"I used to run from my Asian identity. As a Westernized Chinese guy growing up between cultures, I thought the Asian part of me was less "cool" - especially through the lens of Western media. But now, I run to it. I've learned that the contradiction of being Cantonese-speaking, Hong Kong-raised, and also very American is where the best comedy lives."
"I was born in Los Angeles to Chinese parents. In Pasadena, we were one of two Asian families on the block. When I was 4, my family moved to Hong Kong. All of a sudden, I was in a city where everyone looked like me - but the cultural clash didn't go away. Hong Kong is a remix city. The movies, the music, the food: Everything borrows from somewhere else and spins into something new."
An American-born Cantonese speaker navigated cultural dissonance after moving from Pasadena to Hong Kong at age four, experiencing both belonging and clash. A household steeped in Cantonese pop and '70s disco created a mashup of influences that shaped humor and worldview. Returning to the US for a Bachelor of Science at Boston University broadened social perspective and honed the ability to connect across diverse backgrounds. Stand-up and advertising converge through the need to read people and culture, and embracing hybrid identity became the source of sharper comedic insight and creative work.
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