Jessie - Call Me by My Name (Ep 1)

[@Flastew]

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

[@vincebatucan2446]

THREE EPISODES IN ONE DAY?!?!?!

[@rasamalai]

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

[@profonde3460]

@@rasamalai 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-the-faerie]

Talented

[@kfjdhfkjahhkajlsad]

I'm so happy for you ❤❤❤❤

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@slavvalb3933]

Your acting skills are great 🏆💯

[@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!

[@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!

[@kennethnwebb]

​@@ChinesewithJessie how did u do it?

[@calebivey1776]

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

[@cactusshadow9840]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@heethanthen]

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

[@tylociraptor8131]

The Aquafina cup im dying!!

[@mogaman28]

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

[@toryspelling7737]

production value is great and Jessie is hilarious as always

[@brendahope485]

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

[@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

[@MichaelJMayoskyStudios]

I adore you. You are brilliantly funny.

[@karjuntsang6365]

This is so good to watch. Jessie is so funny

[@jackthompson8873]

This is pretty awesome Jessie 👍

[@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!

[@lightynight]

IM SO GLAD THIS EXISTS!!!

[@rei_zaw]

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

[@starrshort6403]

This is so amazing, THANK YOU ❤❤❤❤❤

[@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 😃

[@hotmintchoco]

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

[@EpshitaKhanom]

Jessie, you should become a actor ❤❤❤❤

[@kelsiermistborn]

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

[@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.

[@sylvesterstillalone1]

I lost it when the barista wrote "Pretty Lady" on the cup! It's like he didn't even try 💀

[@jau1976]

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

[@OneOfDaLast]

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

[@PBSaltine]

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

[@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! 💥

[@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.

[@Mindsetolympics]

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

[@thanussongprasart2568]

Your look is so on point on this series

[@JenniferHuangDeng22]

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

[@wiscogod262]

Glad to see you growing 💗

[@vectorm4]

We are unionized. Made me laugh !!!

[@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

[@ciprianmogosanu7169]

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

[@jeffcastaneda7010]

What a nice little series!

[@jaredlee3487]

I like this, il watch episode 2 tomorrow.

[@fhwgfhqwgf4405]

This is quality!!! ❤🔥

[@regina_filange2.0]

These are amazing!!❤

[@manishtambe2290]

You are so talented I love your videos

[@proudaussie]

Bro this is awesome

[@Ruairilynch9895]

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

[@r2d2rxr]

This is so cool! You made a show 😮!!!

[@phatasm6351]

We are unionized. I'm dead 💀

[@misterbeezee]

The production values on this is next level

[@aleoaaa]

YESYYEYSYYEYSSS I WAS SO EXCITED

[@TokiWithCheese]

amazing! well done!

[@themoonandthesea]

This is great!

[@jparky1972]

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

[@jakefernandez1475]

I'm dying this girl is great LMFAO

[@scottstedman-xo8mo]

I ❤️ Your Video Jessie.

[@shannonnew]

wow, great and funny episodes🎉

[@tech8167]

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

[@__alex.grae__]

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

[@SSL_SSL]

江西妹你好 ！ 你又出現啦！

[@pandasrcool8445]

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

[@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.

[@ganaelschneider]

sweet production! congrats

[@Na5iR11]

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

[@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. 🤣

[@cookiepookie-su5si]

I sent this to my Chinese teacher.

[@Imaginary_mation]

Yess is already out now

[@FrankTulloch]

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

[@nickrodriguez3850]

Jessie's going to win a Oscar one day

[@danpast23]

How did you get so good at acting? 👏👏

[@Hellohellohello803]

"Americano pleathh!" - So cute. 😅

[@deontesampson1993]

Bed bath & below 😂😂😂 #TeamJessie ❤❤

[@pandasrcool8445]

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

[@oyactivity]

从国籍那个视频找来的，太好玩了！赞❤

[@peterbee162]

so good.. keep going....

[@Hikohiko_K]

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

[@jeffreys9784]

That was AWESOME!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@Juice8767]

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

[@Ramboldt]

Who wrote this and directed it? Who are all these actors? What's the story behind this series? I just have to know.

[@hueypautonoman]

Ok, I'm hooked ❤

[@phillipj_007]

Really good!

[@luizalivinginthegray6353]

This is amazing ❤

[@beccavecchio8486]

"Zaijian" 😂😂

[@crystalgaming12]

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

[@elenasun1084]

So nice! ❤❤

[@greatbriton8425]

The acting is damn good!

[@Tanuvein]

The general's getup looks fantastic.

[@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!

[@Azora__Ivy]

Great ❤

[@ArcadiaVibe]

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

[@Rajveer_kratos]

You addicted me ❤❤ on your video 😮

[@LukasTheTerminalKiwi]

Im a bit late to this as I had no clue that it was a thing but even 7 months after, just know you’ve got another viewer!

[@manithemaniqwin9196]

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

[@devilinred3319]

I need to see more ❤

[@abhishekm3752]

Aquafina's latte 😂

[@Lemon_yuzuu]

Thanks for your work! As a russian girl living in Europe with a badly translated name, I totally understand The name problem 🥲

[@larzuthul5315]

Shu Qi is a beautiful Chinese actress