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Khoi is a Vietnamese Canadian from Vancouver and he shares his point of view of what it was like growing up in Vancouver. Timestamps: Vietnamese dad decides to escape Vietnam for a better life (00:26), boat people (1:40), Canada was taking in anyone (3:35), hating being the only child (6:43), bullying in schools (8:00), diversity is your norm (9:10), Asians were the cool kids (12:25), internalizing Asian stereotypes (15:40), Asian male stereotypes (19:05), realizing the lack of representation of Asian males in Western media (22:10), William Hung (24:00), oral traditions and stories imparting values (28:20), Crazy Rich Asians movie (36:14), immigrant parents trying to keep the Asian heritage alive in their children (42:50), The Farewell movie (47:20), walking the tightrope of different identities (49:30) and more.
