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My mother, Haimei, is a Chinese immigrant who spent decades building a life in New York City.
Who is buying dumplings at 3AM?

Now that her two children are grown and have moved out, all she wants to do these days is cuddle with her dog and watch TV.
I'm headed out now, Mom!
Ok, see ya!

Recently she put on Netflix.
Oh? I've always wanted to live in Paris...
Wow! A Chinese girl in Paris? I wish that could've been me...

She was excited to see a Chinese character—when she noticed something she couldn't ignore.
呆在我能看得到你的地方 "Stay where I can see you!"

She called me to complain.
Mindy's Mandarin is so bad!
I agree... let me look her up.
Oh, I see. It says she’s played by a Korean actor! No wonder she doesn’t feel Chinese.

After this, we started noticing a pattern that got us thinking...
Hey is that Simu Liu? Isn't he Chinese?
Yeah, why is he playing a Korean? I wonder...
How Accurately Are Asian Americans Cast in Hollywood?
