{"id":2123,"date":"2014-09-22T05:44:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T05:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weshareinterests.com\/?p=2123"},"modified":"2014-09-25T23:52:22","modified_gmt":"2014-09-25T23:52:22","slug":"vice-podcast-eddyeddie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weshareinterests.com\/?p=2123","title":{"rendered":"Game Changer – Eddie Huang"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nOn how good it felt being in Taiwan among a population that looked like him — “And I thought that was pretty neat. I never say neat. It’s, like, so fucking, like, that heartwarming moment that you talk like a 15 year old girl, you know what I mean?” <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

My introduction to Eddie Huang<\/a> came with an episode of his VICE <\/a>series Fresh off the Boat where he goes to Detroit (see video below)<\/a> to see how some of the people there live. The friend who sent me the link said that I would be interested in Eddie, an Asian American story teller with a unique style who shows us things that others in media haven’t\/don’t\/won’t.<\/p>\n

My immediate impression of Eddy was that he is something not just American media, nor even North American media needs desperately. He is healthy for the global media landscape: a straight shooting, no-bull, intelligent, tough, charismatic Asian American figure with a sharp sense of humour and his own way of presenting that absolutely must be heard to enjoy because saying it’s special and loaded with hip-hop and pop-culture is, although true, an embarrassingly inadequate description. He is an eff-you to stereotypes and sticks up for his culture. In terms of an immigrant story, he is of that adult generation that would rather be themselves than forced into assimilation.<\/p>\n

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On April 4, 2014, Eddie sat with Eddy (Moretti)<\/a> for an hour long uninterrupted one on one to discuss a number of topics including growing up, why he wrote his book, what his book means, and upcoming work. I’ve seen quite a few interviews with Eddie having followed him for a number of months now. This one is my favourite with its casual feel in studio and the VICE workers going about their daily routine in the background.<\/p>\n