their whole lives) and her dad is Chinese but he was raised in Canada, so like us growing up in Canada it was always funny cause it was a crazy mix of Peruvian and Chinese culture, so she speaks Cantonese, Spanish, English and French.

  • @isabel152
    @isabel152 4 года назад +1

    I just how they keep alive many cultures not only one n his dad dancing is so cuteee

  • @dangie7735
    @dangie7735 6 лет назад +1

    So beautiful Shum family...Harry where can fans see you dancing more....you really must travel and dance so more fans can see....please. Is it possible to do a show with Shelby... you're amazing.

  • @tommyjewels5115
    @tommyjewels5115 3 года назад +1

    Understood everything, I myself am Trilingual as well from DR with a DR accent but I also know there's lotta Cantonese ppl in CR particularly Limon, my sister husband is chinese costa rican so we speak the same all three languages... chinitos Ticos y ticas Pura vida!

  • @Ty2Tito
    @Ty2Tito 2 года назад +2

    Costa Rican is a Mix of many Countries. And Israelian/Spanish born in raise in Costa Rica, 20 years living in U.S. But I feel 100% Tico (call to Costarican people).

  • @kyoko703
    @kyoko703 9 лет назад +24

    Thumbs up if you have seen him in "Single by 30". #wongfu

  • @gingervanillaspice
    @gingervanillaspice 6 лет назад +3

    Che famiglia fantastica, genitori genuini, sorelle amorose, non c'è da stupirsi che tu sia diventato quello che sei... tanto amore nella vostra famiglia ❤️

  • @mikepeterson7175
    @mikepeterson7175 8 месяцев назад

    Harry has such swag, and really handsome

  • @jonder9791
    @jonder9791 9 лет назад +7

    need to take a trip back to Limon one day, im sure people will receive you with wide open arms, pura vida mae, Limon sin ustedes los chinitos perderia todo lo lindo de la mezcla de culturas, 祝福!!!

  • @tulo08
    @tulo08 9 лет назад +12

    "Pura vida mae"

  • @aliissa15
    @aliissa15 7 лет назад +13

    i love this so much!!! I relate to things like this so hard!! It's that feel when your identity is complex and ppl just want to put you in a box but you belong in all the boxes but also in none of them at the same time.... idk what im saying but i love hearing stories like this!!

  • @namelesskarol
    @namelesskarol 6 лет назад +2

    I felt so happy when his sister's said Pura Vida Mae 💖 and Harry so cute asking for a translation in Chinese 💖

  • @sh3sonlin3
    @sh3sonlin3 2 месяца назад

    what a beautiful diverse background he has, wow. citizen of the world

  • @myramehrotra8930
    @myramehrotra8930 4 года назад +1

    Even though am not Asian Latino I am Asian Armenian I can relate and I love how he doesn't forget about cr its like ppl put u in one bi, but u belong in another too and at some point u don't belong in any boxes

  • @Maryabrion
    @Maryabrion 4 года назад +2

    Cantonese Spanish english whoah😍💓

  • @octopodiatrist
    @octopodiatrist 9 лет назад

    I love this!!!

  • @jimenamosquera5733
    @jimenamosquera5733 9 лет назад +16

    This was beautiful. Made me smile. Great story to share :)

  • @luv2cheer65
    @luv2cheer65 5 лет назад

    I appreciate this video so much.

  • @milliemalfoy8287
    @milliemalfoy8287 5 лет назад +1

    I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!

  • @sjtugaorong
    @sjtugaorong 9 лет назад

    Love the idea of this video!

  • @lovewins2198
    @lovewins2198 6 лет назад +1

    Love Him So Much 😍😍❤❤🔥.

  • @vanidiaronaldo2640
    @vanidiaronaldo2640 4 года назад

    I love this guy so much

  • @Emily-9005
    @Emily-9005 6 лет назад +1

    I started screaming because my parents are from Guangzhou and I have some family in Hong Kong so its nice to know an actor that is Chinese and knows how to speak English because most Chinese actors speak only Mandrine or Cantonese.

  • @asherikamichaela8425
    @asherikamichaela8425 2 года назад

    This is so adorable! 🥰😍

  • @abigaillegrove7088
    @abigaillegrove7088 6 лет назад

    What a lovely piece of film. :-)

  • @satonaka123
    @satonaka123 Год назад

    Amazing. Harry and his family.

  • @cherry-hv9ty
    @cherry-hv9ty 9 лет назад +8

    amazing video harry! :)

  • @ToytleLikesBooks
    @ToytleLikesBooks 9 лет назад +1

    That is really cute and a very interesting story. Thank you for sharing with us!

  • @vanessacz6098
    @vanessacz6098 4 года назад +2

    Oh My Gosh
    I Love This! 😂💗💗
    When he started speaking Cantonese
    I Was Just Like:
    Oh My Gosh! He's Speaking A Different Language
    I've haven't heard him speak in Cantonese
    So They Speak: English, Spanish, Chinese, Cantonese
    I Love This!
    I Just Had A Huge Happy Laughing Smile Through Out The Whole Video😂💞💞
    And Harry Is Very Adorably Handsome😍

  • @deichav658
    @deichav658 6 лет назад

    This video was extremely beautiful

  • @dashwood09
    @dashwood09 6 лет назад +5

    His sister's Spanish accents are really great! It's amazing how the brain can remember all the these languages. I have to learn more :)

  • @TheHannahx
    @TheHannahx 9 лет назад +5

    This is such a beautiful video! Kinda sums up my family too :)

  • @gabrielaviquez8902
    @gabrielaviquez8902 9 лет назад +2

    Queeee tuanis ver que recuerdan la cultura y el cariño de Costa Rica.. Pura vida!

  • @sofiafernandez2119
    @sofiafernandez2119 3 года назад +1

    "america, the united states" loved that

  • @myramehrotra8930
    @myramehrotra8930 4 года назад

    Really appreciate you Harry Schum Jr.

  • @MomsAgainstCatboys
    @MomsAgainstCatboys Год назад

    Harry Shum Jr is too precious for this world.

  • @marianelabrenes4597
    @marianelabrenes4597 3 года назад +1

    Hola pura vida, ricos los patacones y muy original el abridor de cerveza imperial.

  • @19_xied_ishitawanjari79
    @19_xied_ishitawanjari79 3 года назад

    He is as lovely as his family 💕😍😊💕

  • @achrisdesign
    @achrisdesign 5 лет назад +1

    Harry's family gatherings must be fun... delicious food and dancing :-)

  • @mybetterfilms
    @mybetterfilms Год назад

    I’m Costa Rican 🇨🇷🇨🇷 I had a crush on chinita tica in my class growing up in elementary 😂

  • @twins1729
    @twins1729 5 лет назад

    Harry Shun Jr is so perfect. I can't even deal with it.

  • @pandabubbles16
    @pandabubbles16 9 лет назад

    YAY!!! Canto, my mother-tongue!!! My family had similar experiences especially on my dad side, except plus sides of my family went straight to San Francisco, California.

  • @ohmyvoid
    @ohmyvoid 4 года назад +2

    when the sisters say pura vida mae 😂😂

  • @f0rgg13
    @f0rgg13 3 года назад +1

    Ooooooh shit!!! Dad's got Latino rhythm!

  • @IndiraAC
    @IndiraAC Год назад

    Pura vida !

  • @chuchuchuchia
    @chuchuchuchia 6 лет назад +6

    Nothing more beautiful than cultural fusion ❤️

  • @heloikeda
    @heloikeda 8 лет назад +5

    OMG this is adorable!!!

  • @geraldchavarria4692
    @geraldchavarria4692 4 года назад +1

    La vida de su papá es inspiradora

  • @mitica-mar
    @mitica-mar 2 года назад

    We know he the moves from his dad awwww

  • @daveballance6480
    @daveballance6480 3 года назад

    This video just made me love him even more. I thought he was great on Glee. I had no idea he has such a background.

  • @YIRLA89
    @YIRLA89 9 лет назад +5

    jajajajaja Pura vida mae... No sabia que eran aca de Limón... patacones con palillos jijijijijiji

  • @ewood9030
    @ewood9030 7 лет назад +16

    He kind of struggles in Cantonese...speaks more Chinglish like many of us who were born overseas...but language is only one small part of one's cultural identity...

  • @brulandia
    @brulandia 9 лет назад

    so cute.

  • @imreynmorgan4746
    @imreynmorgan4746 2 года назад

    Que pura vida!

  • @krystavi05
    @krystavi05 2 года назад

    Oh, I fell in love with his sisters. Pura vida!

  • @danilo6342
    @danilo6342 5 лет назад

    Harry é um princeso mesmo

  • @93alepb
    @93alepb 3 года назад

    PURA VIDA MAE!

  • @allieey3989
    @allieey3989 9 лет назад +13

    Your family is really cute and very similar to mine. I think all us second generation Asian American or Canadians all have the same kind of family dynamic and stories. Our parents are really amazing to have endured moving to a new country. Thanks for sharing your story

  • @cal4318
    @cal4318 3 года назад

    Harry Shum is my role model. Wow.

  • @oxfordcomma
    @oxfordcomma 4 года назад

    Pura Vida!

  • @cristiin1992
    @cristiin1992 7 лет назад +2

    yo quiero bailar salsa con Harry.

  • @SJAC2
    @SJAC2 8 лет назад

    nice video! pura vida! saludos desde Costa Rica