Happy first anniversary to Crazy Rich Asians 💕 madelynchung on why the movie is a good first—key word 'first'—step for representation
Growing up in the ’90s as a second-generation Chinese-Canadian, I never really saw anyone who looked like me on TV. It was rare enough that, when I saw Kristi Yamaguchi skate across my television screen for the first time, I instantly jumped from the couch and sat cross-legged directly in front of the TV—something my mom would normally scold me for doing . But this time was different. She realized right away how much it meant for me to see Yamaguchi on screen.
The sad thing is, while there have been a few characters over the years who I could identify with, things really haven’t changed all that much. At the same time, I started becoming interested in fashion. I don’t think I was actually conscious of this at first, but in the absence of anyone who looked like me, white celebs became my new idols, or at the very least, fashion inspiration. Soon, I went from someone who was so obsessed with Kristi Yamaguchi that I wanted to be her, to longing to look more white, with lighter hair, lighter eyes, tanned skin.
Thanks to social media, I was exposed to more Asians in the media, including bloggers like Aimee Song , who quickly became my new style icon. More recently, Kim’s Convenience, a CBC sitcom that centres on a Korean-Canadian family living in Toronto, is what comes to mind in terms of great representation. It’s one of the few TV series my entire family can binge-watch together, mostly because there are storylines we can each relate to.
Crazy Rich Asians’ importance goes beyond casting But Crazy Rich Asians also demonstrates that representation goes beyond who’s playing what character. The story centres around Rachel Chu , a Chinese-American professor who falls in love with Nick Young , whose Singaporean family is the titular “crazy rich.” When she meets Nick’s family in Singapore, Rachel struggles to find acceptance because they come from different worlds.
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