My Asian American Identity Crisis | Emirichu | AyChristene Reacts

[@dylancotrioa8659]

I hate when people say that " you sound so white" or " you act white " I felt pressured to embrace my culture because others around me were embracing it more than and I was. I felt like I didn't speak patois enough or know how to say it properly and all I can say is I know it now I know my culture and just because I speak proper English doesn't mean I sound white English isn't a race specific language.

[@simluv.7483]

Omg I meant to press the like, I have had the same experience it’s just so dis-heartening and makes me want to learn less about my culture.

[@ThaAngelMary]

THIS. YES. I couldn't have said it better myself. Literally my experience except me being a Nigerian American bruh

[@dylancotrioa8659]

@@ThaAngelMary embrace who you are don't let anyone tell you that you don't know your culture or that you " sound white "

[@ThaAngelMary]

@@dylancotrioa8659 Thanks, tho I was told those things when I was younger. I've fully embraced who am I now and those comments just more or less annoy me than me super depressed 😅

[@cupio-stardust]

Exactly my problem but it was from my family and I’m Hispanic.

[@scarletsage6267]

Hey Christine the food you’re talking about is called a rice cake

[@scarletsage6267]

AspectDeity 1234 don’t worry you’re French is fine

[@scarletsage6267]

AspectDeity 1234 yeah teokbokki is an another name for stired fried rice cakes

[@alagaalaga9217]

What's rice cake

[@fliverly]

I love rice cakes!

[@delightfulblueberries7405]

@@alagaalaga9217 to be more specific it's called Tteokbokki

[@purplish_akari]

Check out Childhood Crushes 2 & 3! By Emirichu.

[@jamiehood850]

I know you watched the first one, but you should lso check out Childhood Crushes 2 and 3 by Emirichu!

[@RodriHermo]

Yeah they are so good

[@fireice3040]

@@RodriHermo especially 3

[@davaughnamesteth5483]

Did you listen to Emirichu’s video “childhood crushes 3”? 😃

[@amygomez8159]

She hasn’t even seen 2

[@davaughnamesteth5483]

Amy Gomez yea I know I’m waiting for that too

[@iriwom]

Since there is 6.5% total ASIANS in american NOT 6.5% total KOREANS so that number is even lower

[@SHGogo-df5jr]

Exactly. Asia is a pretty big place with such different cultures... Like did you know India is in Asia?? I didn't for the longest time!

[@ezekielshorizon6]

@@SHGogo-df5jr I- what?

[@SHGogo-df5jr]

@@ezekielshorizon6 Right?? Its true though! Its part of Asia, not Europe like I assumed

[@ezekielshorizon6]

@@SHGogo-df5jr No, I meant how did you think India was in Europe 💀

[@reetail7278]

@@SHGogo-df5jr even the Middle East is part of Asia

[@saniharuo]

Tteokbokki is the rice dumpling you're thinking of. Also if you like korean food or want to try to make korean food or even if you just want japanese snacks, look up an H-Mart in your area. They have tons of korean and japanese food snacks and drinks with a mixture of some american things too that are popular in those countries. Also depending on the one you go to, they have cake shops and even small stores inside of the H-Mart. The one closest to me has a cake shop called tous le jours with amazing macarons, roll cakes, and even milk bread and stuff! You'd love it! My mom got shrimp chips and my sister got the ingredients to make tteokbokki!

[@AyChristene]

Thanks for the info

[@saniharuo]

@@AyChristene lol yeah, hmart is super useful fo amazing korean and japanese snacks and a lot of it is still in the original languages and aren't the Americanized products

[@anyathepanther7977]

Let's all just agree that we never fully catch up to the expectations of our parents and relatives

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

True

[@u140550]

i love your reactions, i can relate to this a lot as a asian person. it ironic how its changed now, in cali they are now more accepting of languages such as the immersion programs; that back in my time was different. although not to get political, though with who we have in power i feel like we are reverting back a bit; but i hope it gets better.

[@zenzdacat]

I love how she’s teaching us more than my teacher could

[@mulatdood]

The part that I can relate to the most is wanting to learn something while not being okay with being bad at it, and that causing me to not work on the thing I want to learn.

[@thecatsouttathebag9143]

Honestly I had a friend who was Asian American and he would bring so many cool foods I’ve never seen and we would always eat it together and always loved each other’s food I miss him :(

[@the12theidolon12]

this is highly relatable. my father and his side of the family are able to speak their dialect and cook recipes and other stuff that i always feel insecure and left out because i just know nothing

[@noodles4867]

Yeah I kind of agree. I'm from Brazil but I've been living in Europe for most of my life, and sometimes I feel really disconnected from where I come from, especially considering I can barely speak Portuguese (although I can understand it). My mom doesn't really mind but I feel really guilty about it tbh. I've been trying to find a good way to relearn it but idk what resources are actually like, good

[@aniflowers1998]

I wouldn't say that the food thing is racism. Those are KIDS after all. They judge everything they don't know (especialy vegtables xD)

[@Style_224]

It depends on the kid like for me I was always the curious type that willing to try weird and exotic fruit

[@aniflowers1998]

@@Style_224 god I WISH more kids where like you xD I work in a child care (well, technically I'm still in training and don't get payed, but I do the same things a "real" kindergardener does) and you wouldn't even belive how hard it is to get children to try things like broccoli! Squished fruit? No problem! Tiny green trees? No way satan!! It can be outright exhausting sometimes xD

[@crepejello]

@@Style_224 same XD

[@Style_224]

@@aniflowers1998 I'm no longer a kid but so far my favorite exotic fruit is pomagranet,pitaya aka dragon fruit, rambutan/leeches there more exotic fruit that I ate but that all i can remember

[@Style_224]

@@aniflowers1998 btw I would love to try a mangosteen fruit heard that they are good

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

I know how she feels. I'm Mexican American on my mom's side, and I honestly didn't feel the need to connect with that side of my heritage until after she passed away. I also wish I payed attention better in Spanish class, because my Mexican side only comes out when I get angry. Like I'd be playing a video game, and I'll find myself calling a character a, "Cabron." It's even weirder when the game is set in Hong Kong and you're speaking Spanish.

[@atruegamerchad]

Same

[@MacaronBruh]

my aunt is asian and i love the food she makes Uwu (you'd rarely see a latino with a korean but its noice)

[@monika-we8tx]

16:35 "You guys had to see Train To Busan" Omlll, i rememberr when i was little, my cousin forced me to watch it and i literally have a fear of traveling with a trainn T^T

[@COLYULD]

"And here's my secret!" "I'm Cal Cunningham-" Ads...WHY

[@lillyc9283]

I love the analogy with the plant throughout the video!

[@freckled_frog1008]

I can relate to the "sounding stupid" cycle as a Mexican who doesn't know Spanish. But now we live in Mexico so I have to learn.

[@savyn0838]

Girl! Your hair is beautiful! Look at those colours they pop😚👌

[@ejfury7481]

I CRIED SOOO MUCH WATCHING TRAIN TO BUSAN I FEEL YOU CHRISTENE I FELT the oove and the hatred from that One jerk you know who Im talking about

[@TriadXScion64]

When she got up in the mic and said "that man was beautiful" I could not stop laughing.

[@mellow_cholie652]

This video helped me a lot. I was at a real low point when I was younger and if I didn’t see this, I would still be there. I’m planning to show this to my mom and pick up Nepali some time in the future. Wish me luck.

[@jervisangelopitao7118]

Also 16:03 that's Kimchi, it's basically supah spicy lettuce or various veggies

[@challengingarmadillo8472]

Not exactly. The biggest thing about kimchi is the fermentation. For example, dongchimi is a non-spicy kimchi but it’s still considered kimchi. Also, anything can be kimchi. There is fish kimchi as an example. Not trying to be mean, just wanted to clarify

[@dreamyentertainment3088]

Yess that pastel hair is cute 💖

[@amukaghostlily]

When you mentioned Train to Busan, I suddenly began fondly remembering my school's Korean Club days where kids who want to learn about the culture and language attended. During Halloween, we watched Train to Busan, which was the majority of our first experience to Korean films

[@iamindireneedofsleep4995]

Lol this is me but with Tagalog... Shout out to all my Filipina babies!!! UWU

[@xxcreatorchlexx8999]

reeeeeee hai! Kamusta?

[@iamindireneedofsleep4995]

Maria Chengzie OwO not much lol quarantine is boring

[@xxcreatorchlexx8999]

@@iamindireneedofsleep4995 lol true

[@bobthetrain8986]

Yesss same

[@taylorcarabiooo]

same haha i’ve been trying to learn on my own but i don’t know enough to form a coherent sentence ksnsjsb

[@osiasisacoolname5198]

Childhood crushes 2 and 3 are great

[@mimibelta259]

im glad that you are one that loves when people that loves when people keep their heritage because my parents all talk down about those who come over to live in america whenthe dont learn english

[@pie1o1morris46]

I kinda relate with this, but for different reasons... The way she struggled about her culture is really similar to how I've struggled with my religion...

[@datsuspicious]

13:13. RICE CAKE TTEOBEOKKI!

[@Supriyasukriti]

tteokbokki

[@mariekuelbs9347]

I felt so much with this video. I was adopted from China, and look more tan than my fellow East Asians, so I relate to Emirichu’s video a lot.

[@mariekuelbs9347]

Like not looking like a normal Chinese person, or even Japanese and Korean, since looking more like an Asian shows you’re part of this culture. Like Japanese has anime, manga, etc., and South Korea has Kpop, food etc. Meanwhile China has communism, concentration camps, the coronavirus, and other negative things that make me want to be more disassociated with, even though I really want to associate with the more beautiful parts of China. I love looking like what I am, but the thought of “what if” comes up every now and then

[@ezekielshorizon6]

@@mariekuelbs9347 China has Genshin Impact!

[@cywren6821]

as a Pakistani Asian raised in Canada ever since I was 2 I could relate with this a lot

[@pandafire21-123]

Check out Childhood Crushes 2 and 3, while your at it, please!

[@mrbantid]

you got that "die marokaane moete uit ons land" type of mug in the background

[@icy_gachaclub601]

I’m going though a African-Puerto Rican American identity crisis HELP ME

[@ezekielshorizon6]

Miles Morales

[@e.l.i.a.s.7279]

I have a mexican american identity crisis

[@PKgirl_101]

T^T 🤚

[@amygomez8159]

Me too

[@alexvilla1443]

Same lol

[@meli-cruz]

Yo tambien Same as emiruchu my English was significantly better than Spanish and i feel guilty as if i owe it to my papa para hablar los dos idiomas clarito Ps i was nervous about typing at all and panicked cause I thought id screw up spelling Spanish words K bye

[@joelleart1366]

i relate to emirichu a lot, people pressures me to learn Korean and i just feel people will think i am weird if i learn it.

[@plain4869]

Omg love the hair

[@wazidullaha5957]

The sequel to train to busan is called peninsula it came out this year

[@LPSCANDY10]

“Step out and pick your blueberries.” BAHAHAHAHAH

[@delightfulblueberries7405]

Those are rice cakes I LOVE them as well I wanna get the bugger ones.

[@xxcreatorchlexx8999]

*gasp* i love her hairrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

[@sharonphillips9761]

Your hair is so beautiful like OMG!!!!!

[@arthurblythe3050]

TRAIN TO BUSAN WAS EPIC!

[@alistairmooncrest5018]

Check out Kocowa. I watch random shows on that. I like Ms. Ma, Nemesis.

[@alfe8872]

I think you’re referring(?) to tteokbokki at 13:06

[@Kohana07]

Loved the pastel hair

[@awphooey2u519]

I had similar....I'm Brazilian American. My mom is Brazilian but my dad isnt. We moved here when I was 7,8? I spoke no english coming here and switched to nothing but english the year after. I love brazil but....I hate when people stare at me when I mess up my Portuguese. It's been years since I spoke it so I speak like a kid. I'm trying to relearn. "Are you mexican" " you white? What? Why are you speaking gibberish" " speak english stop being weird." Blah

[@cocoapuff_x]

떡붂이 (tteokbokki/rice cake) is what you're probably talking about!

[@mizuo2373]

"Language barriers are a problem" Apple : hmm that gives me and idea.... *Introducing iMic, A device to fix world language barriers!*

[@kosei8338]

As a st lucian my parents didn’t teach me creole and that is one thing I wised my parents did

[@sophieandkarolina8374]

Honestly I can't believe I went to this video not because of Korean because I live in Puerto Rico andI was born in the state some of my parents divorced I lived in Puerto Rico and I still live there and I still prefer to speak English then Spanish I used to speak Spanish when I was younger and more often but because I lived in the states I started speaking English and now I just go completely English I still speak Spanish for school or for some of my relatives but I'm actually speak English

[@buttercup3030]

Most people go through forms of shame and guilt and regret some people cope with it in different ways my only hope is that people leave the world in a better way then we found it

[@ShadowXerneas]

I do understand thiis fully. I'm half Mexican and when I was little, I was picking up on Spanish very well. That is, until I started going to school. The teachers didn't like me speaking Spanish for whatever reason so they enrolled me in an English speaking class against my parents wishes. Over time, my ability to speak Spanish became less and less. And I guess it got to the point where it just died in me. I tried relearning in high school and in college but hardly any of it stuck. I felt so ashamed that I was unable to hold a conversation with anyone on my dad's side of the family. I was also upset when I couldn't speak to my Grandmother ove the phone, who lived in Mexico, before she passed away and I knew she loved me, even though we never met. It has been one of my biggest regrets because I just wanted her to know that I loved her and wished to meet her one day.

[@valenciapandavill5296]

I love your hair~~~ you look really pretty 😍 I'm not korean but i LOVE the food that you mentioned too! I forgot what it's called though :"D

[@paramell_101]

Unlike Emily, my peers who I don't usually talk to will take advantage of the fact that I am hispanic/latino. They will tease me because of it by calling to things like Pina Colada "expired milk," which actually hurt me because it is something from my culture. They would also say things like, "your name is so white." And this hurt me so much. Just a little rant, but I know why Emily would feel un-proud of her culture or feel pressure to follow things on that certain culture or religion.

[@amarijohnson8723]

I was going to watch that zombie 🧟 movie on Netflix to because I was looking for some zombie movies to watch.

[@KatBFabulous]

I (a 12 y/o black-latinix), went on a field trip with the mean, spanish bad boy. Midway through it we were talking about our ethnicities and I made the comment that I was black-latinix, and he had the FUCKING AUDACITY to say "what a shame!". I BURST CRYING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP!!! And the entire time afterthefact was complaining to anyone who would listen, that of all the things I would change about myself was to change my ethnicity from black/mexican/elsalvedorian to black/white.

[@sarahrubalcava5749]

I can relate to this video a lot, except I can't speak Spanish when my family is Mexican.

[@yiisul]

The thing she said to her grandparents on the phone means: Hello grandma and grandpa, and yes. (Nae - yes)

[@refilwewessie5733]

Me and family speak a mixture of the some of the South African official languages in the house, as me and my siblings speak English majority of the time, instead of our home language, which is Setswana

[@sarah-jill]

Hey I think the food you were talking about was rice cake (I'm half Korean :) )

[@blairemontgomery1782]

who else paused when they saw the fiji water she had? 2:11, man, girl you got a great water brand!

[@kccichu4540]

I remember in school we were on the topic of food. This was in primary. Kids were sharing their favorite food and I remember saying how I love tacos de cabeza. Which is tacos of meat, specifically meat from a cows head. The reaction I got from the rest beside another from Mexican-America student was like they were weirded out. They told me that was disgusting and stuff. Like I get if you never heard of it and more over eat it, still, it’s not cool to just shame someone because of something you find different. Or when kids would make Spanish words like puta as a joke, like making fun of the way we would say it and the word in general. It may have been a harmless joke but it just didn’t sit right with me. Uh sorry, just a little rant.😅

[@KaizuoSilva]

the food sounds like "pepe'ou" (in hawaiian pidgin) or "gyoza" in (japanese)

[@PlasmaMongoose]

3:22 It mentions only 6.5% Asian, I could be wrong, but I bet that the majority of those Asians are Chinese with some Japanese, maybe Vietnamese and only a small smattering of Koreans.

[@Ryobi_]

there's this one boy at my sister school he was the odd 1out (not the channel) hes name is Silvan oh and by the way I'm from Malaysia so its very hard to fit in for some people

[@MA_756]

I come from Asia but I’m not Korean or Japanese or Chinese or anything I speak Arabic and come from an Arabic Country BUT I RELATED SO MUCH TO THE “wow your English is great I don’t hear an accent” it’s not that it’s annoying but until this day I get a little shy about speaking English without an accent because it leads to a whole string of questions and I have to explain to them that yes I did study in my own Country and not in America but I just studied in a private school that followed the rules, regards and lessons that American schools do. I also did the same replying to my parents with English thing but now I’ve really Improved since moving into a more Arabic based school and I speak Arabic 90% of the time now. It’s really fun to relate to these things even thought our situations are so different!

[@imedul]

haha, the disconnect is a bit of an understatement for me... I live in a big family, and everybody speaks Chinese, only me and my sister are completely fluent in English. But it's only my sister who's completely bilingual. Whenever I talk with my parents, I always respond in English when they speak Chinese, and I've been doing it since I was very little. I guess it helped that I also live with my grandparents and cousins since none of them can speak any English, and it forced me to talk, but it's still awkward. I oftentimes feel embarrassed whenever I messed up a pronunciation, or if I don't know how to say a certain word, and I guess that lead to me giving extra attention to my English since I thought, whelp if I suck at one thing then I might as well be good at the other. I have a massive language barrier with all my other relatives, and it makes me wonder why. I am Chinese but born in America, but I have other Chinese friends who are fluent, so why can't I be like them? I've never even worn a Hanfu dress before or prayed. And it's even worse since my sister is completely fluent in Chinese, but I'm not. She was born in a more Chinese related area, whereas I was born in a pretty American White area which I guess influenced it but still... idk it's just really annoying to have to deal with myself and seeing others who are bilingual, sometimes I wonder if I even count as Chinese, will my children be able to speak Chinese? Will they be even worse than me?

[@lilhedgehog8576]

Does anybody remember Rabidz they had a whole episode on how racism is stupid if you don’t know Rabidz Just look it up but they’re basically very weird insane rabbit creatures they act all crazy and they had a video game called Rabidz go to the moon But basically the episode was they put them in a test chamber and then colored one of them blue and then put him in there with the white ones and then the white ones were curious and want to check and see what the blue one is and then they turned on him and then they created a whole bunch of blue ones and then they like teamed up together to defeat each other. It was really funny and really stupid and there were more colors involved.

[@HellO-jr7nf]

Tteok ...bokki if I'm right , about the food you described

[@margaritacepi8353]

Can the next reaction be dream SMP war animation made by SAD-ist

[@BerkelEHaluesen]

I relate with this but it's odd, like I'm not entirely sure how I relate to it. I don't know my own ethnicity very well, I know I have some Hispanic heritage from my mom's side and something European from my dad but I don't really feel like part of any sort of culture. I'm American, born and raised, and yet I barely feel like that either. It's like I have no culture at all, and like how she pushed away that Korean part of herself it's like I hesitate to embrace any sort of heritage or identity. It's really strange.

[@swarajayaprasad3812]

I am a South Indian but don't know ANY Malayalam! I also am exceptionally good at English and don't have an accent!! (i take it as a personal achievement xD). It does feel really weird meeting my relatives and not knowing what they r talking about...even tho I'm just 11, IDK if id really want to learn Malayalam. I do know some Hindi tho so I just stick to that. and I love your videos!!! AyChristene!!!!

[@jelliesinbellies]

This is too damn relatable

[@lilhedgehog8576]

Like they say kids can be cruel they go up to a guy that their mom told them was divorce and then be like hey my mom told me you are divorced how did that happen who left you and why because kids.

[@SofyVicky]

What I recommend is that if you watch a show way to much over and over again you can translate to a language you want to learn it help for me so yeah i you understood what they’re saying so yeah I recommend it that’s what I did to learn more Spanish and watch videos how to speak the language to. :)

[@kbm7747]

Its Mochi

[@Ash-oy9mx]

Is the korean food you're talking about dipped in spicy sauce?- (I'm korean ;v;)

[@erika9476]

She is talking about rice cakes

[@iwi2042]

WedNESday.........gotta love English

[@bondubu]

I think ur talking abt rice cakes/tteokboki

[@LinandDes]

Aye it’s lit 🔥🔥🔥

[@marsmellow330]

Omg you really have one like 😭😂 I-

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

THANK YOU. LUNCHABLES ARE DISGUSTING. AT LEAST OUR FOOD HAS *_FLAVOUR._*

[@crepejello]

I like Lunchables 👁👄👁

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

@@crepejello I don't judge you, but I judge you.

[@EffectedGG]

@@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices bruh

[@tigerbark3906]

You should watch alive it's a lot like train to busan

[@tsolmonthe-lmao6431]

I am mongolian And an east asain-i love my country but i became

[@Monmon-ve9qp]

Oo i like your hair

[@king_chungus]

My friend is Asian but he moved I was sooo sadddd

[@dboykrank47]

Funny, one of my aunts is a Korean woman who married a preacher's son, how crazy is that?

[@Supriyasukriti]

She is talking about tteokbokki

[@kiwi_Mango5948]

hey look at this im hispanic and I once brought something called a churro with originate from Mexico and this 1 kid said that looks discounting so somehow I convinced him to try it and he liked it and to this day he is my best friend sooooo don't be a jerk and stay safe

[@kiwi_Mango5948]

and im trying to learn Japanese

[@krys9463]

My dad unfortunately turned to meth to deal with some of issues that came with being part japanese and having an abusive/racist dad. I'm also part native american so back when I was a kid if people weren't being mean to me about being native they bullied me for being japanese which sadly got a bit worse when we started to learn about pearl harbor in school, most of the kids were Christian so that made me pretty wary of anyone who was religious. I'm not anymore and I understand not all of them are racist, however I definitely have a thicker skin now and I'm pretty close to my heritage.

[@fanimation1603]

SO TRUE same here but different because I am Mexican but I was born in Sacramento the capital of California and if I respond to my parents in English I still understand them even though I can't speak it as well...and I am VERY awkward with my relatives in my moms side since they are fully Mexican as in my dad side he is Mexican American...

[@ryderdoesstuff6285]

I am eating lunchables hotdogs rn lol

[@YourAhki]

The korean place in tampa your talking about is it Soul of korea on 56th street?

[@octoheroleia1660]

Yeah I've been in this situation before, my dad is uhm... Puerto Rican and I feel like every time my mom speaks whatever kind of Spanish to him like I'm being left our so in 8th grade (If I even make it to 8th T^T) I'm going to desperately try and learn whatever Spanish they are speaking! (Why do I feel like this is a bad ide that is going to lead me further into this deep cave of anxiety and depression every turn I take)

[@protogamma655]

I can relate to Emily

[@protogamma655]

I also can BARELY write OR speak korean

[@OffGhost-jx3nq]

When I speak english I have a british accent even though my ethinicity is South Africa and my Nationality is well,South Africa which I dont quite understand,I get that South Africa waa colonised(sorry for my spelling,english isnt my home language) by the Brit but thats quite a while ago.

[@Howshouldiknowmyname]

Im from Cuba and I talk english and spanish.