Jessie - Call Me by My Name (Ep 1)

[@vincebatucan2446]

THREE EPISODES IN ONE DAY?!?!?!

[@Kairava]

But the other 2 seem to be behind the scenes. NVM Thanks so much for your comment! D:

[@profonde3460]

@@Kairava Hi. It is three 10-12 minutes continuing episodes. Episode 1: 'Jessie'. Episode 2: 'Blender'. Episode 3: 'Super Asian' (yeh Ep 1 is only 9:49 - close enough to 10 minutes). Don't know why you would think other episodes are "behind the scenes". Series just goes to many office & work scenes, after this one Episode numbers are it top right corner of the thumbnail. Jessie did upload 3 episodes in 1 day. KZbin uploads can be scheduled days or weeks in advance though. However Jessie probably did put them all up in same day, considering how much work she puts into her content. After typing this I thought i'd check what NVM means. As not seen that (not quite an) acronym before, & I'm on youtube a lot and read comments a lot. So re what I just typed, above, in the paragraph above, NVrMnd

[@Lovethemusic009]

YAAAAYYY

[@Emily-sx7vd]

Talented

[@kfjdhfkjahhkajlsad]

I'm so happy for you ❤❤❤❤

[@Flastew]

Jessie is so talented. Cool story and the quality of the acting, writing and sets is outstanding.

[@SophieLaF0ntaine]

Aw. I was fortunate. My Asian parents actually named me "Jessie" right off the bat. I also had an informal Chinese name, that mainly only my paternal grandparents used (everyone else called me "Jessie". But later as an adult, I became enamored with the French language and legally changed it to "Sophie". I never had identity struggles with whether to keep a Chinese name or not. Possibly because it was always assumed that we live here now; we would have American names if we wanted. Before I was even born, when my dad's family came here from Hong Kong, two of my dad's brothers also changed their names to American names - "Shui" to "Leonard" and "Wing" to "James". No one made an issue of it or anything. And informally, at family gatherings, they go by both names. And changing names absolutely did not mean we were abandoning the Chinese culture at all! Just embracing our new one!

[@peterc4082]

Cool. One observation. I see that in the States, Asian people call themselves Asian, while say a Polish American will be a Polish American, we don't call ourselves European or White Americans, or at least I don't think so, I've not seen that from my contacts there. Is it not really the case with your communities that you'd rather be Vietnamese American or Korean American or ... -American? As I live in an English speaking country and studied in a mostly English university and have accreditation in the UK and US as well as here, I use an English version of my Polish name unofficially. English people can't say Polish names and so, as many are derived from Jewish/Greek/Latin names eg John = Jan, it's possible to use the English version to have the same meaning. But English people are still bad. I found other ethnicity, white and non white to be better at saying my original name, but they also struggle. I've known Taiwanese people here and for the most part they also assumed English names as first names.

[@mimosal3767]

In China I had to take a Chinese name. Well, I could have transcript my French name (since for the papers, I needed Chinese writing, they can do it phonetically,), but I was given a real Chinese name by my Chinese boyfriend, and he wanted me to use that one, so I did. Issue is I was white (I am not Asian, I was a French girl moving to China) , so I obviously didn't look Chinese, and since China was really not mixed at that time (we were like only 5 white people at the university), it was really weird for people that I have a Chinese name ahah :D Everyone expected me to have a "foreign name" when seeing me and were confused that I didn't ! So, what should have been "more simple" wasn't really ! (also it was an old name, which I didn't know, so it was weird because I was young...) Even worst : I took the last name of that same boyfriend (in France, we take the last name of the husband). But since they don't do that in China, it made no sense that we had the same last name (and that I had a Chinese last name, wtf !) , we were asked if we were brother and sister ? cousin ? (but he was Asian and I wasn't ?) so many questions ahah :D

[@erickolb8581]

I once met a young lady who called herself "Gow Nuu." Her and her friend Annie both spoke fluent English. I think Annie was called "Guuwaa." Both of them were born in America from immigrants from Laos. I don't think Gow Nuu had an English name.

[@leilanimatthews6155]

Hi Jessie! I just want to say thank you for showing a half Chinese woman. I'm half, but I don't "look" Chinese. It's nice to see someone who is like me.

[@happyskippy]

As an Asian in Australia, I learned that Chinese names are too difficult for an English speaking person to pronounce, therefore I use an English first name and keep my Chinese name as the middle name. Last name stays the same of course

[@TheVampireAzriel]

So, as someone who started going by a different name than my birthname, I call Azriel my "real" name and my birth/adoptive name as my "passport" name. I don't want to go about all the trouble of changing my documents to Azriel, but that's the name I want to be called. I loved the episode and the struggle!

[@Gamespectives]

U do realise that is the name of the Angel of Death in Abrahamic religion. And generally known in western/English culture xD

[@scarletkittyeyes]

​@@Gamespectives probably deliberate, friend. they chose the name lol

[@tylociraptor8131]

The Aquafina cup im dying!!

[@mogaman28]

And the best thing?... It is also written wrong!! It is Awkwafina (shamelessly copy/pasted from IMDb).

[@mcairborne82]

Absolutely Awesome! I busted a gut at the "Aquafina Latte" moment! Cheers Jess. I mean Jae-Qian. 😉

[@moonegalactica]

*jie qian

[@mcairborne82]

@@moonegalactica Thank you.

[@KungPaoPenny]

WOAH!! That is a huge leap in production quality!! I'm really curious how you made this all happen! Great job!

[@ChinesewithJessie]

Glad you liked it!

[@shughl1]

What's so amazing about this is that it's not only funny, but there's a more profound message or moral about this whole thing. Thank you for conveying these lessons in a funny and light way, Jessie.

[@elena3941]

i love learning about chinese folklore like ancestor worship, afterlife etc 😊i’m german so i struggle with tones in chinese 😢but i love hearing chinese people’s chinese name 😊❤❤ i love the meanings behind them!

[@slavvalb3933]

Your acting skills are great 🏆💯

[@calebivey1776]

You're good and very talented. I usually watch your shorts but had no idea you have a real talent for acting!

[@k.p.8955]

Can you do a series in Chinese for Chinese beginners? I'm dying for a series to watch as a Chinese beginner and you're very talented, creative and original.

[@karjuntsang6365]

This is so good to watch. Jessie is so funny

[@hotmintchoco]

this looks like something on par with netflix production? really good!

[@JenniferHuangDeng22]

Lol, I love the Monkey King and Heavenly Court reference.

[@user-fk1hm9mz5s]

Jessie, you should become a actor ❤❤❤❤

[@cactusshadow9840]

Jesse hears the voice of the ancestors! this explains so much! excellent production quality...thats a lot of work!

[@jau1976]

I need a laugh emoji for this video instead of the like button haha :)

[@PBSaltine]

Such a blessed writer and actress, and a wonderful ambassador for Chinese culture.

[@phatasm6351]

We are unionized. I'm dead 💀

[@kelsiermistborn]

“I guess he’s nonbinary because he was born out of a giant rock” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@vectorm4]

We are unionized. Made me laugh !!!

[@Mindsetolympics]

This reminds me so much of awkward black girl yt series! so cool❤🎉 just started learning Chinese. Blessings ❤

[@Ruairilynch9895]

“And the name for the order ?” Best line in the whole series in my humble opinion

[@MichaelJMayosky]

I adore you. You are brilliantly funny.

[@mickeldaniels207]

OMG I LOVE YOU! not creepy like, I mean I think your self awareness and acceptance of cultural differences makes this skit amazing! Plus, a woman who finds scat humor funny is so unexpected it left me laughing! Plus I must say her English pronunciation and correct use of English language rules makes this both accessible and understandable by most English speakers watching this video!

[@heethanthen]

You’re a hell of an actress. Keep ‘em coming

[@toryspelling7737]

production value is great and Jessie is hilarious as always

[@theatticofmagic]

My Indian mother named me Melissa because she wanted a name that was as easy as possible for Dutch people to pronounce correctly. This was fun and heartwarming to watch, kudos to everyone involved in putting such high quality together.

[@Tybold63]

Great acting and love the look of yer "ancestor". Only seen your shorts before and I like the full horisontal video format much better 😃

[@ciprianmogosanu7169]

This feels so much that it could have been a KZbin original back in the days when KZbin was doing them

[@lightynight]

IM SO GLAD THIS EXISTS!!!

[@Hellohellohello803]

"Americano pleathh!" - So cute. 😅

[@deontesampson1993]

Bed bath & below 😂😂😂 #TeamJessie ❤❤

[@ABChinese]

OMG this is so relatable! Try living in the US with a name that starts with "X" lol

[@absurdnerd7624]

Yes, I suppose the fictional character Charles *Xavier* would agree. 🤣

[@mimosal3767]

As teacher in France, I had some student with Chinese names (they looked Asian, had Chinese names written) so I was proud to pronounce them correctly since I speak Chinese and... they didn't answer to it ! The corrected me to use the French mispronunciation of it ! The reason is probably they are born and raised in France and only know (or used to) that pronunciation. I was kind of disappointed lol.

[@jackthompson8873]

This is pretty awesome Jessie 👍

[@OneOfDaLast]

Dude you're so super talented I wish you all the success in the world you deserve it!

[@brendahope485]

❤she so pretty n funny 😅n so talented I'm a big Jessie fan ❤❤

[@starrshort6403]

This is so amazing, THANK YOU ❤❤❤❤❤

[@J3lly-Trøpıc]

The way the coffee name is ✨✨✨"PrEtTy GiRl💅💅" XD

[@manithemaniqwin9196]

If i ever become a barista and im unsure how to spell a name i will always ask them how they spell it

[@cookiepookie-su5si]

I sent this to my Chinese teacher.

[@crystalgaming12]

2:41 as someone with ADHD, this hit hard bro😭

[@SSL_SSL]

江西妹你好 ！ 你又出現啦！

[@jiayantang8771]

as a chinese living in japan，this is also relatable😂

[@pandasrcool8445]

8:39, the one person in the friend group who's supportive

[@pandasrcool8445]

ITS HEREEEEE!!!!!!! WOOP WOOP!!

[@FrankTulloch]

... Jessie ... this is wonderful ... lol.

[@LennyPrice]

It's so inspiring to see your growth as a creator, Jessie! Thanks for reminding this #kidneytransplant #survivor that authenticity and commitment are the keys to success in the KZbin game! 💥

[@abhishekm3752]

Aquafina's latte 😂

[@MichaelJMayosky]

You are so funny. I am laughing my ass off.

[@jakefernandez1475]

I'm dying this girl is great LMFAO

[@wiscogod262]

Glad to see you growing 💗

[@Juice8767]

Got to admit, Jessi poppin’ a squat isn’t something I thought I’d see when I clicked this video lol

[@bobreilly9782]

I love all youe videos , they are fun to watch and, always have a postive message. they help us to undrstand youe struggles . but it seens you have done a very good job at overcomming them . and may i add you are vey smart and soo darn cute

[@Kairava]

Oooh!!! The cliff hanger!!!

[@Imaginary_mation]

Yess is already out now

[@misterbeezee]

The production values on this is next level

[@nickrodriguez3850]

Jessie's going to win a Oscar one day

[@Na5iR11]

可爱。 Everyone and the plot is funny in a cute way

[@scottstedman-xo8mo]

I ❤️ Your Video Jessie.

[@fhwgfhqwgf4405]

This is quality!!! ❤🔥

[@jaredlee3487]

I like this, il watch episode 2 tomorrow.

[@larzuthul5315]

Shu Qi is a beautiful Chinese actress

[@tech8167]

how the fuck did you manage to get this high quality production? are you rich? hahahahahaha

[@jparky1972]

Awe! I have to go to work!!! I'll watch these when I come home. ❤

[@jeffcastaneda7010]

What a nice little series!

[@beccavecchio8486]

"Zaijian" 😂😂

[@djv-animafan9120]

A Korean friend introduced himself by first name and family name, but a Chinese friend introduced himself by his family name and first name while we introduced ourselves by first name and family name.😊

[@thanussongprasart2568]

Your look is so on point on this series

[@r2d2rxr]

This is so cool! You made a show 😮!!!

[@shannonnew]

wow, great and funny episodes🎉

[@peterbee162]

so good.. keep going....

[@ganaelschneider]

sweet production! congrats

[@danpast23]

How did you get so good at acting? 👏👏

[@langcao3544]

Awesome!!! I am lol rn lmao

[@regina_filange2.0]

These are amazing!!❤

[@Nicha70]

Great ❤

[@phillipj_007]

Really good!

[@manishtambe2290]

You are so talented I love your videos

[@ArcadiaVibe]

This is hilarious 😂 and also a bit disturbing with those sound effects.

[@themoonandthesea]

This is great!

[@merinsan]

Even the subtitles got your name wrong! J Chin - sounds like a rapper name!

[@begunkurt9805]

1.06 Red woman 😆so pretty 😇

[@TokiWithCheese]

amazing! well done!

[@BeijingYank]

我喜欢陈杰

[@charliefckinmarr1188]

Best girl ❤❤❤❤

[@__alex.grae__]

That's amazing! How did you get this made and produced???

[@aleoaaa]

YESYYEYSYYEYSSS I WAS SO EXCITED

[@hueypautonoman]

Ok, I'm hooked ❤

[@Silquey]

nice filmmaking

[@user-dg4gx9xi5r]

时导不错！

[@sabrinusglaucomys]

I felt like the white guy earlier trying to comment on struggles in a conversation between women of color... It's not necessarily that we're just that stupid and don't understand but you open your mouth and realize anything you say could accidentally cross a line so you become inarticulate and vague. Great writing capturing that!

[@seasoundstudio6129]

These were really enjoyable. Great work! Looking forward to many more. As an American in Taiwan I have very little struggle compared to Asians in America. You show the funny side of the west’s ignorance.

[@pandasrcool8445]

0:57 the first too at least started with a J--- than it went off sail after that ;-;

[@JhonKennethCorsino]

omg 12 minutes ago !!!

[@Cao_Qinghua]

zai jian😂😂😂