Do you remember the last time American television showcased traditions of a certain culture? Nowadays, media fails to capture the every day lifestyles of the people who make America the diverse country that it is.
In this article, it talks about the show "Fresh Off the Boat". With Chinese New Year coming right around the corner, they are coming out with an episode that focuses mainly on that. The show, which airs on ABC, follows the life of Eddie Huang, a first generation son to China-born immigrants. The family in the show moves from a highly Chinese populated Washington D.C to Orlando, Florida in the mid 90's.
This show is incredibly important to Asian-American culture, because these days, we lack things like these. Out of all of the shows that are airing on television right now, Fresh Off the Boat is the only show to celebrate the holiday. Most shows usually have specials that document Thanksgiving and Christmas (which are important to American culture). At the end of the article, it expresses the importance to have shows like these on television, especially for Asian Americans, because it gives the Asian community something to relate to. I'm personally a really big fan of the show, and although I'm Filipino, I can relate so much to a lot of the mannerisms and traditions that are shown.
It just goes to show how diversity and culture have come so far in America, for it to be showcased on American television.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-fresh-off-the-boat-celebrates-chinese-new-year-20160202-story.html
That final quote, “So for Asian kids to see something that they’re familiar with on TV, if that helps them feel validated, to feel less alone and less other, that’s a great thing to be a part of,” made me think of an article I just read about diversity in kids' books: http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/02/03/books-diversity-in-publishing-childrens-books
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