“By the time Christmas came around, while all the other kids made cards, she had me sit in a corner and face… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“Mon, they said they were going to 'fuck me up'!" "No, we didn't, he fucked himself up." "No one is fucking anyone!… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“Everything comes clear and you see exactly how you're goonna win the game: by doing you…I found my voice and no one… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“I'd fake the part for a second to infiltrate, gather intelligence, and then ditch it, laughing on my way back to the… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“Religion wasn't a big deal in our house. I don't think it was a big deal in most Chinese households. We always… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“Why leave a country when you're on top? Whether it was another communist scare or the even greener pastures in America, no… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“My parents always insulted each other. Mom was a good student and thought school was important. Dad agreed even though he had… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“When I met white kids' parents, they always asked me bullshit questions about race, where our family was "from," and used words… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“Once again, my dad knew something I didn't. Looking back, I realize it wasn't just I was Asian. I was a loud-mounthed,… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“Landlords in New York are generally the scum of the earth. They're beneficiaries of the worst kind of nepotism, eating off the… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“Unlike others who let it eat them up and took it to their graves, I refused to be that Chinese kid walking… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“For years, I wanted to know if there was one person, one voice, one individual inside me. All my life people would… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“Every culture had dishes that prized the simple and traditional over showy flavors and elaborate presentations. The things that my not seem… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone." (258) My parents were Fresh… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“I wasn't an Irishman, but I knew how it felt to have someone standing over you, controlling your life and wanting to… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“What we did do was got to Chinese school. Whether you lived in D.C., Ann Arbor, New York, or Orlando, if there… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“People has jokes, but at this point I was meaner, so I didn't even think twice. You said some shit, I threw… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“My mom had this habit of speaking Chinese in front of Americans. She didn't give a fuck that they probably thought it… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“You can't convince yourself! You either believe or you don't believe." (28) "She say you ask weird questions, but I say you're… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“These same ABCs couldn't speak Chinese and didn't care---but you don't have shit without your native tongue. African slaves were forced by… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“[Dr. Henton] reindorced a lesson my pops tried to teach me with his hands: NEVER EVER EVER back down if you're right.… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“Back then, when the culture was still building, people were loyal to stores, brands, and the cause. The style was retro-nineties, loud… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“I was sick of immigrants not getting the credit they deserved. I was sick of the Jean-Georges of the world making a… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“That's not how you eat hot pot! That's some new-age Taiwanese thing. In Beijing, you don't mis the sauces." "Son, I'll say… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“Porridge is our soup, our grits, our sustenance, so it's pretty much the go-to for breakfast. For the first time, I ate… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“People reacted with hate and fear and then community by wearing American flag shirts, bandannas, crying, huddling, lost, and senseless. They packed… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
“By the time Christmas came around, while all the other kids made cards, she had me sit in a corner and face the wall… — Eddie Huang Copy Share
I don't think people understand the model-minority stereotype is negative. You are boxed in. You have to untangle that to find your own path. — Eddie Huang Copy Share
“Word … I like this hip-hop! You got more of it?” “Yeah, Doggystyle comes out soon and I’ll send it to you.” When I got Doggystyle,… — Eddie Huang Copy Share
“Of course, my pops put chili oil in it immediately, but I wanted to taste the broth: intense, deep, and mind-numbing. It was one… — Eddie Huang Copy Share
“People reacted with hate and fear and then community by wearing American flag shirts, bandannas, crying, huddling, lost, and senseless. They packed the gymnasium… — Eddie Huang Copy Share
“I wasn't an Irishman, but I knew how it felt to have someone standing over you, controlling your life and wanting to call it… — Eddie Huang Copy Share
“The easiest way for Americans to make sense of Chinese history is to compare everything to Jewish history. There's an analogue for everything. Torah:… — Eddie Huang Copy Share
“What we did do was got to Chinese school. Whether you lived in D.C., Ann Arbor, New York, or Orlando, if there were Chinese… — Eddie Huang Copy Share
For me, juicing isn't about binging and cleansing; I try to incorporate it into a balanced diet. — Eddie Huang Copy Share
I don't want to get burned when I'm cooking. To avoid getting hit when pan-frying, I stand far away and use chopsticks that are… — Eddie Huang Copy Share
BaoHaus is idiosyncratic, creative, and artistic. My restaurant doesn't look like a Taiwanese restaurant. — Eddie Huang Copy Share
“Good food makes me want to hit a punching bag like, Dat's right motherfucker. You done did it there.” — Eddie Huang Copy Share
I like a walking culture; I need to be in a city where you can walk everywhere. — Eddie Huang Copy Share
![“[Dr. Henton] reindorced a lesson my pops tried to teach me with his hands: NEVER EVER EVER back down if you're right. If you have evaluated all the perspectives, gone around the round table, and come back around with the same opinion, then walk right up to the offending party and tell'em why you…” quote by Eddie Huang](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/809/eddie-huang-8800_money-power_dr-henton-reindorced-a-lesson-my-pops-tr_3081572.png)
