Growing Up Chinese American | MY STRUGGLES

[@Purelikealily]

Pls don't think these type of videos are insignificant. THESE are the type of real stuff people need to hear. THIS is real life. Many of us experience these things. I'm African, who grew up western (White, I guess) and I can totally relate and understand your experiences. Thanks for a great video! ❤️

[@jendelporte8855]

purelikeaLily ii

[@Leeny_]

purelikeaLily I'm glad she made this because I didn't even know this actually happens..

[@Purelikealily]

Ayleen Hernandez yup! The world needs to be more educated about non-white people. We are all expected to "learn" white ways coz that's how the world works I guess .... but it's about time the world learns about everyone else. And we can do that more by coming out with our stories like Weylie did :)

[@Leeny_]

purelikeaLily I'm Hispanic so yes I've seen them get shamed. but not over food like that's crazy :( aw. YES THIS TOPIC NEEDS TO BE OUT THERE

[@mur52691]

I agree with you @purelikeaLily I grew up African too in a prodominately white area. These videos are soooo relevant!

[@VivianePerpetuo]

I grew up Brazilian-American and I can relate SO MUCH to all your examples, it's basically everything I went through as a kid. It took me many years to become proud of my ethnicity and embrace where my family came from.

[@prilailiu]

Viviane Perpetuo it's funny because I'm Chinese-American (Taiwanese parents but born in Cali) but I grew up in Brazil until I was 12, went back to California and I can relate to her video and to your comment because I'm pretty much Chinese-American-Brazilian, hahaha

[@gatheringleaves]

Ch-yeol whisper Bomdia!

[@SJ-zv3gq]

你很棒

[@SJ-zv3gq]

你的父母真该为有你这个女儿感到自豪 👍👍👍

[@chigasaki06]

Most Americans aren't used to well seasoned food.

[@flukfg]

girl now you're surrounded by 1.6m people who accept you for exactly who you are! i love so much learning about everything you grew up with. i'm mexican & i realize every culture & race has so much in common so it makes no sense how people can be so judgmental. we're all the same but different :) love you girl!

[@victorc1922]

you just voiced something that millions of immigrant family kids has gone through when growing up. really good

[@evelyntan233]

'Don't put yourself around people who make fun of you.' ♥

[@pastelpanda9939]

I love these real talks. As a fellow Asian American I struggle with my identity on the daily and it's lovely to hear your experience. Im so glad you've made peace with yourself. You're amazing and you should absolutely be proud of your unique identity.

[@aroonburanasakorn5553]

We should be proud of our root regardless of we originally come from.

[@dearbrown123]

我生活在中國，根本没有这种体验。我们这儿混血儿很受到歧视

[@juliapan9638]

I have a story to tell: My Chinese friends who just came here was doing a speech in front of the class. When they were talking everyone was just laughing and mocking at their accent. I mean they just came here and they barely can speak a word in English, they had the courage to go out and speak, what rights do u have to laugh at them

[@grace2000ification]

Julia Pan at least they can speak English. Your other classmates can't even speak Chinese

[@bettyting4393]

ikr most people can only speak 1 language! and they can speak maybe 2 or 3!

[@UniteForgetLeftRight]

When I lived in California in the 90s there were quite a few Chinese, Korean and Indian kids in my elementary school but as far as I know nobody treated them poorly. The white kids were shitty to each other but seemed to leave other ethnicities alone.

[@WastedAffairsYT]

I speak Chinese and English and other languages, and I wish I had a accent because my English is more fluent than my Chinese, I write English and I live in America I wish I lived in Asia

[@nevertalktome9363]

Make them pronounce shit in Chinese then 😂

[@车仔漫聊]

很喜欢你的演说风格，欣赏你作为一个华裔美国人的自信。 I admire your confidence,and I admire your boyfriend even more.

[@maryr94]

My heart broke when you said your lunch story. I just imagined a little kid so excited about their lunch and then feeling so bad about it. Kids get joy out of such little things and for that to be taken away is so sad.

[@nancyning2470]

Mariska K doesn't mean the white kids should be little assholes about it

[@sunvavachi]

How is that an excuse??? Food is food. There are a lot of different odours but it is the mannerism in which people should behave that lacks. No one is asking for you to feel bad, but behaviour and respecting is something which should be taught to those kids who are rude.

[@1125oboe]

I once brought fried rice for lunch in 1st grade which was my absolute favorite and I remember my classmates would make fun of me because it apparently "looked disgusting" so I could so relate to her story :(

[@truezyf]

why american kids hate chinese food, but when they grow up to adults, they like chinese food? what is wrong with them?

[@linma7997]

+Gear5 ZYF because they have been educated.

[@g.8992]

Tbh i'm proud that as asians, we know where our food comes from. Pork belly, knowing how to eat fish from the bone (fillet what?), people not knowing how to eat chicken feet because it's boney (hello chicken wings), I'm proud that we have a wider acceptance of food and tastes

[@britanytang7356]

Gil - Don't forget the oxtail! Soo good!

[@香口膠]

ikr, cut the fillet deboning bullshit

[@linma7997]

I am a Chinese, from Beijing, I don't eat chicken feet. It's not about the ethnicity, I feel disgusting too. One of my Australian friend, he loves chicken feet. So what to say? Just preference.

[@rickr9435]

mary-lin Ma but I don't think there is any "Australian dish" with chicken feet though

[@ViVi-qe8lg]

Rick R a

[@LoveForever365]

I'm Indian American and I used to bring my homemade Indian food to school and people used to say the same thing to me. I relate to this a lot!

[@kko-punch7059]

You are the most genuine Chinese American inside and out! I’m the same way! I came here when I was 19 (now 68). I never never have a negative feeling of who I am. I never lose touch of our history, our culture and my home country. I am a Chinese full of pride being one.

[@aime684]

I myself am Mexican American, I can relate to some of what you said with regards to language. At home I would speak Spanish and knew a few English words because of my older siblings. I started to learn English when I was around five, I had to learn at school because it was not being taught at home. I never once have felt ashamed of being Mexican, I've always loved my culture and have embraced it.

[@loveskyfirefly]

Aime C that's cuz our parents teach us to be proud of our culture from an early age 💪🏽👊🏽 (insert your Latino flag here as not everyone is a Mexican Latino )

[@aime684]

loveskyfirefly Lol, that is true, we are made to be proud of our culture from an early age. I'm seeing many of these comments and it's sad how many I see that do/have struggled with their cultural identity. Hopefully one day those who still struggle can embrace their culture.

[@alletseel]

Hi Weylie. I am from Singapore and although the majority of people are ethically Chinese, lots of kids like to lean American or Western, at least during the 90s when i grew up. We had a bilingual education policy but many kids threw away their chance to learn Chinese by simply not caring. Point is I think parents have a huge part to tell their kids about embracing and feeling comfortable with who they are. If parents don't inculcate this, who will.

[@navkirannkaur]

this is a super important, necessary video and you should not apologize for sharing your stories, your truth, & your experiences. i'm hella glad you shared your experiences! i'm sikh punjabi american and i totally feel you. there are so many immigrants, children of immigrants, etc struggling out here in the US.

[@navkirannkaur]

and i totally think you should create more content like this :)

[@pjsfirstm]

LMAO!! Loved this video and can totally relate to it. I came to the Staes at the age of two from Ireland. My mother is from Germany and my father is from Ireland. I grew up as an outsider and most of my friends were Asian and felt more comfortable with my Asian friends. Fast forward, I ended up doing my undergrad degree in China and my masters in Japan. This had totally change my life for the good. I had learned two more languages and understood and embraced my new cultures. Today my Asian friends call me an egg...lol. They say I'm more Asian then they are. People need to be more open-minded and to accept the differences in all of us. I've been so fortunate to have traveled to most of the world and to embrace even more cultures. In short, great video and you go girl...lol.

[@linedancerose]

"An egg" gave me a good laugh! Glad to learn a new description today. I only heard of banana for Asian,

[@Justin87878]

an Egg! haha

[@zoehjt1780]

egg…lmao！

[@SnowLilies]

So proud of how this girl has matured

[@Dtzeo503]

Lyrah Ikr? She changed so much it's crazy. In a good way lol. I've been watching Weylie since forever now. I get what you mean.

[@persianprincess8945]

Claymore007 same!! I've been watching her since she was a cheerleader in high school!! 😂😂

[@jenniekrystal197]

Weylie, thank you so much for this video! I was born in China and moved to the United States 11 years ago. I remember being bullied for being Chinese at school but I was never ashamed of being Chinese. I was more embarrassed because I couldn't speak English perfectly and had an accent. However, I came across your videos freshmen year of college, and that was the year when I struggled the most about self-confidence and self--acceptance. After I watched your advice videos and vlogs, I became so much happier and confident. I feel lucky that I am bilingual and that I used what I know to become a better person. I joined clubs and became so involved with school and the community around me. So thank you Weylie for being such an inspiration to so many of us, I really appreciate you. You have been my favorite KZbinr for so long and will always be!

[@blueskyy111]

thank you so much weylie for putting this video out!! as a chinese american myself, i was also ashamed of being chinese growing up, but as I got older i've learned to embrace my culture more! thank you so much! love you! ((:

[@jennifershen357]

maryho95 看不懂

[@lovej4843]

So great！I agree with you and I'm a chinese man and I am proud of being born in China！We have more than 3,000 years of civilization history, our ancestors are very hard-working and intelligent, taught us how to love each other and how to live in harmony with nature, which no other country can match！Thank you for sharing thisexperience .You are so great！

[@CNlovelySAM]

my heart dropped when you said those kids picked on you for eating your meal 😭 I can relate when I eat my rice @ school and everyone is staring at me I get so uncomfortable so ty for addressing your story !!

[@Dtzeo503]

CNlovelySAM My parents never made Asian food for me to eat for lunch. I always had either the school food or lunchables.

[@TamieLe]

Claymore007 lucky

[@laurc8784]

Girlll that's not okay! Imma come and sit my booty down with u and eat rice!!

[@TamieLe]

Laur C count me in too lmaoo

[@Mae-oi1mz]

CNlovelySAM tbh, they probably just wanted your food cause most of my white Australian friends always try to get my Asian food cause they like it so much since they only have those junk foods

[@dimpledbeauty6673]

I am Caucasian here and I absolutely love love love new languages, new cultures, new foods, and traveling to new places. I detest those who are ignorant about these things that don't want to learn about new things but voice your opinions as though they are the only one that is important. Thank you so much for sharing!!! ❤️

[@kikihuang9690]

Weylie I‘m Chinese as well. I didn't grow up here but I've seen too many Chinese Americans who dislike their background. I've watched a lot of your videos including the Chinese channel and I can see that you and Wah are proud of who you are and your culture. You are truly amazing!

[@kikihuang9690]

I did come to the US in high school so I've had part of the experience though. One most important thing I learnt is that we shall never judge another person/culture based on our own culture background. If I had kids some day I would let them to experience as much as they can and teach them not to judge.

[@florelenaestrada8986]

I just came across your video and even though I’m not Chinese, listening to you makes me even more proud of being a Mexican-American so thank you 🙏🏼

[@natbustos366]

Your food story happened to me too in high school! I'm Mexican and so I would bring a lot of traditional food for lunch and kids used to tell me to not bring my food anymore bc it made them uncomfortable bc it smelled too strong. You would think that high schoolers would know that other ethnicities have different types of food .. but whatever. Thankfully, at that time, I was proud of my ethnicity and my culture and food so I didn't care about what those kids said. And I'm glad you have grown to be proud of who you are!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@silkszn5058]

JC Denton pls stop

[@RC-de3vy]

Model minority 😂 That is the biggest steaming pile of 💩 I have ever heard. Nobody is shoving anything down anyone's throat. A lot of American food smells strong too. But if you like something you are going to eat it regardless of what others want.

[@dntsmshj38]

Ohmy Weylie thank you SO much for sharing this. I couldn't help but cry while listening to your stories because I've gone through the exact same thing as a Korean American born and raised in the US while maintaining my Korean heritage with my fam back at home. I seriously understand what you have been through and it's just so empowering to see another sister winning and sharing what you've learned to help others! I'm just so glad you're embracing your multicultural side and as a viewer who's followed you for years, let me just say that you're such a role model for me in makeup, life, this Asian-American culture, and just being that older sister I never had. You have no idea how encouraging and amazing it is to see you and Wah embrace your multicultural lifestyle and just living life. It makes it much more easy to relate to you guys and I can't say enough how much I enjoy watching you guys' contents! Please continue to do what you do and this Korean American sister will always be supporting you. You're the best Weylie. Thank you so much. 진짜. 사랑해 언니~

[@白告-y6b]

要為自己是華裔而驕傲 正是因為這個身份的淬湅而賦予你如此成熟的見識及思想 加油！

[@DCExpat-ro6es]

Weylie, I am an African American, who majored in History and CHINESE language in college. For my senior paper, I conducted my topic on how Chinese American identity, and how it was influenced by African American social movements. I have a friend who is Taiwanese American and she has talked about the lunchbox moments. Thanks for sharing! I love hearing stories like this!

[@reoflex]

What do you think the reaction of the Chinese kids would be when a White boy in grade school in China pulled a grilled-cheese sandwich out of his lunch box? Exactly the same. So which one was wrongly treated and made to feel inferior? Answer= Neither. This is just life. Do something different and people take notice. It's the way it is and will always be. And that's perfectly alright. It doesn't need to be "fixed" by misguided, social justice warriors.

[@DCExpat-ro6es]

Rob O She is sharing her experience as a Chinese American. It is not about right or wrong. Have a nice day.

[@NO1xANIMExFAN]

except western food is well known in china and nobody would think it's weird. It only works the other way around

[@reoflex]

NO1xANIMExFAN Chinese eat just about anything that lives, and they eat all the parts of it. Westerners don't eat eyes, beak, feet, things that Chinese do. Like fish heads. So to us, this looks gross. What the hell do you expect? It's natural for Westerners to feel this way. But the "minority" crowd always has to put this down as racism, White superiority, or make some kind of issue of it. This is all quite understandable. As for feelings of superiority, Westerners invented 94% of all the worlds most significant life improving inventions. White medicines have doubled and even tripled the life expectancy of all the other peoples of the world. White culture has been adopted by the whole world. Any wonder why we would have feelings of superiority? Could it be that this is what we clearly have been? If not for the West, most of the other peoples of the world would still be running around naked, dressed in furs and feathers, bones in their noses, and dying at 35 from old age, that is, if they didn't die from an infected tooth first. The people of this world owe the West a ton of gratitude for bringing them, sometimes kicking and screaming, into this modern, greatly improved world. No other race even comes close to our achievements in music, literature, art, science, medicine, architecture, invention, and on and on. If the world does have a superior race, it is most definitely the West and it's people.

[@natedang5025]

Rob O oh are you serious? Did you invent something to speak for the whites? Lol I am not even Chinese but I think it’s normal to share a story and it’s absolutely abnormal to be so overreacting like you are

[@theemustpee3]

I can relate with your lunch story. In elementary I brought brown sticky rice cooked in banana leaves to eat for lunch one day. Only, it wasn't my classmates that made me feel bad- it was the supervising lunch lady . She walked around our table then saw what I was eating and made disgusted face at my food. I felt so weirdly ashamed of it that I didn't have lunch that day and asked my parents to pack me ham and cheese sandwiches from then on. Thanks for sharing your experience Weylie!

[@emmareynolds4015]

oml once i was eating this mung bean candy thing and the lady who supervises kids during lunch asked me if i was eating chicken broth cubes

[@aeivaouoi1635]

That's so annoying, people frown at home cooked food while they're eating that horrible stuff from the cafeteria Also, your lunch sounds delicious, I never had something like that before

[@amyasuncion16]

Girl you don't even know how much I needed to hear this . Growing up I always felt ashamed of having a different ethnicity. I was so ashamed in fact that I started to convince myself that I didn't in any way , shape ,or form have a different ethnic background . I was ashamed that I would go home and cry and ask god why he made me so different . Now that I'm older , I'm starting to realize that there is nothing wrong with being the person I am today & I am in fact blessed to know not one not two but three other languages other than my native tongue. So thank you soooooo much for making this video because I definitely needed to see it .

[@BLAZINGGSWARM]

I'm a Chinese. And I went to Boston for one semester exchange this year. The graduate MBA classes require rich contents of group discussion and presentation. I felt shamed in the very beginning because of my awkward wording and strong chinese accent. But after few days, I realized even the teacher wanted me to speak more and the whole classes valued my word more than I've ever imagined. Yes, I come from China to study with you, and I have the courage to speak out in front of the crowd. There is nothing to be afraid of.

[@followthefreemans]

Aw, your lunchtime story made me sad. I can totally relate to that though.

[@cecisantiago7920]

FollowTheFreemans I know me too! It was so sad 🙁

[@hryank33]

FollowTheFreemans Those kids don’t even know the stuff in their sausage is way more disgusting than pork belly.

[@sissi9158]

前两年带着3岁的女儿搬来美国，对于幼儿园她并不陌生，在中国已经上了1年，学校有营养师配餐，大家都吃的一样。来了美国后，她总是不怎么吃带去的午饭，了解下来，她是觉得跟小朋友吃得不一样，所以不吃。但很幸运，她遇到了一个好老师，老师和我商量让我包一次馄饨，那天中午，全班都和我女儿一起吃了馄饨～之后我也努力学西餐，轮换着给她带中西餐，她总能吃得很满足～

[@Earb3ll]

好棒的老師!

[@MathiaLiu]

好棒的媽媽！

[@dingdingplus]

感动

[@Mandy_Niu]

好棒的妈妈遇到好棒的老师，双赢

[@yinghe420]

好感动，妈妈棒棒哒👍

[@AznCookii]

Growing up as a Chinese in Europe I actually mostly struggled with my appearance. Everyone around me is white and I've always been told that "white girls" are prettiest which made ME feel very insecure. I'm slowly starting to embrace my own culture and the way I look. What really helped me is to consume consciously. The media I used to consume was very whitewashed, but now I follow mostly asian bloggers/youtubers/models. Btw Weylie, Thank you very much for making these kinds of videos. You should definitely make more vids related to chinese(culture) or vids in chinese. I LOVE THEM

[@DC-bm3ul]

mellowsouls I feel you.. especially if you're in a small country in Europe there is literally no one that looks like you. Growing up in Switzerland I literally never saw another Asian person in my school until like 6th grade...

[@Airjet2582]

mellowsouls Join the club, Flyover Country environment in both the U.S and Canada is no different.

[@sldkfk7858]

mellowsouls completely agree. Coming from Europe as well.

[@langliao6278]

哈哈，好可怜啊😂

[@peterliu8962]

Moved by your pork belly story with tears and laugh. My daughter immigrated to Toronto with us when she was 3. Now she is 7, and will be in Grade 2. Last year, her grandma came to Canada from Beijjng, and she was so excited, and she satisfied with her stamoch by long-waited grandma's hot and spicy chicken feet. She also packed some for her lunch. YOU can imagine what happned, exactly like what you once were through. I donot know how your parents can keep being optimistic when these stuff happened. I as her father sometimes really worried and thought to come beck to Beijing where she can embrace all the love from relatives and social recognition of herself

[@jingan5681]

我真的非常非常喜欢做中国人的感觉！不止中国人，这个世界上的任何人都应该为自己是自己而感到骄傲。 并且作为一个广东人我非常负责任地告诉你们，梅（酸）菜扣肉真的非常非常非常好吃！！！！

[@yuanyuanxue5364]

JING AN 哦哦哦哦哦哦 她说的是梅菜扣肉哈哈哈哈，超好吃的！！！！

[@langliao6278]

+1

[@susanl916]

深圳说粤语吗

[@catstupid6375]

+1

[@homanchan9366]

严重同意！广东人在此！😋

[@Pinkerellie]

No this wasn't boring at all!! It's actually really helpful for us asian americans

[@marinaj7763]

Sierra Tian shame on u,too

[@deirdrerainglen2783]

I grew up in an Asian-American community. A boy in my afterschool would say chingchong a lot and he was Asian. He was so weird and loud.

[@cuteslimemccoy1502]

Britney Vu yeah well I'm not Chinese I'm American and Lao

[@222222225574]

Really? That's why I have heard most of ABC had bad childhood

[@deirdrerainglen2783]

No, it depends on where they grew up. I grew up in 626, southern California. I had an ok childhood but lots of extra education like a lot of the other Asian kids.

[@JohnMorrisonmindsmart]

It's sad that people have to go through so much stuff because of misunderstanding. isn't it wonderful to know that you are successful now? if you could go back you would tell a young girl that it's going to be all right. and that a million people would subscribe and watch her speak perfect English and look at her beautiful face.

[@yananyan4873]

Your words just touched me so much! You are a nice person!

[@reoflex]

It's so refreshing to hear a Black man speak who is not filled with resentments and hate. You must be Conservative, or religious?

[@vyndicate8456]

scartissuex1 exactly. It's about where they're raised. This is why there are black surgeons, lawyers, pilots, ect. Hell, in the 40s and 50s, black ppl were nothing like they are today. They had a 2 parent household, raised their children, and managed their own schools and businesses. Chicago wasn't even that bad a place to live back in the day. I grew up in s middle class black suburb. It certainly wasn't a "ghetto". It only got bad when kids from said ghettos came into the suburbs.

[@Daisy_Zhang355]

The first time I watched this video is a few years ago, I was just graduated. And now I am a mom and my kid will go to school. I just watching this video again, and I feel it helps me understand my son more! Thank you, Weylie!❤

[@cheeneee_]

I always live for these girl talks. You're such an inspiration and you've taught me how to be more confident and comfortable in my own skin 💕 But YAAAS GURL, Junie B. Jones was my shit! ✊🏼😂

[@Ztravelsinpumps]

Cheenee Osera only Weiley can make something so seriously so fucking hilarious! Lol

[@cheeneee_]

Zayda Cortez You're so right 😂

[@charlene-tsai]

I cried so hard during this video. My inner kid Charlene remembering all those bullies...

[@ylwong7826]

Agree...I speak 2 Language Cantonese & English...l Love Chinese & Japanese Food still listening Chinese Music also watching Chinese Films/Series. Important: Don t forget about your Culture... 7 Oct 2017

[@eyvhuhgfg5331]

my mother tongue Cantonese is weakening, I don't really speak standard Mandarin, I struggle a lot in English.

[@yinglwong4739]

Supernaturalme Supernaturalme At least you can Listen & Speak Cantonese...

[@john6746]

So proud of you, your English and Cantonese are perfect

[@pau9733]

I can relate but now I am super proud of being Dominican-American! Rice, beans and plantains all day!!! Love all my sisters of all backgrounds!!

[@EstefanyVasquez25]

Paulina Rojas platano con salami all day bby!

[@pau9733]

Estefany Vasquez ya tu sabe!

[@fatimaa1418]

Paulina Rojas awwww same!!! I totally relate to the lunch story because I'm Pakistani-American! Love me some good curry and biryani lol

[@pau9733]

Fatima, curry is SO GOOD. Haters don't know about the good things in life.

[@JA-eq2tp]

Paulina Rojas YESSSS GIRL I'm so proud as well !! Platano power 🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@silvial1475]

很棒的女孩子！给你👍 希望我的女儿未来能像你一样看世界

[@CarolinaLlano]

Loved this video!! I have family in the USA and they are colombian-american, learning spanish was difficult to them, since their parents wanted to be American, and denied a bit being colombian. It is difficult to fit, and somewhere where everything is so different. I think this would help a lot of people who is struggling with feeling proud of who they are.

[@fdsaffff]

yeah but everything is only the white way, lets have chinese as the official language in school haha

[@Leo-dm4ss]

Carolina Llano i

[@lex.lilies]

SO RELATABLE!!! I'm Chinese American and soooo many of these situations are so relatable. This video was AMAZING!!! Thank you for creating this!!

[@theaparnaverma]

WE. NEED. MORE. VIDEOS. LIKE. THIS ! ! !

[@zweiwing4435]

I agree

[@ariyazheng5146]

Why

[@weilazhang99]

AGREE.

[@SilasQiu]

Spirited Gal she inspires me so much. I related so much to this video and I’m not Chinese. Im going to definitely film my version of this being a Indian minority and growing up Indian/Guyanese American.

[@funkhsu9343]

NO,U don't

[@JoellePhua]

this is so relatable as a BBC (British Born Chinese), I'm now so proud and feel so lucky that I am chinese (esp for the food you knoww) and also I lovee your vids on aiyawahlie coz it encourages me to keep up my canto!💕💕love and support to you alwayss😙💖💖

[@rozzischen]

I used to watch your videos as a teenager, but stopped watching them a few years ago. Now I'm very happy that I stumbled on this video through youtube's recommendation. I forgot how funny and inspiring you are! I can relate to everything you said in the video. My parents are chinese, they come from a small village in the countryside of China, so they have little education. They immigrated to Brazil more than 25 years ago, so I was born and raised in Brazil. All I can say is that I know the struggles you went through at school. I didn't know that I was ''different'' from my classmates, until they started making fun and questioning if I used to eat dogs. So I started rejecting our chinese heritage just for the sake of wanting to fit in. Thankfully, now I'm 22 yo and I'm proud to say that I'm chinese. I can speak cantonese, mandarin, english and portuguese. I like to say that I have the best from both cultures. Meanwhile, the majority of people here discriminating chinese people know only their mother tongue.

[@fei2385]

honestly i related so much to your lunch story because i still might get dirty looks or rude comments about my food and i still get sad and annoyed but i also kind of have learned to just get over their ignorance but i really enjoyed these stories so much girl

[@MsFashionqueen1]

Girlll pork belly with pickled greens was my shit too and i've also always been very self conscious about bringing the foods i eat at home to eat publicly... now i'm frustrated with myself for thinking that way bc food is food. Different places prefer different ways of eating food even tho they come from the same animal and i hope if i ever have kids one day i'll be able to help my kids feel proud of their culture as well

[@laraturner8517]

Weylie, I have to say, you are my favourite KZbinr!! I came to England as a child, and people at school were laughing at me sometimes, saying things I didn't understand. Sometimes, I wanted to be English or wished I was born in England. However, by the time past, I know myself more and see my country rise, I am so proud to be a Chinese, if people think in a mean way that I have accent when speaking English or making mistakes in writing, I will say "Hey, I am trying to be my best, you try to speak in another language". Thank you very much, Weylie, I am proud of who I am, just like you.

[@christinesuzi]

omg Weylie, don't apologize for telling us your story! Never apologize for being you! Thank you for sharing; very relatable

[@maryvirasak4857]

Thank you for sharing your story and experiences Weylie! As a fellow Chinese-American I really loved this video and I also had a lot of self-reflection.

[@tracym.4676]

Lol, I too had a similar experience at school with my weird lunches. Now as a mom I pack my son weird lunches and he is so proud and actually shows off his food. Haha!

[@Ztravelsinpumps]

Tracy Thao this new generation is so much cooler! lol they're poly cultural lol

[@daspeachy]

Tracy Thao yesss! I love this, so inspirational ✨

[@ccandy1846]

Tracy Thao well I wish that I was like your son... well in elementary school we use to have snack time, I went to school with seaweed snack, ppl legit thought that I was bringing leaves to school. In Middle School, I brought dumpling a few time, my classmate couldn't stand the smell of it. But because currently I go to a school of majority asians, we can all relate. So like when ppl bring food from home, we're all fighting for it instead of getting school lunch. NYC lunch aren't that amazing.

[@Fruitypebbles489]

Tracy Thao a lot as changed over the past decade; more and more Asians immigrated here so schools are becoming more diverse. Children are more accepting nowadays because they are more exposed to different cultures. I'm glad your son is proud to show off his food!

[@AMERICANAPEANUT]

lol my story: I busted out once my lunch that I had microwaved - yooo the smell of heated up Korean marinated dried anchovy (myulchi) is no kidding. Guess what all my 400 uni mates got to smell it too. I had no time for shame cuz I was hungry af haha. Be proud, always!

[@yanghu4997]

I love the 咸鱼蒸肉饼 part of the video! I am not American. I am Chinese growing up in China just come to US for university but still I can relate!! I tried so hard to get rid of my "Chinese accent" when speaking English at the beginning and it wasn't until last year that I realize accent doesn't matter as long as people can understand. I don't have to speak the "American way" to live. I'm proud of who I am and where I come from.

[@31lx16]

Nora Hu 看到这里我才知道那是啥，我就听懂了咸鱼😂愧为广东人

[@jli3789]

I actually went to google what is "ham yu jing yook bang"...

[@jodi9213]

I'm Chinese too! :)

[@brucehur2051]

go back to china chinagirl

[@kimseto7322]

咸鱼蒸肉饼 is ham yu jing yook bang is also one of my favorite too, can eat one bowl of rice with just this dish alone....yum, hehe.....

[@cassieycheung6857]

说得超级好！！！你很多的想法甚至比很多在中国的小孩要更好。希望你能继续带来这样的活力，这样的积极。希望这个世界更多元。

[@MrLoveiswat]

Chinese Malaysian here. Speaking multi language in my country. English, Chinese, Cantonese and Melay. All 半桶水

[@jhj799]

半桶水就体多滴书啦

[@arexhuang2980]

jh j Mandarin：半桶水就多看点书啦 Cantonese：半桶水就多睇啲書喇

[@麓云]

Say Yes 缺点正是优点所在，不同的语言，有不同的思维方式，加油啊，你们比我们大陆人更具有英语的优势

[@RC-sc5li]

Yeah, but be minded that Cantonese is a form of Chinese. It was called Dialect.

[@random_d00d]

These girl-talks are my favourite from your channel! I could relate to EVERYTHING you said in this. This video definitely helped me to embrace my culture, and that I should be proud of being Chinese instead of being ashamed. Thank you, Weylie

[@anjanpunkt]

Not even watched the video yet, but I already know it's gonna be awesommeee 💯💯💯

[@xovivii]

I remember I stopped speaking Vietnamese because kids at school would say that the language sounded like dogs barking. So, because of that I did my best to avoid speaking it. Now, I struggle to even hold a basic conversation with my parents & it's extremely difficult for me to translate for them but despite that I am doing my best to become fluent in my language 😊

[@Truthbetold144]

Girl people would make fun of me for speaking Vietnamese but every single time they do, I tell them "well at least I know how to speak two languages fluently. What language do you speak besides English?" That shuts them up.

[@moo209]

Can you share what are you doing to become fluent?

[@xovivii]

Katie Pham I wish I were brave enough to stand up for myself when I was younger but at least now I've learned to appreciate our language/culture :)!

[@xovivii]

EndlessSky I used to speak English to my parents but now I try to make it a habit to speak to them in Viet. If I have questions on how to say certain things then I always ask my parents. My parents also correct me if I say something wrong. I'm not fluent but I at least now I can hold a BASIC conversation. It's a work in progress :)

[@1125oboe]

For me it was the opposite. The kids would ask me "how do you say my name in Chinese" or "why don't you speak Chinese if you're Chinese" and idek why but I was ashamed to know Chinese as a child :/

[@sailinglzu]

A very genuine, honest, brave, smart and thoughtful talk! Loved it so much! It will greatly help my Chinese family, me and my wife, to bring up our daughter in Switzerland. Thanks a lot, Weylie!

[@mellowhead]

Why do most Swiss/Swedish Chinese know English too? So jealous

[@TheTiamarie13]

Girl I kinda feel you, I'm mixed half Asian (indian) and white (irish) and everyone around me besides my mum I soon realised was white. But it only came to my attention bc of other kids, bc like you I never noticed. Kids can be so cruel saying things like are you sure that's your dad, why are you dark skin hair eyes EVERYTHING and I just so wanted to have pale skin blue eyes and blonde hair and just fit in. I rejected my indian side for the longest time bc of this and I regret it so much now. I hope that people educate there kids enough these days to not be so ignorant, or rude but also I very much appreciate this video bc it could help educate other kids or even help kids who are struggling ❤

[@xxxxsummerxxxx3526]

I myself is a " Filipino Canadian" I totally understand what you mean, but when I was growing up in the Philippines I spoke my language "Tagalog" which has some English words, but anyways when I first travel to USA I had to learn English but then that means I started to loose my main language but I still do speak to this day. And then in 2005 I moved to Canada, and i felt very nervous starting school but they were really friendly and I learned on the way. And now I'm proud of who I am, and your video weylie has helped me so much with courage, not giving up and being proud of who you are! 🙂

[@lanakozlov5558]

I grew up Russian-American and I related to everything u said! I agree that we need to learn to embrace our culture and not be embarrassed of who we truly are.

[@Vgudorf]

Girl, you totally rock! So happy you shared your experiences. The casual cruelty of children can be breathtaking, and I remember it well as one who was bullied throughout middle school. I’m not Asian, but African American, and the reasons I was tormented are different than yours, but the human heart is the human heart, and the pain of feeling alien and unacceptable feels the same. I wish teaching acceptance and respect for our cultural and racial differences were as integral to our public school curriculums as reading and math. I’m glad you’re proud of your heritage, and will pass that on to your children. We should all teach that pride to our children while showing respect and esteem for cultures not our own.

[@renmoore.]

Oh my goodness!! Thank you for putting up this video!! I'm from Trinidad and Tobago and I moved to the states when I was 7 although where I come from we spoke English we speak broken English/patois. By 3rd grade I was embarrassed by the way I spoke because I got bullied, teased and picked on. I didn't understand because I didn't get how I understood them to certain extent but they didn't understand me. From then on I made a choice to start speaking like an "American" when I did some of my family members teased me about me speaking like a "yankee" it was like I couldn't win or fit in! And I got in trouble at home a lot because when I "acted" like an "American" my mom would say she didn't raise me to be like that... still don't know what that means to this day! Anyways and I love how you brought up Junie B Jones and music because when everyone was reading Harry Potter I read Junie B Jones! lol and I listen to rap and r&b etc to fit in but when I got home I would play Trinidad music! The older I get now that I'm 23 I'm proud to blast Soca, calypso reggae etc! But I'm thankful to live in a country where I got to have opportunities! I love this video thank you I truly felt alone and I thought I only felt that way. But now I'm in a relationship where my boyfriend is Guatemalan and he's so interested in my culture and vice versa! ❤️❤️

[@iRawrDinosaurx3]

People used to make fun of my flat face and lunches too. :/ What actually made me feel better about my lunches was when this african american girl took a taste of my lunch and she loved it and wouldn't stop raving about asian food. She actually ended up being my bestfriend that year lol

[@TamieLe]

This happened to me too!

[@thewadeeffect]

Quynh Ng awwww can I have some too?

[@Shibesuke]

Quynh Ng girl your face is gorgeous. I have a flat face too as a Filipino American and my face is square shaped too, and I used to hate my face that I would hide part of my face with my hair and bangs that I would feel uncomfortable putting my hair up or putting my hair behind my ears. But as I went through high school, I started loving and accepting my face.

[@jessicaflowers6795]

Quynh Ng yes you chinese say mean things to black people

[@nelsonchen6949]

It's such an irony that U.S is such a diversified country but minorities are still being made fun of growing up.

[@miriamtiuseco2nd]

Nelson Chen as long as there is society,there will be bias and prejudices

[@betchan8937]

+scartissuex1 it's pretty obvious who has identity issues here right

[@xihuang4058]

They don’t diversified. They Americanized

[@ryanm9371]

Nelson Chen. Everyone is made fun of in America. Shut up and carry on

[@saraisantillan671]

I couldn't agree more! I live in Japan now and it's weird to see mostly Japanese people because growing up in the States, you see so much diversity. But at the same time, diversity isn't always celebrated

[@yushi911]

I’m 43 and I live my entire life in Canada. My previous 3 generations are Chinese-American. I’m the 4th generation and I still eat chinese food ( not every day like when i was young) and I perfectly fluent in cantonese. My parents choose a Chinese name for their 3 kids. I am very often approached by mainland Chinese compatriots at university or at work as there not much chinese where I am…but they soon realize that I am a local so they often just stop there. Local people that here often imagine that I am fresh from the boat as I had asian features of course… but honestly. I really don’t care. You are who you are. I was searching for my personal identity at my teenage phase like anyone else and I remember someone told me something that change my way to see it forever: “Why looking around to find an model when it doesn’t exist? You are something new that doesn’t fit exactly into one community but you can fit easily into multiple communities…be proud and invent your own path snd be happy. “

[@asclarmx]

Please share your Chinese music playlist! Love you so much Weylie

[@nataliyanikolaevna_akanata4573]

I so relate I'm Russian American and used to get bullied a lot when I was younger especially culture shock... I actually didn't know about any other cultures when I first moved and I moved to walnut... Lol ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@daspeachy]

Belle-Geste omg! Walnut, CA? That's my hometown & then I experienced culture shock after moving up north to Portland, OR.

[@nataliyanikolaevna_akanata4573]

audreylkadoya lol yes I moved there from Siberia Russia and i didn't even know Asian and Hispanic cultures existed I just thought people had darker skin color and eyes because back in my day in Russia they didn't mention many countries so I learned English in walnut CA .. now I'm 28 and my favorite cultures and foods are Asian and Hispanic ❤️

[@daspeachy]

Belle-Geste wow!! what a small world 🤗

[@nataliyanikolaevna_akanata4573]

audreylkadoya crazy right we probably passed paths ☺️

[@neilyan5420]

Belle-Geste i

[@corasong8122]

Hi weylie, i am seriously so touched with your video! this is seriously one of the most impressive videos of yours. I'm a Chinese international student studying in Canada. I kinda face with similar issues as you did. At first, i was so embarrassed by the fact that i grew up in Asia whereas other students were brought up in Canada. And i was so embarrased by the fact that i couldnt speak english as fluently as others as well as i have evident Chinese accent. Last year, i went to Dominican Republich with an American volunteer organization, i was the only Asian in that group, others were all white. at the very beginning, i tried so hard to get along with them. and i realized that the more i denied my background, the closer we were getting. however, at the very deep of my heart, i still feel embarrassed and not confident at all. after a while, i realized that i should be proud of my own nationality and respect my background. i shouldnt have been ashamed by the fact that i am Chinese living in another country, speaking another first language. Even though my chinese accent sounds funny to some of people, this represents my identity. therefore, theres no ashame of it at all. throught out the years i live in Canada, i learn that only if you respect yourself, will people respect you. So be confident, and impress people!

[@jjonthesurf1853]

Hey there! We are in the same boat omg. I also am studying in Canada and not being able to speak English as fluently as if it is my first language while still wanting to fit in the Western Culture really is a struggle. Personally, my white friends are pretty open minded and I wouldn't mind when they make racial jokes cause they weren't really laughing at me. But I still find myself being embarrassed or in the place where I was trying to deny my backgrounds and the things I like so that I can "better" fit in.. Like for example coming from the same background, you would understand how Chinese don't really party. And personally I am not a big party person either (like I only like the small ones with ppl I'm close with), but I remember me trying to pretend that I love parties but the truth is that I feel very uncomfortable in those occasions. But now I'm completely proud of and comfortable with who I am and what I like too.:) I've never left a comment on KZbin but I just wanted to say hi because I see someone on the same page as me!! You go girl!!

[@amyliu8820]

Feel the same!!! 😭😭😭尽管我的学校算是比较多元化了，但在和别人的对话里总是会带一点自卑啥的。那种自己没勇气/权利表达的感觉真是……希望能和你一样充满自信！

[@timtravasos2742]

I'm sure it was hard for you, but you're a wonderful example of what makes America great. You're a beautiful and smart lady now. Inspirational.

[@tady_yawen]

說的太好了！每個人都是特別的都應該值得為自己自豪❤️

[@xiaomanma409]

Such a great sharing. My 9 year old daughter is struggling with this situation right now. You video makes her feel much more confident to be a minority Chinese in in her school. Thank you so much!

[@pandrache5509]

you are such a beautiful and confident girl! Fully understand how you feel to be asian in the US..

[@HappiAcrossCultures]

作为一个爱上中国的美国人，我看你这一部视频都哭了。我特别遗憾美国这个不懂事的国家对陌生文化那么不好。太感谢你分享你的故事，我也想让全世界发现中国文化有多么美好！！！努力努力！！ 加油！！！ 你可以的！！

[@NBll666]

你的中文非常好棒棒哒！

[@charleneabogado1482]

As a Filipino I used to get comments about my food as a kid too!! Damn people just don't know what they missing out on LOL

[@pinoyMelon]

I never thought I needed this advice but wow, Weylie thanks for opening my eyes! I was always in denial that I was trying to hide my culture, but after watching this I realise how unfair I've been to myself. Thank you, sista!

[@小麦.思]

You know what, i am gonna tell my daughter (who is born and raised in Denmark) that you have told us! ! For a Chinese, I proud of you!

[@nordicsaraighnbeautyofthea9705]

.思 小麦 You a dam dog

[@shelleysun4970]

I was crying through the whole video. As a Chinese, it is so hard to accept myself and at the same time been accepted in Western society. Today people are so aware of African Americans, but I always feel Asians are been left out. Thank you for making this video.

[@hawks3109]

It gets better as we age. I'm white American, but my wife is Chinese and now people find it fun to learn about her. Kids are just kids. They don't understand and if something is different, they poke fun at it instead of learning about it. You should accept yourself! China has a super interesting culture and history! You are Chinese, but you are also American (if you're from here). We aren't different really. We just have different experiences. 加油！

[@safron6044]

你是活得有多苦逼啊？居然连自己都否认！

[@tranjavanadbia123]

Are you Chinese or Chinese American ?

[@livelirah9109]

Can't help but appreciate her for being courageous and inspire many asian to stand up for your rights and your identity. Being Asians are the new cool. Proud asian.....

[@alanchen8272]

@@safron6044 你算什么东西。你有你的挣扎，别人有别人的苦处。在这冷嘲热讽什么呢，傻逼

[@jeffreytang2000]

This is so FUCKING true as an Australian Born Chinese (which is also ABC btw). Growing up with my Chinese grandparents meant that I learnt Chinese at an early age whilst my English skills were non existent in the early years of school, exponentially catching up to the other boys in the class during Secondary school I peaked. I remember telling my grandparents I hated pork buns and all the Chinese food just so I could bring something that looked similar to the other boys, which when I look back now there is nothing to hide and people become increasingly tolerant and accepting during the years to come.

[@miriamtiuseco2nd]

Jeffrey Tang western people are afraid to be labeled as racists, so they try to tolerate other cultures now.

[@曾志海-c4z]

Jeffrey Tang you come back china and will find you can not get on youtube and you will be proud of

[@喜欢喝奶茶的猫]

Jeffrey Tang Hahaha, you should understand your grandparents, according to the Chinese standard, every day to the children to eat a hamburger sandwich a kind of western food... It's almost like child abuse...

[@cassiezhou3203]

I would be really proud to be a Chinese American. It's kinda like you have two countries on your back, the two most powerful ones in the world.

[@nehcooahnait7827]

well... these two countries ironically don't like each other that much... Trump: CHINA!!!

[@jx100]

two countries which fight each other

[@cadhlaohanlon4443]

@@jx100 well that means either side wins you win

[@jx100]

@@cadhlaohanlon4443 wish both can do well and a peaceful world

[@qulei7438]

所以希望中美别打架，打架好好的不好么，特朗普这个二货啥时候下台！

[@tinavalencia3102]

Im not chinease but I can relate tremendously. Iam half iraqi and half polish and I grew up in Sweden and im proud to know three languages even if i was seen as an outsider

[@sldkfk7858]

Tina Valencia Det är så coolt ju! Kämpa på.

[@tinavalencia3102]

fgl haha tack så mycket!

[@xingyuamelie9538]

It’s not boring at all. I just discover this video in 2019 and it help a lot. Like I know now that I’m not the only Chinese in the continent of America who struggles when I study English!!! But I’m happy cuz i grow up in a multiethnic environment so nobody will judge others and I found a lot of friends who have de same taste as me.

[@TT-xf4bq]

omg i can relate so much!! i grew up in germany as a vietnamese and i was always made fun of bc of my flat nose. when i started middle school i hated to be asian so, so much. i desperately wanted to fit in and have a 'normal' family like my friends had. but through high school i slowly understood that it was okay to be different and i liked being bilingual! i'm 16 now and i have great friends who accept me for who i am :) thank you for sharing these personal experiences and stories with us! i love listening to your stories, bc you're so so genuine!

[@buildbuddyplus]

thu thao. You're unique girl 💓. Own it

[@TT-xf4bq]

Monique Nguyen thank you. 💜

[@travel_with_jen4727]

thu thao endlich jmd gefunden, die auch german vietnamese ist :D

[@TT-xf4bq]

Jennie D. haha :)

[@zoeokasaka]

Innocence can be so beautiful. Not judging someone bc of their race or ethnic background bc you simply don't know it exists is what makes a child's view on the world so beautiful.

[@cristih7785]

ZOEOE CL the kids that made fun of her proof this wrong

[@vincywong4168]

omg I can sooo relate to this!!! I'm Australian-Chinese , parents originally from HK as well. I was the only Asian in primary school, as i couldn't see myself, I couldn't realize I was different to everyone else, but I would be called flat face, small eyes, for some reason classmates would also call me Japanese... but as a kid, normally you don't really know what is offensive, so not until I grew up did I know that was bullying. I am SO following you!!

[@朱俊立-w2e]

Vincy Wong why don't you call yourself Chinese Australian？ Australian Chinese sounds opposite

[@klau8947]

OMG! I can so relate considering I was the only other Chinese person in the community growing up. In highschool, the only other Chinese people were my cousins.

[@semt9]

I'm African and grew up in a lot of international schools and I so related to the lunch story. European and American kids are always so rude about food from other cultures. White kids in Africa are too tbh

[@Maiden-iron]

Exactly, white kids only eat grilled fried grilled fried grilled fried grilled fried grilled fried grilled fried grilled fried grilled fried

[@hinafarooq7919]

I enjoyed the video. I'm a Muslim American. I went through similar issues growing up. You're an amazing person. Thanks for sharing. ❤️

[@meixingmichael2480]

Hina Farooq emmm muslim ，even more struggles i guess

[@13hehe]

This video is anything BUT boring!! It is so important and resonates with me and I'm sure countless other people too. Thank you so much for making it. I almost cried

[@SH-bb9bm]

Thanks for sharing these great story. As someone living in Australia, I heard lots of stories that ABC(Australian born Chinese) having identity crisis when they were teenagers. In my opinion, the main reason is the western culture has been and still is dominating in the globe. Lots of oversea Chinese are looking up to it and wanting to be accepted to be part of. When they failed to blend in or got rejected, they can easily turn to their own culture and blame it. The more you embrace your culture and accept who you are and be confident, the more other people will respect you.Again thanks for the inspiring story. keep it coming.

[@Aiaki]

我是12岁来的美国 一开始英语基本不会说 但是那个年纪大家已经知道种族区分了 妈妈一开始也给我带饭可是自己那时候觉得用筷子太尴尬了就吃美国的快餐 想想自己真是脑子有病 我妈做饭贼香 那时候宁愿饿着也不在学校用筷子 筷子也是中国老祖宗传下来的智慧的结晶 我那时候真是不肖子孙🙃

[@deertaro]

You are so cute!

[@fashington]

哈哈哈哈哈 小时候嘛

[@arakaki5923]

就是说嘛 中餐是世界上种类最丰富 最好吃的菜了 我还是四川人！omg

[@philosoraptorsalgoodman3072]

Both of us were struggled about using chopsticks outside but I'm more proud that I master it.

[@sunday3pm735]

哈哈小朋友其实都蛮残酷的 还是blend in一点比较好

[@NickMeyers]

"If you bring ham yu jing yook bang to school you don't fucking play..." Definitely my favorite moment of the video!

[@BWah-nt9uh]

I'm Chinese American and proud to be both American and Chinese. Really like your video. I too grew up eating and loving Chinese food. However, I must say whenever my mother made ham yu, I could not get over the pungent smell. I'm a grandmother now and still don't care for the smell of ham yu.

[@luvemiluvemi9446]

My three year old girl will face the same problem in the near future .Thanks for sharing your stories with us

[@lindalin2550]

Really the parents should try to understand these feelings, even though every child is different. (I never had that kind of support but luckily i've always had my big brother to share these thoughts..)

[@wangspring5704]

I come back and watch your girl talk every time when I feel bad about myself. It has always been helpful. Thank you Weylie!

[@fluffcottoncandy]

Omg yess!!! My mum is Japanese and dad is Singaporean & I stay in singapore where is known to be multicultural but I grew up under a huge influence of my mum who's Japanese (my dad who is Singaporean who speaks English was always abroad for work) so I barely knew English and lived entirely like a japanese kid would in japan until I started school in singapore. I struggled a lot in the beginning not only adapting to the language but the culture of the country because I was so closeted from it before that in the Japanese community here. AND YESS I TOO HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT W THE PACKED LUNCH, GURLLLLLLLL I WAS EMBARRASSED OF ALL THE CUTE BENTOS MY MUM WOULD MAKE??? NOW ITS ALL HYPE AND SHIT I WOULD BRING IT ARD THE WORLD PROUD but I remember getting angry at my mum for not making my packed lunch plain and simple like my friends'*. my heart aches when I recall that incident because now we all know how much effort my mum put in EVERYDAY to make these cute bentos only for me to get upset about it )''': anyway, I really enjoy all these girl talk vids, gurlll I relate. thank u ❤️

[@fluffcottoncandy]

Oh god, plain and simple like my friends' *** my friends aren't plain and simple HHAAHHA fml

[@almondapple]

Sakura Seet hi！ I am from Singapore !