Being Half Korean in Korea | ASIAN BOSS

[@미래를사는남자]

Thanks for having us Asian boss, was a great experience. God bless you all.

[@zumie]

Thank you for being so open about your life and experiences! You sound like you've had a tough past, but it made you stronger! May God bless you as well!

[@Stefi.Kitsune]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I just moved to korea and its been interesting. I'm Chinese Jamaican and an american citizen and I have an interesting experience being half. I fit in nowhere and now in Korea I've spoken to different koreans who explain things like why koreans dislike china and chinese etc. It's all been a learning experience and now I'm just trying to learn Korean. I subbed to your channel Xp

[@SDKsa1]

Heyy!! I'm half saudi half korean! Nice to see another arab korean mix haha. Thanks for telling us your story.

[@Angell_Lee]

You're so hot

[@SDKsa1]

@@Angell_Lee quench your thirst :P

[@Pandyrew]

I didn't personally know Cedric but he went to my old high school and I sometimes saw him at a 24 hr fitness gym I went to. Did not know he was doing KZbin and its crazy how he's on asian boss now.

[@funnypanda99]

He has his own channel. Good content too.

[@CarlyneDTQTonPod]

Squog Tentacles hit him up on his KZbin channel bro ~ let him know and show love ✊🏽

[@rsuriyop]

Squog Tentacles His youtube videos tend to pop up under my recommendations from time to time (even though I never watch them). So I'd assume that's how Asian Boss found out about him and ended up reaching out to him for an interview.

[@samsaban5609]

homeboy was tryna low-key get at her in the video lol

[@arielromero1865]

she is a very filipino.. talking while laughing.. i enjoyed watching her..

[@zepto2298]

Me too😆

[@_ryu__jin_]

Do all Filipinos speak like that? Lovely 😻

[@arielromero1865]

@@_ryu__jin_ most of the time i am like that... hahaha

[@yourpeeandmypoop]

Ye I am half filipino LOLLL

[@whatthefuckiswrongwithyou]

Great laugh

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Hey Stephen, I hope you and everyone stay safe from the outbreak.

[@stevedoesjobs]

Thanks! We are all safe in korea :)

[@Dhruv_s12]

@Arthur Fleck weebs also have some ethics and morals bro , he is man of the culture , don't try to insult him

[@Dhruv_s12]

@Arthur Fleck And he didn't say anything wrong even steve responded him

[@ak-uu8nl]

i felt sad for the experienced she've been thru😢 i met a lot of kindest and happiest philippinos here, and i cant imagine a world without their positive energy spreading thru out almost everywhere🙂 love from kuwait 🇰🇼 kuwait cavite🇵🇭

[@cdelosre2006]

I feel bad for Sarah. I get the understanding of the hierarchy in Asia and honestly it is a horrible judgment put on Southeast Asians. Filipinos are very accepting of many cultures. My husband is of mix Eastern Europe and Pacific islander. My family accepted him regardless. As long as he treated me well. Also, I can say that a lot of my husband's family members married Filipinos because of their values of family and how we are raised to be loving. As well as how close we are with all our family and raised to value education.

[@rebeccablackvirus975]

No, more like they knew filipinos worship white people and are antiblack racist themselves

[@myratan8368]

I understand both cultures. Koreans are probably the most homogeneous culture alongside Japanese culture of all Asians. Filipino culture are much welcoming to different culture because of their mixed blood and intermixed cultures of Americans and Spanish blood.

[@rebeccablackvirus975]

@@myratan8368 most filipinos dont have spanish or american blood. Only the privileged elite does. If they're poor or average, they're most likely 100% asian

[@jerrygidayawan8664]

RebeccaBlackVirus yes very true Filipinos really hate being black and discriminate black and native people.

[@myratan8368]

Mr. DNA you’re right. Filipinos of all asian are the least racists of all asian countries. Why??? Because of all the mixtures between American, Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos natives and all other race out there.

[@basicname3007]

Im half filipino, half korean. I grew up here in the philippines and im proud of it. And that guy who said "how much women are their?" Like imma answer "women are not for sale their and if they are they are much more expensive than you."

[@wenrui96]

To everyone who is watching this amazing interview, I recommend you to read “Third Culture Kids”by David Pollock and Ruth Van Reken. The book touches many of the concerns they talk about! As a Chinese born and raised in Italy, I feel many of their struggles. When I’m in Italy, I am Chinese. When I’m in China, I’m Italian. When I’m in America, I’m a Chinese trying to prove myself as an Italian. Everywhere and nowhere is my home. But as I found my identity, I’ll proudly be myself

[@roboticzamat]

As both Hungarian and Australian, mate, I feel you. I always get: Hungarian in Australia, except when they think I'm British or Irish, lmao, and Australian in Hungary. Currently living Japan...where it seems people decide my nationality depending in the hair or hair colour I happen to wear. lmao It used to really hurt....but now I'm slowly having more fun with it and embracing it. I'm not half, I'm two. 😉👌

[@wenrui96]

@@roboticzamat EXACTLY! Let's embrace our identities!! Through being ourselves we get to meet many interesting people and share some of the deepest conversations. We all relate our joys and pains, we are our own big family

[@roboticzamat]

@@wenrui96 So true! There will be more and more and we'll be able to make this world better. 🍀🍀🍀

[@quijote5491]

Wow I'm an Italian born Chinese as well! When I'm abroad I refer to myself as "Italian" but it always feels like I'm not quite Italian enough to most people because of my looks. Lately the realization that I'll never really fit in and that's alright is starting to sink in. I will definitely take a look at that book! Sounds interesting

[@wenrui96]

@@quijote5491 Yay!!! I also think I'm not quite Italian, not just for my looks but also of my habits, some of my beliefs, and friendgroups (which tend to be Asian, often). It's ok to not fit in completely, and nowadays it can only be an advantage if you know how to take it!! :D And yes please read it, I promise you won't be disappointed!!!

[@justgigi9545]

Cedric!! Been following him since before his journey back to Korea. Glad to see him on this show. ❤️❤️

[@lauraleean7061]

Watching this as a fellow Korean halfie was very cathartic for me. It was so nice to hear people like me bonding over shared experiences. Keep it up Asian Boss, love your videos

[@gonzaminator530]

Also korean mixed here! I wish I knew someone irl who is also mixed

[@tylerkim68]

I feel the same way I feel like there are some experiences and struggles especially with identity and culture that only other halfies understand and I really wish I knew more people that were halfies

[@mrz8289]

I'm half Korean, quarter Scots-Irish, & quarter Russian...look Mexican

[@mateokovacicchelsea]

Thats amazing

[@CamilleLMacLean]

That's really cool. I find people of mixed backgrounds/cultures/races stunningly beautiful. And so interesting.

[@mrz8289]

Someone looks Californian, its not a race, but they can look Californian. So I know the concept of race and regions. I don't look Hispanic, I look Mexican, even though I'm comprised of different races. But thanks for pointing out how ignorant & dumb you are.

[@mateokovacicchelsea]

@@mrz8289 calm

[@mateokovacicchelsea]

@@annisegomez calm

[@c__walker__jr]

Cedric: "I'm half Korean and also half African-American" Stephen: "I'm half Korean, half American" Me: (waiting for Stephen to go on....)

[@dedos6527]

I think hes half white based on what I'm seeing.

[@CrisOnTheInternet]

@Lucky Bro do you mean ethnically?

[@c__walker__jr]

@Lucky Bro Not really, that's due to the majority of the *images* of Americans they see being White people.

[@KingofAloha808]

😂😂😂right

[@KingofAloha808]

C. Walker Exactly

[@kev1nratedr]

now we need half chinese in china

[@kev1nratedr]

Edward Tay I prefer asian boss

[@Friendship1nmillion]

*BETTER SUGGESTION* Half Vietnamese in Veitnam. 👨‍🏫🙋‍♂️🇦🇺 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🇻🇳🇺🇳

[@yejinhan7668]

Go to Guangzhou you should be able to find half Chinese half Blacks

[@GreenGoblinCoryintheHouse]

The world be so much better if every place was mixed,like you would've try so hard to be racist.

[@expertgames4489]

@@GreenGoblinCoryintheHouse South America : Am I a joke to you?

[@puntakinte2049]

Good topic, and the half-Egyptian dude is suuuuuuch a pleasure to the eyes!!!!

[@Blakberi73]

Cedric was on point with the topic of Black representation. I love what he said.

[@CarlyneDTQTonPod]

Alkamist yes Cedric is extremely aware and knowledgeable about the dynamics of Black people who mix with any other ethnicity

[@Blakberi73]

@@CarlyneDTQTonPod yeah. I know who he is. He's cool.

[@tomi1964]

Cedric says that people stare at him a lot and it seems the assumption is because he has a dark complexion. To be fair, part of that attention may be because he also happens to be very handsome. So the attention may not be completely negative. I remember seeing his YT videos as he prepared to move to Korea, I’m glad to see that he seems to be doing well.

[@effewe2]

@@tomi1964 Yes, that dude is good looking and will get some hot Korean babes....if he is into them.

[@awake8806]

It is hard to be Asian or black in other homogeneous countries. I really like Cedric - super articulate and aware. I like them all! I always loved mixed race people because their experiences and perspectives are more likely to be unique and eye opening.

[@Lidlid3113]

Yes 👍🏼👍🏼 They are . Despite the ups and downs they have experienced. They should be proud for what they are. They are raised in colorful life ,tastier food ..and they manage to learn two language at the same time without paying 😁

[@congratulashuns]

@Fiamo Scarlette nope. Asians get discriminated here in Europe

[@bulgarianbuddhist8747]

@@congratulashuns thats not true nobody discriminate White skinned Asians looks like Koreans

[@bulgarianbuddhist8747]

@Fiamo Scarlette in white skinned Asian countries looks like Korea yes

[@redleaf7]

I hope all half korean can have more chance to get along with people and also to have happy life in Korea. I strongly believe Korean in the process to understand other culture more than the past :) Fighting

[@Cliffracer46]

Thank you :) I hope I can visit Korea soon

[@fkfc6040]

Hell no

[@loveadvice9684]

True

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

It would be interesting to have the same type of discussion of parents of mixed kids. Especially raising them in Korea vs other countries, if they have that experience. Raising toddlers vs elementary vs teens currently in Korea

[@Cliffracer46]

Might be useful: I am Half Korean and Half Italian, I was born and I also grew up in Italy. My mom had no problems raising me here, she just had some difficulties learning the language. The biggest difference, in my opinion, is the cultural difference. Italians are very open, we speak loud etc., I faced some "racism" here, but I ignored it and I'm perfectly fine. My Korean family (cousins, uncles etc.) Is more "respectful" and "reserved", but that doesn't apply to everyone. Korean schools might be more difficult! I bet half Korean kids, just like every other mixed kid is going to have this question: where do I belong to? Well, since you are watching these videos you'll raise your kid/s well! There's lots of info.

[@MustyPassenger]

I'd watch that! My husband is Korean and we moved to Korea 2 years ago from the US when my son was 5 and we just had a daughter this past December. 🙂 I'd like to hear other experiences to see how they compare to mine.

[@charlotteasae]

i’m japanese and irish and I’ve always been interesting my japanese heritage and I started learning Japanese a couple years ago as well. I always felt like I wasn’t “asian enough” to be able to consider myself Japanese even though I felt the most connected to that part of myself. It’s interesting to see other people of mixed race and their experiences.

[@jccornelio4870]

Came to this video cuz Sarah is STUNNING

[@bindu996]

I am half south Asian half Hispanic and deeply appreciated this conversation. So insightful, and I find so much in common even tho our backgrounds are ethnically different. Especially Aymans influence from Arab/Islamic culture, and Cedric’s perspective of having a parent pass away - when you’re mixed it hits different. Love and appreciation to all my fellow mixed folks :) Edit: as I continue to listen I’m moved to tears because of how refreshing it is to hear that ppl share in this experience. Friends I never had 😂

[@francisimanuel7121]

I grew up Blasian in Amsterdam, lovely. But it would be nice to hear about experiences growing up mixed in Korea. My son is half Korean and since we will move there soon it would be enlightening.

[@Deli24knight]

Loved hearing their honest experiences! Great content overall

[@SAOCriBZee]

Never been this fast to clicking Video from Asian Boss... Nice information like usual AB !

[@melissali7423]

Ced's answers questions as though he has plans to run for office one day.

[@rin11bairborne]

Melissa Li he’s definitely on a different level in a good way. Definitely an awesome speaker

[@AngryKittens]

"How much are women there?" I would have just slapped the guy.

[@someOne-ex3zz]

No we are pervert haters

[@someOne-ex3zz]

@zain mudassir yeah 😅

[@user-zh2cx9vv2s]

@zain mudassir you're disgusting

[@azura_san1233]

@zain mudassir lol you don't ask that to ANY women, feminists from over the world would bash the hell out of you. They are not play things.

[@wint2792]

I would have said: "Ex-squeeze you?? how would you feel if someone asked you how much your mother/grandmother/wife/sister is?!?!? sit there and let that sink in nicely because that's how insulted I feel right now! I hope your brain is less squeezed in a box now to consider that question!"

[@김도진-x2t]

As a fully South Korean, I want all mixed-race Koreans, whether half black-Koreans, half asian-Koreans, or half white-Koreans, to be considered equal members of this country and society. I am sure, South Korea has changed and we can do better!

[@johnnycrash4892]

Thanks homie :D

[@김도진-x2t]

@@johnnycrash4892 You're welcome. I think People have to be kind each other.👀

[@luzerbowy4773]

@@김도진-x2t I am black 💖Asians

[@jaehyuns1719]

❤️💖💖💖💚

[@Mr-pn2eh]

As a fully white American. I would totally date this korepina.

[@shqip_sumejja]

Everyone here was very respectful, I enjoyed this podcast a lot ❤️ I could certainly relate

[@minakim7750]

I NEEDED to see this video, wow. I’m so happy I stumbled upon this. I am honestly so nervous with moving to Korea because I am ethnically Korean but I can’t speak it very well. When I would travel to Korea I would get shocked and somewhat negative reactions in korea because I can’t speak it and I would always take everything so personally. I think they all provided such great insights and I cant wait to move there to teach English there next year.

[@prajyotmohite2893]

I liked the last format for this discussion. I loved the casual format

[@KimaknaeLine]

I’m half Korean and it’s hard to be half of any ethnicity because you have people trying to tell you, you can only be one thing not both and they try to tell you things to make you feel bad about yourself and it really sucks but what can you do about it you can’t change peoples opinion even if their opinion is bad :/

[@Lunaxklk]

Cedric's parents must be proud of him. He's very well versed.

[@jack-so6zs]

the egyptian dude defo hates anything do with his dad side after him and his mother went through!!

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

I don't blame him. We have a mixed family and trying to ban one side (language) is just wrong. It just feels disrespectful.

[@AngryKittens]

Women from more equal cultures would find it very difficult to adapt to Arabic cultures. You'll always be seen as "lesser". I wouldn't have expected it to work from the get go.

[@미래를사는남자]

I wouldn't go far as to say hate, but I was hurt alot and struggled financially to get through college (took me 10 years to graduate cuz i had to work for payment) with only my mother. :(

[@8thousevirgin]

@@UnicornsPoopRainbows yeah, it sounded like ethnocide..

[@crochet-and-coffee]

@@미래를사는남자 totally understand you and kudos to your mom. God bless you both.

[@poetcauseur3113]

Cedric, happy to see you!

[@tylerkim68]

I absolutely love this I related to a lot of what Cedric said. I’m a 22 year old half Korean half American living in America with hopes to move and work in Korea in the next few years. Most of my life I always embraced my Korean side a lot even though I didn’t really know the language or much of the culture, as my dad moved to Korea as a very young child (around 4 years old) and doesn’t know how to read or write Korean and his Korean speaking is very choppy. My halmoni passed away when I was only 3 and my dad never knew his father so we weren’t very close with Korean family either. So while I always was like yea I’m korean and felt very proud of that heritage I knew nothing about it except for food or some stereotypes. As I got older I really wanted to embrace it even more and have a backing and understanding of my Korean heritage and culture. I completely understood what Cedric said when he was that asian kid with his black friends and with asian friends he was that black kid. I didn’t have many asian friends because of the fact they saw me as the white kid, I was never “Asian enough” but with white friends they didn’t understand some of the things we did at my house because my mom did accept a lot of the Korean culture that she learned from my halmoni. So we take our shoes off in the house, we make korean food regularly (sometimes multiple times a week), studies were incredibly important. Like I didn’t know there were people that didn’t own rice cookers until I was 19 years old because I’ve never lived without one and it just blew my mind when I learned that. Growing up it felt like an identity crisis because I didn’t know where I belonged. I get so many people that call me a Koreaboo now because I try so hard to learn as much as I can about the culture, I listen to Kpop, I watch Korean dramas, etc but to them I don’t look Korean and they just think I’m white. And as someone that almost NEVER recognized my white half and always was super proud of being Korean that I’d forget that yea I am white, it becomes so frustrating because you feel like you don’t belong. I feel there are just struggles that only halfies understand when it comes to identity and culture. I used to get made fun of for bringing Korean food to lunch by the non Asian people at school and got asked “are you eating dog” and stuff like that. And the asian kids where like “you’re not really that asian” so it really felt like I was so different and not accepted on either side, and I think that’s why I try so hard when it comes to my understanding about what korean culture is like and the language and everything because like Sarah says I don’t want to stand out I want to be invisible and just fit in. Also if Cedric is still doing those films about halfies in Korea by the time I move there I would so love to be apart of something like that. It feels like not many people talk about what it’s like being only half Korean and some of the bizarre struggles we can face not just externally but internally as well. I’m sorry this is so long but I just absolutely loved this and I related to it soo much and it feels so good seeing someone talk about us and noticing us and accepting us as being both because I feel like I don’t see enough of that.

[@AC-ih1dr]

You can't be half a nationality. Use your other parents ethnicity- British-American, German- American ect. It's erasure for those of us who are indigenous.

[@shanice22shane]

I listened to this whole thing while working!! So nice!

[@agme8045]

The half black probably struggles the most since he is physically very different plus he’s black

[@puntakinte2049]

Other than his skin tone, how is he physically different?

[@agme8045]

Punta Kinte well, his face is not very asian like, his eyes aren’t like the Korean ones.

[@agme8045]

pink girl lol sorry I didn’t mean to offend you. He doesn’t necessarily look asian, he could pass as a latino, believe me, im from south america and he could just be Peruvian or from central america. Native Americans come from Asia, so they look pretty asian, like Mongolians or south west asians

[@congratulashuns]

@@agme8045 i get you. Because i know his story i can see it. However when i first saw him he didn't look half Asian - he looks south american /carrib

[@michelleautore2945]

@@agme8045 He actually looks very Asian, the host doesn't look very Asian.

[@hollymaxim4955]

Very relevant as Korea is changing so fast. Great facilitating and good panel.

[@imawizarrd]

wow, I'm just finding this video, but that quote "I'm a Korean going back to my home country... and as soon as I got here... I am not Korea" 😂I feel like this quote just describes so much about us halfies. I really didn't expect this video to be so comforting and relatable. Thank you all for meeting up and talking about this. It really spoke to me, and it was good to be reminded that there are others like me going through the same thing...but also going through different things. It's nice to hear about others' unique experiences and yet feel so connected to them at the same time.

[@carmendelcastillo7724]

Two stephen's? Whaaaaaaaaaatt

[@jaxlone997]

Carmen Del Castillo they’re one, he just had huge work done

[@bei609]

@@jaxlone997 r u srs?

[@wooottff]

Apparently yes

[@gianna6911]

The other one is steve..lol

[@jamesheng1878]

I feel like these videos should be subtitled too in their respective languages. Especially if it’s something like this, it could be a good idea to expose Koreans to such thoughts and have such material be more accessible to them

[@8thousevirgin]

Should be subtitled to korean so koreans will understand the struggle of halfies.

[@bobohubuns7092]

Yeah Koreans search stuff in Korean never in English

[@Wong-Jack-Man]

Great talk, you all are well articulate and well spoken and wish you all the best. I totally get being invisible because all of us have an innate feeling to fit in and not be an outsider. It affects eastern backgrounds a bit more then western societies because of our ancestrial Confucius influence of collectivism. Having lived in the states, depending on where you live you still experience the outsider affect. Sometimes it’s in our heads of course because one bad experience can mar our reality more than a positive experience but more often than not our intuition is correct.

[@Nekomikuri]

I'm also half. I appreciate Asian Boss for making videos about hapa stuff! Thank you

[@ellenleong3683]

I've only recently come to know of your channel ans it's so educational, exciting and well produced. This topic speaks volumes to me as I'm from the Coloured race in South Africa and so much of what these guys are experiencing is what my people have experienced centuries ago. As far as I'm aware, South Africa is the only country in the world that has a separate race of people who are "halfies". We come in all shapes, sizes and looks and in many cases, if you're not a born and bred South African, you'd be confused if that person is Coloured or not. Many of their experiences we still go through but as we've grown in numbers, we've begun to rise above it and basically become thick skinned. Is there a part 2 to this episode?

[@marienkavergnes1627]

Hello Ellen Leong, In islands colonized by France, for example in la Réunion, Guadeloupe, Haïti, la Martinique, etc. the term "mulâtre" is used to call people of mixed white (béké) and coloured race. The term was used more or less until the mid 20th century, but it is shockingly still in use, although rarely, nowadays. It comes from Portugese "mulato" (it was used in Brasil, Portugal and Spain, and their colonies, too). Itself it comes from the Arab "muwwalad", which was used to describe people of mixed Arab and non Arab origin. In the French colonized islands, mulâtre people were despised by both the white and the coloured ; at the same time, they inherited and enjoyed the same privileges in society as the white as their social status raised when marrying a white person. The mulâtre are considered separately from the rest.

[@fridolfgranq]

Half Finn half Filipino here, I definitely understand what these guys are saying. Say if I was living in the Philippines I would get labeled as white, and living in Finland I get labeled as dark skinned. So essentially I don't really have a place to belong in neither of my native countries. However! When I first went to Spain for a while I noticed that I blended in! Like a miracle, everyone in the stores or restaurants were trying to chat me up in Spanish lol.. too bad I don't know the language

[@minim6981]

Mazdaro thats what you think, but if you’ve ever been to the Philippines, you’ll realize that you probably dont stand out. I’m also half white, and whenever I go to the Philippines, people just think I’m Filipino. They even talk to me in Tagalog. Same thing happened when I went to Spain. They thought I was Spanish.

[@fridolfgranq]

@@minim6981 I've been a few times and I do get a lot of comments about my looks. I'm much taller than everyone on top of being relatively pale which makes a difference to the majority

[@mikicerise6250]

Jaja. I'm half Puerto Rican/Dominican and half Czech/Polish (both my parents were also half xD), was born in US, but I live in Spain and also blend in. So if I don't say anything about my origin people assume I'm Spanish. But if I tell them, often they will treat me slightly differently, start making assumptions. It's like having two different identities almost, even though I'm the same person... like I can put on two different skins. I find it frustrating. I think most people just assume that who they are is intrinsic, but mixed people realize that it is actually very tied up with how they are seen. How you identify is very dependent on how you are identified, because that determines how you are treated and who you are assumed to be, and that is out of your control. It is disorienting. Usually I don't tell people in the beginning so I can see how they treat me one way, and then see the difference. I don't know any Czech or Polish, only Spanish and English, so a lot of people will just see me Anglo-American, which is very weird to me because I'm Hispanic/Slavic... I don't have any Anglo-Saxon ascendance, and in the US no one would say I'm Anglo-American. :p But all things considered I think probably one of the best groups in which to be mixed is Hispanic group.

[@fridolfgranq]

@@mikicerise6250 Yeah it's a definite fact that your looks play a huge part in your identity towards others 😅 Mostly it's something in the unconscious which makes me feel like an outsider no matter what, but when I first got people saying stuff like they would have never guessed that I'm not one of them, it really hit me and to be honest I felt closer to those people somehow :p I'm not saying that my actual friends are racist or anything, I just feel like there is something more to being from the same ethnicity ^

[@tabithaayala4964]

I'm half Korean and half Mexican!!! 🙋‍♀️

[@Cliffracer46]

Lol nice mix

[@김영아-d4t]

Hi I'm korean! So which country do you live in now?😗

[@Cliffracer46]

@@김영아-d4t Italy

[@hellome8937]

guccifroggo oh that’s cool do you speak both languages?

[@nomnomducks1041]

김영아 sorry im not good at korean but sunbaenim i live in seoul! Im korean and Australian japanese and chinese!

[@blueaudreypena]

Been watching Cedric love his vids

[@rsuriyop]

That Cedric guy happens to have his own youtube channel. I was aware of it's existence months before this clip was even uploaded because his videos tend to pop up under my recommendations from time to time. So I'd assume that's how Asian Boss found out about him and ended up reaching out to him for an interview.

[@kimberlykim1890]

As a parent of 2 beautiful "halfie" (American mom & Korean father), never did their father and I think about the struggle of being half/half. I find it sad that they have encountered some unacceptance from their own peers. I have raised them to be proud of who they are and to embrace their Korean side and always learn more about culture, traditions, language.

[@joecanis484]

If only all young people had the attitudes of you four. And the young lady is so cute. How could anyone discriminate in a negative way with her ancestry? Kudos to all of you. You all are thoughtful, intelligent, and articulate. No generation could ask for more.

[@HanyuuHOLO]

Very good and informative. I like the long type of video, because you keep more of all the recording on it. Sometimes you cut too much in other videos, even skipping answers from interviewees.

[@DimitriMoreira]

This content is gold. Keep it coming! Loved every second of it.

[@benjackson7872]

Me too. I would love to see more videos like this. I hope they do one for half-Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, etc.

[@artur2133]

I just love this kind of content. Please, keep doing it.

[@lindsaydannah]

I’m white and my boyfriend is Korean. I appreciate what you guys are doing by sharing the experiences of “halfies.” If my boyfriend and I ever have a kid, I want him/her to grow up without discrimination in Korea. I don’t want to have to move back to Canada just so that my kid isn’t bullied.

[@cutekitty3067]

Why does Korea still look down on Southeast Asia when only several decades ago, Korea was an impoverished country and in a far worse state economically than all of Southeast Asian countries? They should know more about their history and learn about their past instead of having superiority complex just because they gained some amount of wealth or progress! Well, there are still many poor Koreans especially among the elderly and many unemployed and struggling youth as well so they had better practice some humility and not look down on other races. Besides, the fate of nations is not permanent, one time it may be great and the next thing, it can collapse all of a sudden. I know not all Koreans are like this but those who feel superior or disrespect us Southeast Asians should think hard coz u don't know what the future holds for your country!

[@VermilionLotus]

I'm only speculating, but I think it's because Koreans are generally very proud. Koreans don't like to look back at how bad it really was, especially because it wasn't all that long ago. Now that they are thriving (in comparison) they just want to forget it and move on. I agree with you, however, that they should understand exactly what has happened and understand the situations in other neighboring countries in order to be more open-minded. I think Korea still struggles with being open-minded in many, many aspects. Hopefully as the younger generations step up things will change (or change more quickly, depending on the case). Younger generations in many countries these days are much more progressive than their parents and grandparents because the world has changed so much. Southeast Asia is beautiful and though I haven't been there myself, I've heard the people are very lovely. :)

[@cutekitty3067]

@A Korean guy passing by As I said in my comment "not all Koreans are like that"...of course there are lots of kind Korean people, but based on many narratives and experiences from people I have heard including in this video it is clear there are still Koreans who look down on SEA people.

[@bluewater3216]

"only several decades ago, Korea was an impoverished country and in a far worse state economically than all of Southeast Asian countries"

[@bluewater3216]

I don't justify any discrimination but 1. worse than all Southeast Asian coutnries? No. Most of SEA countries were poorer than S.Korea even in 1960s. You know there were huge economic gap among SEA countries not only now but also in 1950's or 1960's 2. In 1950's South Korean economy was similar with many Southeast Asian countries but since late 1960's South Korea never worse than Southeast Asian countries. For example, in 1967, South Korea's GDP per capita was already three times higher than Indonesia's.

[@cutekitty3067]

@@bluewater3216 Yes I was talking about the 1950's and 60's when South Korea's per capita income was less than $100, that's what I meant when I said it was poorer decades ago than any SEA countries now. I was comparing Korea then to SEA now, not SEA back then, I'm saying that their ancestors also experienced poverty so they should be able to look back on their past, that's all I'm saying. Btw, I'm not hating on Korea.

[@हानासुगिसाकी]

Stephen is so handsome! He definitely got the best of both his parents' genes.

[@justanotherweirdo11]

Which one?

[@mysterioussonu]

Yes I am also

[@Friendship1nmillion]

Aren't there *TWO* Stevens from AsianBoss? 👨‍🏫🤔 👥⚧️ 🕵️‍♂️☯️🇰🇷🇺🇳👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

[@stevedoesjobs]

Ayyyyy thanks for the compliment 😉

[@andresamartins26]

She is definitely talking about the one on the grey coat

[@seni_oo]

Omgg egyptian korean wow. I'm half Egyptian too, I wish knew the language. I'm jealous of him for that haha

[@charmainej4820]

It's arabic...no one speaks the traditional Egyptian anymore due to Arab influence

[@Mag9630]

Aha... someones jealous of him that he can speak Arabic fluently.. But it seems for him it's not a proud thing. Idk but I looks like he just want to forget Arabic and everything that related to his culture lol..

[@AndreaAlison]

@@Mag9630 For his dad to be exactly...because his dad represents a bad Arabic stereotype to him.

[@seni_oo]

@@charmainej4820 "I wish I knew the language" was implying Arabic. Specifically the Egyptian dialect of Arabic. I know what language my family speak. thanks :)

[@seni_oo]

@@Mag9630 he had a hard time in Egypt so I don't blame him, its not easy growing up mixed, especially in homogeneous societies

[@komentarista_mayor]

Sarah is always smiling and laughing and that is the Filipino traits he gets from her mom.

[@dwima97]

i just adore mix race, they always struggle so much in a society but they keep walk forward. Back in school i really wanted to have foreign friends though because it would be interesting to share different culture each other.

[@kristella8843]

Is it me or are these interviews just captivating to listen to even though I am not close to being even mixed.

[@cecehong]

I'm Korean. That's very true. Once a person speak Korean fluently, Koreans do open up. Koreans in Korea do feel a little bit out of their elements (don't know what to do or how to interact) if they think someone is foreign. So knowing that the person speaks Korean fluently shows that this person does understand and they can be themselves. But I also think that the ethnic demographic of Koreans are expanding. I hope that all can find some place to be harmonious :).

[@conanspence]

Tsk, no you find harmony by letting go of your racism

[@yukuhana]

I would've love to meet Cedric's father.

[@HQ93]

Being mixed myself, the point about people thinking dark skin is dirty is actually so common! I’ve had people say that to my face in places like Lithuania and Poland - although it was jokingly, it’s quite unpleasant to be at the receiving end of such a high level of ignorance.

[@j.langer5949]

I personally like white complexion and lighter hair. The whiter you are the better. Am I a bad person for it?

[@theangrycheeto]

@@j.langer5949 Yes. Dark only.

[@nannccc]

@@j.langer5949 It’s not a problem to have preferences.. The problem is equating dark skin / more melanin to being dirty. You can like pale skin and light hair without thinking dark features are something that can simply just be ‘washed’ off

[@j.langer5949]

@@nannccc did I write something like that?

[@jokbok995]

@@j.langer5949 I think you are a bad person Because you said "the whiter you are the better" There is nothing bad about having a preference but Just too say that is really messed up

[@whippedcreme1488]

As a half Korean half Australian I had things that were tough for me when I lived in Korea. I would get bullied by the kids and they will say speak English when I only knew few words of English. So I moved to Australia when I was 4 so that is my experience with being a half Korean in Korea lol

[@yukuhana]

So edifying to listen to Cedric talk.

[@reynax7]

Love this, halfie here too.

[@noemelugo4392]

I suggest korean subtitles to this.. great content.

[@CobraTheSpacePirate]

Great episode! Especially Ayman's story about the Korean compulsory military service.

[@aantoo90]

Has Stephen changed? Lol~ xD

[@Drawphilic]

Nope, you have cataract

[@mangos1346]

you are confusing with Steve.

[@aantoo90]

@@mangos1346 oh~ ty

[@adekter5094]

Same lol

[@larissasaldanha4035]

Great vídeo 👏🏻👏🏻

[@zethcao11]

This is kind of an *EYE OPENER* to people who feel superior than the other, who looked down at others or those who are very good at stereotyping, not only in Korea but *TO ALL* around the world including me..

[@alinkusdianadewi5091]

When stephen was introduce his self as host i though its prank. and stephen will interview stephen. Edit: emoji has deleted.

[@egganbert]

Any reason why there are no Korean subtitles? Especially since this is a heavily Korean-related subject. I get that it's a long video, but I think it would help reach a wider and relevant audience.

[@lorrainedavies3789]

I am half English half Singaporean and it has brought me good things and difficult things! Nobody has ever guessed where I am from as I have an accent and look different from my English people or Singaporean people!

[@Userhandle7384]

Bothers me how Stephen just says American and the assumption is that he is white. Because white is the neutral American... tired of this attitude

[@tomvandervaart2044]

The majority is just white

[@Angell_Lee]

@@tomvandervaart2044 Changing, in 10/20 years mixed people and other nationality are taken over.

[@tylerkim68]

I say the same thing or say half white cause it’s easier than listing off all the countries that my other half makes up but at the same time I think it was to show he’s American too and not say European

[@yahainHotPink]

SAME!!! I hear your comment loud and clear!! 👌🏽👌🏽

[@yahainHotPink]

He could easily say white American or Caucasian American...Just odd choice in my opinion. There are Indigenous people (American Indian or Native American) in North America, African Americans, white Americans and soooooo many more here. Be specific, lol. 😩

[@okazay]

I’m also half Korean living in Korea and I completely agree. It’s so hard finding a GOOD Korean friend. Just be patient :)

[@RainLover6]

Nice! I’m half Korean half Saudi 😃 interesting to see different half Koreans from all over the world 😄

[@peacefulsoul8612]

wow interesting!

[@white.rose001]

I'm actually curious how you look like 😅

[@mays3558]

I’m half Saudi and filipino.. hearing about people’s struggles made me feel less anxious cause i had so many struggles in the past. Thank u for sharing this video

[@dreamyskieye]

this was so interestingly fun to listen to . an hour pass so quickly listening to this it was enjoyable and comforting being able to hear everyone stories and experiences. i hope the best for all of them!! i hope there's a part two soon~~~

[@chanthol3481]

I love this video very much! Thank you

[@bookXbat]

That military bubble he spoke about is real. As a military brat, going from seeing interracial couples everywhere as a kid to racism I'd only been told about in the continental usa as an adult was a shock man.

[@rebeccapua3337]

good video! very informative in terms of cultural diversities!

[@yahainHotPink]

This is such an interesting panel. Thanks for sharing.

[@saraelizabethcasillaslopez8024]

I just discovered your channel, I love all your videos, everyone should see them. greetings from Mexico

[@redfox2616]

Im half korean.. still strugglin here :/

[@Cliffracer46]

Where are you from guys?

[@gonzaminator530]

same..

[@kauchkauch2272]

red fox let me guess your mom is a korean right?

[@redfox2616]

@@kauchkauch2272 my dad is

[@tiffanysar-lecluze5679]

Why r u struggling ?

[@m.h4003]

This is comforting to watch. My child is half Korean half Chinese Indonesian. living in Korea.

[@Ricecookerexe]

Any half Koreans here with a Korean dad too? : D

[@dahankang42]

Korean dad Mexican Mom

[@kauchkauch2272]

Ricecooker.exe korean dad Norwegian mom. Never really had any trouble.

[@imeatinggoldfish]

yep

[@Ricecookerexe]

kauch kauch same I never had issues either with a Korean dad and Canadian mom. Part of it was probably growing up in Hawaii where most people are half asian

[@yuribar8076]

korean pilipin

[@hahatoldyouso]

Great post, very interesting!

[@SDKsa1]

Lol @ Ayman Hisham! I'm half Saudi Arabian half Korean. My dad is a doctor and my mom is a nurse. So much similarities!

[@StephAnie-fd9vl]

That is great. I hope your parents fared much better than Ayman's.

[@SDKsa1]

@@StephAnie-fd9vl They are together still. If I would describe it, its a very strained relationship that they have. Like horribly strained, but I guess all the time they spent together caused them to be co-dependent on each other. Although they get on each others nerves and yell at each other, they can not live without each other. Weird situation lol. My dad never tried to assimilate my mom into the culture, he did want it but never tried. He actually encouraged me to speak korean more but I forgot, he still reminds me to every now and then.

[@MCHkid13]

I'm not a Korean man but if I were I'd totally be Stephen's friend. xD Also, I enjoyed listening to Cedric. He's such a good speaker.

[@TheStoweaway]

I'm half white American and half Venezuelan but grew up in the states with visits to my mom's country every year during early childhood. I definitely feel like as a kid I had a better connection to the Venezuelan culture than I do now and I think that's just because it has been a very long time since I've visited. In the states, I've never had any issues with race as far as my look goes since I don't look like your stereotypical Latina (whatever that means lol). So normally when someone finds out they are really surprised. I do remember in Venezuela as a child, hearing the townspeople call me nicknames like Blanca Nieve (Snow White) because I was pale, and asking where I was from because I had an accent speaking Spanish. So in the States, while I didn't stick out... I still feel different culturally because I had that influence of my Hispanic family. There are some things with American culture I just don't understand and as a kid, I kinda resented that side and wished I wasn't Hispanic. I have more appreciation for the Venezuelan culture now as an adult, but growing up in the States makes me too "gringa" for some of the Hispanic community I'm a part of so idk... I think within the mixed person hierarchy that I definitely lucked out, but I do think that no matter which cultures our parents shared with us, that we share a similar experience trying to fit in or find how we relate to the people around us. When Cedric said he would respond to his mom in English, I felt that in my soul because I still do that now. I feel guilty that I don't speak it, but I also feel guilty that I don't speak it well. :/ Thanks for sharing your experiences in Korea and I wish you all the best with your careers and the goals you have in life.

[@mikicerise6250]

I've met Americans and British in Spain with children here. They talk to their children in English, children respond in Spanish. It's pretty typical. I agree though Hispanic identity is very strongly linguistic... you identified by accent, and if you don't speak Spanish you are identified as out-group. Doesn't matter your ethnicity or origin. I used to have much more Caribbean influenced Spanish, but in Spain people would get very hung up on it, which is hard to deal with as a kid. I ended up assimilating Spanish accent so people would stop picking out my accent every time I said something and demand, "why do you talk like that?" and for every person I meet I have to explain my life story. But now if I tell people where I'm from, "wait, so why do you talk like you're from here?" Can't win. xD

[@subliminalmotivation1074]

It's super interesting to see how even though they are all half Korean, their perspectives are so unique. 😇

[@TheKamakuraGardener]

A wonderful episode! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@trollof229antthevariable9]

I'm probably gonna make a couple Cedric's, tbh. Teehee.

[@Lolee56]

The Korean Egyptian guys hair is soooooo smooth 😍

[@charlespak6784]

Cedric. You the man

[@CarlyneDTQTonPod]

The comments on this video below who are gushing over the “half American” dude aka White dude is reflective of what the half Egyptian dude’s statement towards the end points. His looks are not important Everyone had a good story to tell but people still need to educate themselves.

[@user-zh2cx9vv2s]

they're making such a big deal out of it, it's ridiculous. this video kind of about ethnicity, but not to that extent

[@farrah7798]

man i could listen to cedric talking for days bruh

[@jase87]

I think the issue a lot of people have with Steven is, in a video where your ethnic origin is the subject, saying half American is non informative (also a bit presumptuous equation of American = white). The 3 interviewee’s parents could all be American but they don’t say I’m 100% American?? Because nationality isn’t the point of the video!! Steven should have said half American with so and so background, by omitting that part, it comes off as sub conscious display of white American snobbery

[@dedos6527]

Exactly. Even the other guy who was American specified African-American.

[@stevedoesjobs]

Jason Huang ahh sorry.. my dad is kind of a mutt (like most Americans). Father is German and a lil native Indian American. Didn’t mean to offend you!

[@purplerainbow1995]

@@stevedoesjobs that's what I understood with what you said

[@kevin5866]

To have American blood you need to have Native American blood. Half or not, white people in the USA, don't have American blood

[@egolayer13]

I couldn't disagree more. Being mixed in any country is a combination of both race and nationality -- and consequently that nation's culture. Stephen saying he feels "American" in Korea is absolutely not about being white. This is cemented clearly, because Cedric follows up with a similar story about moving from America to Korea and feeling definitely "not Korean." So I'm sorry, but it's not just about race. I don't see any reason to slander Stephen over this. The subject was not simply "ethnic origin." The subject is what it's like to be half *something* as a foreigner in Korea. And I think everyone here, including Stephen, had an interesting perspective.

[@lauram6065-k7q]

Hold on the african american and korean dude is 35 and looks like 20 😍😍😍😍😍

[@tylerkim68]

It’s cause asian don’t raisin AND black don’t crack

[@literatrix]

I was thinking the same thing 😅 😅 😍😍